Preseason games are meaningless wastes of time that primarily serve to put extra money in the owners’ pockets.
Unless a former first-round pick plays poorly. Then in the eyes of the public, preseason games are borderline apocalyptic.
This appears to be the case for Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny, the 27th overall selection in the 2018 draft who is rapidly eliciting the dreaded “bust” accusations.
In Seattle’s Week 2 preseason loss to Minnesota Sunday, Penny had six carries for negative two yards. That puts his preseason total at 13 yards on 12 carries, which is about what you’d expect if you had Justin Britt at tailback.