Going into game 3 still wonder who the third running back
will be for the Seahawks. Christian Michael had the inside track coming into
training camp. I am sure the Seahawks would like him to be number two ahead of
Robert Turbin.
According to Pete Carroll’s Monday press conference he said
that Michael has the edge still to be the third running back. Thomas Rawls and Rod
Smith are just hanging on. If this is the case than Michael may make the team
but how much he will play will depend on the remaining two pre-season games.
Even if Rawls and Smith don’t make the team there will be
running backs that will be released by other teams. So there could be a good
one out there especially if one will be released by a team because of their
salary cap.
The 3rd string running back is important because
no one really knows how long Marshawn Lynch will be able to perform at his high
level. Lynch is twenty-nine years old which is close to when running backs run
out of gas. Lynch is a running back that is different than NFL has seen in a
long time if ever. We believe that Lynch could keep going for a couple more
years but injuries could keep him out along with slowing him down so the
Seahawks need the depth because we don’t know whether Robert Turbin can be a
full time running back.
I am rooting for Christian Michael to be the third running
back because we can see the talent he has but this is the time for him to
perform at a high level. If he isn’t able to replace Turbin as the second
running back could be it for him.
Regardless of how the backup running backs play the Seahawks will likely
draft next year a running back in the early rounds. This would be true even if
Lynch returns next year as well, and both Turbin and Michael perform well when
they get some action. It could be the Seahawks will look into trading for a
running back that is starting in the NFL like they did when they traded for
Jimmy Graham during the off-season.
Coming up next time on the Seahawks will look at the
receivers. This will even be harder
decisions. Go Hawks!
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