Former Seattle Sports Host

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

DANNY ONEIL | Jan 16, 2017
O’Neil: What We Learned from the Seahawks’ season-ending loss

Danny O'Neil shares his takeaways from the Seahawks' playoff loss to Atlanta, including what it said about how Seattle's defenses matches up with top offenses and how much it missed Earl Thomas.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 14, 2017
Penalty on Devin Hester’s big punt return hurt, but it may have only delayed Seahawks’ loss to Falcons

An 80-yard punt return by Devin Hester that was wiped out by a penalty could have been the turning point for Seattle, but it was far from the only reason Atlanta knocked out the Seahawks.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 14, 2017
Seahawks burned by Falcons’ offense, knocked out of playoffs with 36-20 loss

The Seahawks avoided the slow start that had been its problem in previous road playoff games, but Atlanta's offense was too much as Seattle's season ended in a 36-20 loss Saturday.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Jan 14, 2017
C.J. Prosise among Seahawks’ inactives in playoff game vs Falcons

The Seahawks almost had a full complement of running backs, but while fullback Marcel Reese bounced back from a foot injury he suffered last week, rookie C.J. Prosise is inactive.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 13, 2017
Seahawks’ return to Atlanta in playoffs has a loaded backstory

Pete Carroll's Seahawks first realized their potential in Atlanta four seasons ago. Now they return looking to do the one thing they fell short of that year -- beat the Falcons in the playoffs.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 11, 2017
Will 4th time be the charm for Seahawks as away team in divisional round of playoffs?

Since the NFL expanded its playoff format to 12 teams in 1990, the home team has won roughly one out of every four divisional-round games. The Seahawks are 0-3 in those such contests.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 10, 2017
Seahawks must start faster against Falcons than they have in previous road playoff games

The Seahawks have been outscored 72-0 in the first half of their three divisional-round road games under coach Pete Carroll, a trend they'll need to end Saturday in Atlanta.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 9, 2017
O’Neil: What We Learned from the Seahawks’ win over Detroit

In his weekly Seahawks review, Danny O'Neil writes about Thomas Rawls' monster performance in Saturday's win over Detroit and why that's important for Seattle's defense.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 7, 2017
Seahawks get back to their tried-and-true formula in 26-6 playoff win

After a regular season in which the Seahawks failed to run the ball like they would want to, they were back to looking like the team of old in a dominant 26-6 win over Detroit.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 7, 2017
Thomas Rawls leads Seahawks in 26-6 playoff win over Lions

Thomas Rawls rushed for 161 yards, a franchise record for a playoff game, and the Seahawks scored 16 unanswered points to beat Detroit 26-6 and advance to play Atlanta next week.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 6, 2017
Playoffs will prove if Seahawks are past their prime or biding their time

Starting with Saturday's NFC wild-card playoffs game against a decidedly average Detroit Lions team, the Seahawks will show what direction they are heading, writes Danny O'Neil.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 5, 2017
Richard Sherman’s interactions with media don’t matter, but his interactions with Seahawks do

Forget whether Richard Sherman is boycotting the local media, writes Danny O'Neil, because he's no longer interested in what the Seahawks' star cornerback has to say.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 3, 2017
What We Learned from the Seahawks’ 2016 regular season

In his weekly Seahawks review, Danny O'Neil examines the disparity between Seattle's rushing offense and defense, Russell Wilson's recent tear, the absence of Earl Thomas and more.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 1, 2017
Detroit’s pass-happy comeback kids will test Seahawks in playoff opener

The Detroit Lions, the Seahawks opponent next Saturday in the NFC playoffs, have won just one playoff game since 1957 but made a habit this season in pulling off comeback wins.
DANNY ONEIL | Jan 1, 2017
Huskies didn’t come close to beating Alabama, but they showed they belonged in College Football Playoff

Washington was beaten but not embarrassed in its 24-7 loss to No. 1 Alabama in the national semifinal Peach Bowl on Saturday, no small feat in Chris Petersen's third year.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 30, 2016
3 landmark moments in Huskies’ turnaround under Chris Petersen

There was no single thing that turned Washington around under Chris Petersen, but three key moments do demonstrate how the UW returned to prominence under its head coach.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 28, 2016
O’Neil: Chris Petersen is the coach Huskies fans have been waiting for

Danny O'Neil writes that of all the head coaches at Washington since he enrolled in 1993, Chris Petersen is the one he soured on the quickest. He’s also been the best.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 26, 2016
O’Neil’s Three Things: Seahawks are consistent in their inconsistency

In his weekly Seahawks review, Danny O'Neil writes about Steven Terrell's issues in their loss to Arizona, the inconsistency of Seattle's offensive line and more.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 24, 2016
Seahawks’ comeback bid fell short, but it shouldn’t be overlooked

There was plenty to go wrong for the Seahawks against Arizona, but the offense provided hope with a comeback attempt that the Cardinals just narrowly avoided.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 24, 2016
Seahawks’ comeback thwarted in painful 34-31 loss to Cardinals

The Seahawks scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to tie Arizona, but a missed PAT by Seattle and a Cardinals field goal as time expired gave Arizona the 34-31 victory.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 24, 2016
Inactives: Bradley Sowell’s turn to sit for Seahawks vs Cardinals

After starting the last two games, Seahawks right tackle Bradley Sowell is inactive for their game Saturday against Arizona following Seattle's decision to name Garry Gilliam the starter.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 23, 2016
Seahawks ‘ride that emotion,’ but how far will it take them?

"We just play so hot," coach Pete Carroll said, "that the emotion part of it also has to…
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 20, 2016
What we learned from Seattle’s division-clinching win

Though the Seahawks have clinched the NFC West title, 710 ESPN Seattle's Danny O'Neil writes that Russell Wilson will need to be more careful with the football for Seattle to have any chance in the postseason.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 16, 2016
Pete Carroll’s approach works for Seahawks, but Richard Sherman still undermined him with criticism

After Richard Sherman yelled at the Seahawks' coaching staff on the sideline and later explained to the media his issues with the offense, the challenge is now how Pete Carroll will handle it.