Danny O'Neil

Danny O'Neil was formerly a Seahawks insider for Seattle Sports and SeattleSports.com. He's the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at Seattle Sports. Follow Danny: @dannyoneil

WYMAN AND BOB | Nov 16, 2017
Seahawks Spotlight: Quinton Jefferson

Timing is everything in the NFL. Quinton Jefferson learned that the hard way as a rookie, but now in his second season, it's his time to shine.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 16, 2017
Seahawks Insider: You know, you don’t have to win games in the 4th quarter

The Seahawks have scored as many touchdowns in the fourth quarter as they have in the first three periods combined. Is that a bad thing or a good thing?
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 15, 2017
Seahawks Spotlight: Dion Jordan says he ‘couldn’t have landed in a better situation’

Defensive end Dion Jordan came back from an NFL suspension and a knee injury, telling 710 ESPN Seattle that he found the perfect landing spot in Seattle.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 15, 2017
Seahawks Insider: When it comes to improving the offense, Seattle will pass

The Seahawks have already become a pass-based offense. Now the challenge is to get more consistent production over the course of a game.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 10, 2017
O’Neil: NFL’s hypocrisy on player safety evident after Seahawks-Cardinals Thursday night game

Think about Richard Sherman, Sheldon Richardson or any of the other several Seahawks injured Thursday the next time Roger Goodell says anything about player safety, writes Danny O'Neil.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 9, 2017
O’Neil: It will be heartbreaking to see Seahawks without Richard Sherman after season-ending Achilles injury

As Richard Sherman talked about the season-ending injury he suffered in the second half of Thursday’s game in Arizona, Danny O'Neil realized he had a new adjective to apply to Sherman: heartbreaking.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 9, 2017
O’Neil: Russell Wilson’s amazing play stands out in Seahawks’ injury-riddled win over Cards

Russell Wilson's incredible scramble and pass to Doug Baldwin was a moment of pure poetry found in a 22-16 Seahawks win that was otherwise an abomination due to injuries and ugly play.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 9, 2017
As expected, Seahawks’ Earl Thomas out for Thursday’s game vs Cardinals

Safety Earl Thomas will miss a second consecutive game because of a strained hamstring, the seventh regular-season game he has missed of the last 15.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 9, 2017
O’Neil: Seahawks must avoid what would be a telling skid in Arizona

A win in Arizona won't tell us how far the Seahawks will go this season. A loss would say plenty about how far they've fallen, though.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 8, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Offense is getting the yards, but missing the point(s)

There's no issue with Seattle's offense if you measure it by the yard. The problem comes down to the Seahawks' difficulty in translating that to points.
WYMAN AND BOB | Nov 8, 2017
Seahawks Spotlight: Doug Baldwin

Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin has 49 catches, putting him on pace to set a franchise record. He looks at Seattle's offense as an evolution.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 8, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Shaquill Griffin will need to have a short memory

Seahawks rookie Shaquill Griffin learned a lesson in Sunday's loss to Washington, but he can't let that mistake weigh him down in Arizona.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 7, 2017
O’Neil: Seahawks should be worried about fourth-quarter defense, first-quarter offense

A lack of scoring early and preventing scoring late are the most pressing questions as Danny O'Neil takes stock of what we're still trying to figure out about the Seahawks.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 7, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Germain Ifedi’s penalties a red flag

Seahawks second-year offensive lineman Germain Ifedi is the most penalized player on the most penalized team in the league, and that's a problem.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 6, 2017
The Pete Carroll Show: Seahawks sticking with Blair Walsh

The Seahawks coach said the team is sticking with Blair Walsh during The Pete Carroll Show, which airs Mondays at 9:30 a.m. on 710 ESPN Seattle.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 6, 2017
What We Learned: Seahawks depending too much on Russell Wilson

Danny O'Neil's weekly list of what we learned about the Seahawks starts with Seattle's offense being entirely dependent on Russell Wilson doing everything.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 6, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Eddie Lacy’s injury forces a change-up in backfield

The Seahawks' plan to give Eddie Lacy most of the work on Sunday evaporated when he was injured, but C.J. Prosise is expected to return to the backfield Thursday.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 5, 2017
Pete Carroll takes credit for Seahawks’ penalty issues vs Washington

“I’ve got to keep these guys from making penalties,” Pete Carroll said after the Seahawks committed the second-most penalties in franchise history.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 5, 2017
O’Neil: Seahawks didn’t just lose, they blew it against Washington

Sunday's game was an ugly one for the Seahawks, who were unable to pull away from a team so banged up that it had only 43 players available.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 5, 2017
O’Neil: Seahawks’ offense, defense reverse roles late in loss to Washington

For three quarters, it was Seattle’s offense that looked determined to cost the Seahawks a game. In the final 2 minutes, it was the Seahawks' defense that gave it away to Washington.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 5, 2017
Seahawks’ Sheldon Richardson out with oblique strain vs Washington

Defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson was one of three players listed as questionable for Sunday's game who is inactive for Seattle against Washington.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 3, 2017
The time is now for the Seahawks to turn it up

The Seahawks' front office gave a major vote of confidence to the team's chances with the deadline deal to acquire Duane Brown.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Nov 2, 2017
Seahawks Insider: Eddie Lacy first up among Seattle running backs

After rotating running backs for the past month, the Seahawks are going to see if sticking with Eddie Lacy will yield bigger results.
WYMAN AND BOB | Nov 1, 2017
Seahawks Spotlight: Tanner <strike>Macklemore</strike> McEvoy

Tanner McEvoy is featured in the Seahawks Spotlight after a week that included a 53-yard catch AND a central role in the Seahawks' 'Techno Thursday.'