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The most important person to this team is Pete Carroll.
Marshawn was had for a fourth round pick
Kam was a 5th round pick
Sherm was was a 5th round pick
Wilson a 3rd round pick.
Therefore most NFL teams considered them too short, too tall, too big, or too gangster to be productive in the NFL. Were they wrong? Perhaps not. Maybe if they'd landed on another team they would have washed out or been half as productive as they've been in Seattle. Ultimately it was Carroll that neutralized their limitations and maximized their contributions.
We talk about what a great motivator Carroll is but that is not his true worth. He is a great tactician and strategist. Rather than acquire cookie-cutter athletes to lock into static schemes he adjusts his strategies to fit player strengths.
So, losing Marshawn doesn't concern me in the least because Carroll will simply adjust. Maybe we'll pass slightly more, maybe we go committee with Turbin / Michael or one of them becomes the primary. I don't know. But I fully trust Carroll to figure it without sacrificing his emphasis on toughness. Michael may not be as feisty as Marshawn but he still runs angry.
Marshawn was had for a fourth round pick
Kam was a 5th round pick
Sherm was was a 5th round pick
Wilson a 3rd round pick.
Therefore most NFL teams considered them too short, too tall, too big, or too gangster to be productive in the NFL. Were they wrong? Perhaps not. Maybe if they'd landed on another team they would have washed out or been half as productive as they've been in Seattle. Ultimately it was Carroll that neutralized their limitations and maximized their contributions.
We talk about what a great motivator Carroll is but that is not his true worth. He is a great tactician and strategist. Rather than acquire cookie-cutter athletes to lock into static schemes he adjusts his strategies to fit player strengths.
So, losing Marshawn doesn't concern me in the least because Carroll will simply adjust. Maybe we'll pass slightly more, maybe we go committee with Turbin / Michael or one of them becomes the primary. I don't know. But I fully trust Carroll to figure it without sacrificing his emphasis on toughness. Michael may not be as feisty as Marshawn but he still runs angry.