RENTON — As he has done at various points this season — when the unavoidable ball-security questions would pop up about his featured running back — Pete Carroll on Monday was quick to defend Chris Carson.
Then the Seahawks coach just as quickly turned the conversation to his quickest running back — Rashaad Penny.
“Rashaad did great. I’m really fired up for that,” Carroll said of Penny’s breakthrough in Sunday’s 17-9 victory at Philadelphia. “We need his explosiveness. He continues to show up. He has had the real home run-type of style of play. We’ve got to give him chances to bring that to us.