Now they’ll have to figure out a way to get by without him until Marshawn Lynch can return to the lineup.
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The Seattle Seahawks, who have been hit hard by injuries this season, sustained another injury hit Sunday.
“I think the torn ligaments are really the problem”. “To think that his absence has made us better, that’s not really the case at all”. Neither stat lines are anything to write home about, given how Rawls has performed the majority of the season. The Kansas State University alumnus delivered 1,004 rushing yards and six touchdowns in all his three years in the league. He was tackled by lineman Chris Canty at 5:36 but managed to limp off the field on his own. Brown will look to increase the competition at running back, as he joins DuJuan Harris and Fred Jackson.
The Seahawks running back likely won’t play again this season, but the team is optimistic he could return earlier than expected.
Harris and Jackson combined for just 57 yards on 25 carries in place of Rawls in Baltimore. The Ravens used a defender to spy Wilson and keep him from taking off. They also played a lot of man coverage, meaning receivers were working against defenders one-on-one.
“When everything starts functioning right it can just go”, Carroll said. In fact, he’s been pretty good.
A 35-6 pounding by the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday dropped Baltimore to 4-9.
Seahawks and their fans will find out as they enter the final three weeks of the regular season.
“The familiarity and the background that he (Michael) has gives him a chance to help us”, coach Pete Carroll said. “We’re going to wait during the week here and see how he comes back”. They filled that today by bringing back running back Christine Michael. Harris basically replaced Brown, who had been signed twice when Rawls and Lynch were both injured.
Even with what Russell Wilson has shown in recent weeks as a passer, the Seahawks will always try to be a team that is built off the run game.
After making a brief appearance at the team’s headquarters last week, Carroll said Lynch will be doing his rehab offsite until he’s ready to start practicing again.
Doug Baldwin leads this group with 860 yards and 11 touchdowns, including 515 receiving yards in the last five games and nine touchdowns. One of those games was against the Minnesota Vikings, who are also 8-5.
Since the middle part of 2011, the Seahawks’ offense was defined by and centered around Lynch as the lead ball carrier. After Rawls left, so did the running game success. By rough estimation, he had at least three seconds to throw on four of his five touchdown passes and barely had to move on all five of them.
Nathaniel Reeves is a journalism student at the University of Washington, now covering sports for The UW Daily in addition to Sports Out West. He has been closely following Seattle sports his entire life. Michael had 52 carries for 254 yards in his two seasons with Seattle.
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The way the Seahawks offense has played the past four games, with quarterback Russell Wilson operating at historic efficiency, why not turn him loose a little more?
