We don’t need to be cute about it: if there’s any indication of how committed the Seattle Seahawks are to resurrecting the run game, it’s that they banked their first round draft pick on a running back. During Pete Carroll’s end of the season press conference, he made it clear what the team’s intentions were going forward:
“Running the football, playing good defense and doing the kicking game thing. That’s the formula that is proven historically the best in this game.”
It’s a lot for Rashaad Penny to live up to in his rookie season — “save the Seahawks on the ground” — but Seattle would be happy with half of his production from San Diego State: he finished his senior year with 289 attempts for 2,248 yards, averaging 7.