Softy & Dick 4-10 Hour 1: Hawks' Backs, OKC Take, Fun with Audio

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Softy declares he will never forgive the Oklahoma City Thunder for stealing the Seattle Sonics 18 years ago.

The hour starts messy. A cannabis ad rolls into the crew saying they are back, then everybody tries to figure out the studio issue while Softy checks in from Jimmy's. Jackson Feltz gets dragged into the explanation, Hugh Millen is already ready to argue, and the whole thing has that live-radio feeling of fixing the plane while flying it. Then the football talk takes over. The Seahawks running back debate comes down to production versus what the blocking and tape are actually showing. Hugh keeps pushing that point. Charbonnet gets talked about as physical and downhill, with less dancing, while the appeal of a quicker back like Jadarian Price gets kicked around. The draft talk stays grounded. Price's combine weight disappoints, but his tape still gets credit for lateral quickness and burst. Hugh then pulls in Eric Dickerson with the Rams, using the swing from 248 playoff rushing yards against Dallas to 46 against the 85 Bears as the cleanest version of the argument. A great back can look untouchable one week and stuck in mud the next if the blocking and opponent change. The host tests the labels: Kenneth Walker as RB1, Charbonnet as RB2. Hugh agrees, but he is not letting the stat sheet do all the talking. The hour also veers into apology etiquette after a disputed injury comment. They sort the response into fake excuse, legitimate injury, and the gray area that makes people skeptical. The apology passes because it is short, direct, accountable, and does not duck the point. Then the show resets with Ryan Walters audio and Matt Thomas from Houston on the Astros teased for later.

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