'Since Penny went down, Ken Walker leads the NFL w/ 353 yards + 4 TDs and, on his long touchdown, he hit a top speed of 22.09 mph— the fastest any ballcarrier has run all season' JacsonBevens is back w his latest CigarThoughts. 4-3. 1st place. Cheers!
. One of the perks of the pod is getting these articles in audio form, in addition to our sit-downs with our amazing guests. You can listen to all the shows, including this article, right here:The fun thing about a season like this is that the narrative can keep shifting— especially this early on. A month ago, it was looking like this team would be barreling full steam toward an early draft selection.
Deejay Dallas got nine on first down then hammered his way forward for 11. An incomplete toss towards Tyler was salvaged by a roughing the passer call and Walker III did the rest. Taking a handoff and reading his blocks, Walker III baited the safety to the left of the scrum before darting the other way and losing the only free tackler in the melee. Walker III saw his opening and darted through it, breaking an arm tackle and finding paydirt for a quick 14-0 lead.
There were a bunch of punts after that, the drudgery broken by just one scoring drive before the half— one authored by the Seahawks. With Metcalf out, the role of deep threat fell to Marquis Goodwin and he seized the opportunity with Olympian speed. He’d catch both the first and last pass of the possession, the initial one going for three yards and final one for 23. In between, Walker III had a couple more nice runs and Geno hit his TE-quota with completions to Will Dissly and Colby Parkinson.
If that stop was supposed to light a spark for LA’s beleaguered offense, no one told the Seahawks defense. Herbert found himself under siege once again, scrambling away from pressure for four yards and then getting his next pass batted right back to him. Herbert would instinctively catch the ricochet before getting tossed down by Uchenna Nwosu for a loss of eight. His third down pass fell incomplete and the Chargers punted for the fifth straight time.
Since Rashaad Penny went down, Walker III leads the NFL with 353 yards and 4 TDs on 52 carries in 2.5 games and, on his long touchdown run, he hit a top speed of 22.09 mph, which is the fastest any ballcarrier has run all season. I get not wanting to take a running back in the 2nd round but if you’re still upset about the pick after what we’ve seen so far, I don’t know what to tell ya other than maybe just enjoy a good thing?? Idk.
~The O-line continues to block the fuck out of run plays and, aside with some struggles against blitzes, are doing a great job of keeping their quarterback clean. As a result, the Seahawks gained 404 yards on 63 plays while allowing two sacks. More starts than fits lately— great to see.