Seahawks Carson and Penny: the NFL’s best running back attack

Seahawks can count on Penny

When Carson is out, the Seahawks won’t miss a beat when they call on Rashaad Penny. That’s because Penny will see a lot of time on the field all season long anyway. His numbers weren’t overwhelming last year, but he did average 4.9 yards per carry on his way to 419 yards and two scores.

I expect Penny will be much better this season and will pick up the lion’s share of carries that went to Mike Davis in 2018. Penny had 85 carries, Davis 112…so let’s give him 160 carries this year. I see no reason for his average to drop; in fact, I think it will improve a bit.  Let’s give 800 yards to Penny.

Adding Carson’s 1,200 to Penny’s 800 is 560 yards shy of last season’s output. That would be a problem if the Seahawks didn’t have anyone else to turn to. Happily, they have plenty of candidates to step up. I think rookie Travis Homer will be the third option in Seattle’s backfield. Homer will absorb the rest of the third-down carries that Davis had last year, plus a bit more. Give him 50 carries. I expect he’ll average about 4.5 yards per touch, so give Homer 225 yards.