Following the Seattle Seahawks’ preseason game last Friday, many fan had soured on running back Christine Michael. It has suddenly become the popular opinion that the Seahawks should move on and give up on the former second round pick.
Looking at the stat sheet, it is easy to see why. There isn’t much to find encouraging about seven carries for 15 yards and a fumble.
The game tape tells a completely different story though. Michael played well, and made a positive impact on 13 of his 15 snaps. The fumble in inexcusable, but even that had mitigating circumstances that were out of his control.