chris98251":1c3qdffc said:
There comes a time when you wonder about the Strength and Conditioning going on, Holmgren had a couple seasons of injuries that were a lot higher then league average and we made a change. We appear to have great rehab people here with all the recovery that has needed to be done. But why they get hurt so much is the question. Also so many strains and Hamstrings and Calf injuries.
Well one thing is for sure, our Running Backs CANNOT stay healthy. This has been a recurring issue ever since Marshawn Lynch.
I'm not sure if that's a product of our Offensive Line being so weak that our guys have to play way harder to pick up yards? Maybe it's just freak accidents or a failure of our health staff like you mentioned?
All these rushing stats are based on only Seahawks games:
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/seattle-seahawks/leaders/career-rushing-yards
I used to have All-22 when we had Lynch and I studied those teams closely. To me Lynch (6,381 rushing yards) was incredible in his ability to produce behind consistently garbage Offensive Lines...
But we can't count on a freak of nature Beast Mode to be on our team every season... Chris Carson (3,502 rushing yards) was pretty close in his style but he can't stay healthy. Thomas Rawls (1391 rushing yards) was also a beast but didn't even last nearly as long as Chris Carson.
Ironically the Seahawks leading rusher of all time was Shaun Alexander (9,429 rushing yards). He was not tough like these other guys BUT we had great Offensive Lines!
It seems like our lack of putting any resources into the Offensive Line year after year after year... just expecting because Marshawn Lynch could do it we could find his replacement...?
Well now we see that was a big mistake, seems like a common sense but I'm no expert...
Anyways...
It seems to me our Running Backs are possibly the most injury prone in the league but I haven't looked into those details.