Which Seahawks Can Be Surprise Playoff Heroes?
Sea Hawkers Podcast: for Seattle Seahawks fans
Brandan Schulze
4.7 • 568 Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Our Seattle Seahawks enter the playoffs with a number of players who could become unexpected postseason heroes -- guys who could deliver outsized performances when it matters most. Is there a player on defense who could shadow Rams receiver Puka Nacua? Derek Hall's disruptive presence on the defensive line, despite limited snaps, positions him for a playoff breakout with his speed-to-power rush creating havoc even when sacks don't materialize. Cooper Kupp's regular season numbers don't tell the full story of his impact, but could finally deliver the red zone production Seattle envisioned.
We also hear from those of you who contributed in Discord or out on YouTube. Special teams ace Rashid Shaheed brings legitimate game-breaking ability on returns, though opponents may refuse to kick to him after his explosive punt return touchdown against the Rams. Dark horse candidates include fullback Robbie Ouzts potentially catching a crucial pass and linebacker Drake Thomas making impact plays.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Seahawks' Podcast. |
| 0:10.3 | I'm Brandon Schultz. |
| 0:11.2 | I'm joined by a couple of my good buddies today. |
| 0:15.1 | We've got Clinton Bonner. |
| 0:16.4 | We've got Phil Leidick. |
| 0:17.8 | And we are talking about some surprise Seahawks. |
| 0:22.3 | Some guys who we might not expect be there for us when the time comes in the playoffs. |
| 0:28.7 | I'm looking forward to hearing what you guys have to say and hearing how you're feeling. |
| 0:34.2 | How are you doing, Phil? |
| 0:35.3 | I'm doing fantastic. |
| 0:36.7 | Know what if this week because we |
| 0:37.9 | got a buy week so what if we just get a free win right i love free wins clinton oh they're the best |
| 0:44.2 | i'm so excited they're recording on friday i can't wait to watch football tomorrow and just let |
| 0:51.0 | and then sunday and then monday let the chips fall where they may and it's looking |
| 0:55.1 | like a little bit of rain and maybe 15 20 mile per hour wins in Carolina so let's get all |
| 1:01.1 | the weather it'd be so nice if game one Saturday 430 whatever that is Eastern and the game's over |
| 1:08.4 | and we know who our opponent is that'd be that'd be super cool obviously one the one team over and we know who our opponent is. That'd be super cool. |
| 1:30.6 | Obviously. The one team where we would know automatically as soon as it happens. Well, that's actually the Packers. The second game is if the Packers beat the Bears. It's only if the Packers win. Right, right. Otherwise, we have to wait for a Niner game. Right, right. So, okay, well, the Packers, how about this? How about we get, well, yeah, let's wait for the Niner game, but let's get, let's get a Panthers victory. |
| 1:29.3 | How about this? How about we get, well, yeah, let's wait for the Niners game, but let's get, |
| 1:30.6 | let's get, let's get a Panthers victory. |
| 1:31.7 | How about that? |
| 1:33.8 | That's probably probably, probably being a little grieve. |
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