On a CBS.com report card resembling that of a benevolent art-class teacher – A’s and B’s, an occasional C – the Seahawks were identified as stick-drawing failures Thursday night. Their first-round choice of San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny was graded as a D.
“He’s a nice runner,” wrote analyst Pete Prisco, “but they have so many other needs and there are better backs. Weird.”
There were other needs for the Hawks to address Thursday, but when a team steeped in ground-control offense finishes a 16-game season with a running back scoring one touchdown, it suggests the most obvious need was improving the running attack.