Seahawks signing Marshawn Lynch might be great move or desperation
By Lee Vowell
The Seahawks suffered a terrible loss on Sunday and lost some players to injury. But is signing Marshawn Lynch the move to make for Seattle?
The Seahawks could be a boat adrift on the NFL seas, rudderless and lost. Seattle was defeated on Sunday by the Cardinals and lost badly and embarrassingly. The team has now dropped two of three and facing the 49ers on Sunday it could be three of four. Seattle’s hopes for a deep playoff run seem impossible.
But this is the Seahawks and weird things happen. One of those odd things is that Seattle is going to bring back Marshawn Lynch to be its lead running back in week 17 and beyond. This is due to Seattle having their top three running backs get hurt. Chris Carson is out with a hip injury, C.J. Prosise broke his arm and Rashaad Penny injured his ACL. This is an unforgivable awfulness.
Enter Lynch. He hasn’t played since last year, though, and who knows what kind of football shape he is in. And just because Lynch is returning doesn’t mean he will supply the same kind of greatness he did when he was with the Seahawks earlier this decade. Lynch hasn’t been with Seattle in four years.
The question becomes, did Seattle sign Lynch because they know he can be successful? Or did they sign him because they know that the season is not going to be as promising as it once was because of injuries and maniacal coaching decisions, like using timeouts a strange way?
Lynch is 33 years old, not ancient by human standards but a dinosaur in football age. Still, he isn’t coming in banged up; He should be healthier than most any other running back would be this late in the year. Lynch averaged over 4 yards a carry the last two seasons in Oakland and their offensive line was terrible. Even without Duane Brown, the Seahawks have a better offensive line so Lynch could be somewhat productive.
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The bottom line is, though, Seattle was put in a position to be desperate in who they signed to replace Carson, Penny and Prosise. Lynch is a signing of desperation. But if that kind of signing had to be done, and it did, then Lynch back in Seattle just feels like the band is getting back together. Hopefully, that is enough to get through a few more games in 2019.