If there’s one aspect of the Seattle Seahawks that looked genuinely impressive in last Saturday’s preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s the rushing offense. Subtracting...
Subtracting quarterback scrambles and sneaks, Seahawks rushers combined for 147 yards on just 23 carries. DeeJay Dallas led the team with 73 yards on just 10 carries, while Travis Homer burst for 41 yards on just 4 attempts. Rookie Kenneth Walker III also gained 19 yards on 5 carries but unlike Dallas and Homer none of his carries resulted in first downs.
Yards per carry can often be skewed by obvious give-up draw plays, garbage time clock killing, or just a singular massive rush that proves to be an outlier compared to the other attempts, but there was a measure of consistency to the running game that was encouraging.Kenneth Walker III: 7, 4, 5, -1, 4