BoltonWanderer
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With the end of last season being so sparse in the position due to injuries to Carson and Penny, do you think there's a need to either trade for a running back (Fournette) or to draft one in the first two rounds?
There are other priorities on the team but there's a lot of good running backs who are going ignored in this WR heavy draft. The first RB picked in the last mock draft I saw was Swift at #45, but Edwards-Helaire, Moss and Taylor could all be a steal, but the player which I like the most for the system, and also it being a low pick, would be AJ Dillon. 6ft, 250lbs and he's explosive too, so I'd love to see him be signed, either with the late 2nd or possibly 3rd round pick.
I love Carson, by the way, and I hope we keep him for a long time but he's such a hard runner, I'd like to see someone else be able to pick up a few carries to keep that intense pressure on the defence, and allow Carson to last a few seasons longer. Penny is good too but he's not a replacement for a fatigued Carson whereas being able to bring in a fresh 250lber in the 3rd quarter against a tired defence, and he's running at them with 4.53 40 yard speed? I like the sound of that. To back up his running strength with numbers, Dillon forced the most missed tackles last year and also had 1,104 YAC, so I think he'd be perfect for the Seahawks.
There are other priorities on the team but there's a lot of good running backs who are going ignored in this WR heavy draft. The first RB picked in the last mock draft I saw was Swift at #45, but Edwards-Helaire, Moss and Taylor could all be a steal, but the player which I like the most for the system, and also it being a low pick, would be AJ Dillon. 6ft, 250lbs and he's explosive too, so I'd love to see him be signed, either with the late 2nd or possibly 3rd round pick.
I love Carson, by the way, and I hope we keep him for a long time but he's such a hard runner, I'd like to see someone else be able to pick up a few carries to keep that intense pressure on the defence, and allow Carson to last a few seasons longer. Penny is good too but he's not a replacement for a fatigued Carson whereas being able to bring in a fresh 250lber in the 3rd quarter against a tired defence, and he's running at them with 4.53 40 yard speed? I like the sound of that. To back up his running strength with numbers, Dillon forced the most missed tackles last year and also had 1,104 YAC, so I think he'd be perfect for the Seahawks.