While the 12s are growing frustrated with Zach Charbonnet's lack of production, Mike Macdonald is urging them to trust his plan.
' head coach Mike Macdonald said the team plans to continue a system which amounts to an NBA-like "load management" system for starter Walker has gotten the bulk of Seattle's carries during its 4-2 start, with 78 attempts to Charbonnet's 60.
The production, however, is eye-popping disparate. Both backs have three rushing touchdowns, but Walker is averaging 4.7 yards per run and Charbonnet only 2.6.The UCLA alum is the Seahawks' short-yardage back, so at times the yards are tougher. But he has the position's third-worst explosive play rate at 1.7%, the NFL's highest rate of runs for 0 or negative rushing yards at 31.7%, and his 2.6 yards per carry is dead last among all running backs. Coach Mike Macdonald talking about playing time splits at running back between more productive Kenneth Walker & Zach Charbonnet. Says “we have a plan for how we use both guys.”It's gotten so bad that the 12s let out a collective moan when Charbonnet enters the game, much less takes a hand-off."We take stats into account, but ... we have a plan on how to use our guys and both guys are playing high-level football for us," Macdonald said this week. "Both guys have things they need to work on. But we love both guys, and they're both going to keep playing for us." With Walker having missed six games last season with an injury and all of training camp with lingering football problems, it's obvious the Seahawks are being efficient with his workload so he's healthy for a potential playoff run late in the season. Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III rushes for yards vs. Jacksonville in Week 7. / Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesRichie Whitt has been a sports media fixture in Dallas-Fort Worth since graduating from UT-Arlington in 1986. His career is highlighted by successful stints in print , TV and radio . During his almost 40-year tenure, he's blabbed and blogged on events ranging from Super Bowls to NBA Finals to World Series to Stanley Cups to Olympics to Wimbledons to World Cups. Whitt has been covering the NFL since 1989, and in 1993 authored The 'Boys Are Back, a book chronicling the Dallas Cowboys' run to Super Bowl XXVII.
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