Thepeelsessions":1a4yigiy said:
lukerguy":1a4yigiy said:
A few facts on Penny
3) Mike Davis is a better RB than him.
Man, just stop. This is 100% bull. Yes, Davis ran over Arizona and to an extent, the Rams. Two bottom 5 run defenses. Davis is nothing special. Don't lie to yourself.
With that being said, while I love Penny's potential and upside, he has a ways to go. The vision, burst, and speed are there. But he definitely needs to toughen up. It's no secret he goes down way too easily, which is a bummer. He lead the nation in yards created after initial contact for RBs last year. For reference, I believe Nick Chubb leads the league in that category this year (at least I know he did two weeks ago). I still think he can be the RB of the future here, but he's not there yet. He needs to commit himself to a strict regimen this off-season in regards to his diet and strength/conditioning. I think he will and that he'll be extremely motivated come OTAs.
Ok, Davis was pretty solid this season. All of the top 3 RBs had relatively productive seasons.
Carson: 276 touches, 1316 Yards, 9 TDs
Davis: 146 touches, 728 Yards, 5 TDs
Penny: 94 touches, 474 Yards, 2 TDs
The Seahawks primary backfield just combined for 2500 yards, 16 TDs.
Davis was a good player, he ran with a no- nonsense tough style, was the best receiver and best blocker out of the backfield this season. He was the third most productive player after Carson and Lockett. Had he been a starter for a check down team it wouldn’t surprise me if he could have got 1200-1400 Total Yards and 8+ TDs.
He flashed some of that last season in 2017 but I don’t think the Seahawks were prepared for him to make the jump he did this off-season. Davis’s advantages though was being a 4th year player, with at least a year and half within Seattle’s system, and he remained relatively healthy throughout the off-season/season and competed to carve out his niche while Schotty and Co. figured out thier scheme and its functionality.
Compared to Penny who for some reason came out of shape in his rookie season, dealt with injuries, dealt with some heavy competition against guys with more overall experience, adjusted expectations, and more or less in prime physical condition. But Penny found a niche complementing the other two RBs as a guy who do damage on the edges and make splash plays out of nothing.
I’m very pleased with the RB group this season, the top 3 guys all brought something to the table whether it was Carson’s Lynch-like physicality, Davis’ well-rounded consistency, or Penny’s improvisation. It all added up to a dominate rushing attack.
Don’t even care if Penny was a first round pick or who we could have drafted instead. He still flashed potential and was still reasonably productive through it all. And his career is still active, he’s still learning, developing, and growing within himself and the offense.
Christine Michael in 3 seasons with the Seahawks produced 615 yards, 0 TDs off 110 carries,
And Penny was has been about has active as CJ Prosise has been in the totality of 3 seasons. And probably more productive than both Prosise and Lacy was last season.
So I don’t even get the point of this thread. Penny imo has shown more in just raw potential in a rookie season in terms of what he can be for the future than any Seahawks RB drafted under Carroll not including Carson. The Seahawks drafted Turbin, Michael, Ware, Prosise, Collins. I believe.