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There's some talk about him here and here. His name is yellow because of the 'search' function. Maybe this can be merged with the other one titled "Justin Forsett RB".Last week he was unimpressive in the game, though reports from camp have been glowing and his attitude is outstanding. Last night he had 256 combined yards and placed a lot of doubt of him making it to the practice squad if they don't keep him. He has an uphill battle to make the team because of the WR situation and with other bubble players like Kent and Hawthorne performing well. I haven't finished watching the game on tivo yet but it looks like Jones and Duckett were again unimpressive so Forsett is definitely doing all he can to make the cut. Apparently though Holmgren is concerned about his size so that could be an issue.
Why would this bode well for Forsett's future, given that Mora is going to take over for Holmgren starting next year?
Duckett has looked pedestrian. Took him two tries inside the 2 or 3 to put it in while Forset was knocking people's mouthpieces 5 yards downfield. No way Holmgren gives Mora's future presidency ANY thought when it comes to personnel decisions for this year. There's been zero sign of anything like that yet and I don't expect to see any. Holmgren is too strong, proud and willful for that and the organization isn't going to be able to pressure him like that nor should they considering his accomplishments over the last decade. Especially in the face of overwhelming performances vs underwhelming. If Mora wants TJ he can go get him next year. There's zero chance Duckett makes the cut. Forsett was the best player on the field the second half, for either team. Sure it was against scrubs, but he was also playing behind the Hawk's scrubs as well. His 100+ return yards should pad his case as it shows his multipurpose uses, whereas Duckett is really not much more than a short yardage guy.
The expectations that would need to be "tempered" are simply that he makes the team and contributes on special teams and some spot duty. Maybe develop down the line like several little guys have over the years. However, as good as he has been (and all reports out of practice are outstanding) WR Kent and LB Hawthorne "The Heater" are making strong cases of their own and as I have mentioned before, injuries to Branch and Engram and therefore the need for playable WRs on the roster may be the difference in his making the Seahawks. I would place a bet that he sees an NFL roster before Alexander does though.Here's a procedural question. Can he make the final cut and then be sent to the practice squad later in the season?
I'm just trying to be realistic. The odds of him making any kind of an impact in the NFL are just about zero. If Jones and Morris don't cut the mustard next year then you'll be seeing a top 90 rookie and/or another veteran pickup in the backfield for the Seahawks next year.
He made a really nice hard cut to the inside on a sweep to the left. For whatever reason, it didn't make the highlight footage. You'd have to watch the full game on the NFL network to appreciate the game he had. In addition to the broken tackles, he showed off some good vision and some shifty running that made guys miss.He also showed off amazing "escapablity" last week against the Vikings. There were several plays where the Vikings blew up the backfield and should have tackled him for a loss, but he kept slipping the tackles and getting positive yards. He also has that MJD short guy thing going for him, that makes it difficult for the defense to spot him behind his blockers.As far as his prospects this year go, I don't think he's worth drafting or even taking a flyer on. It's next year that Forsett becomes an interesting prospect. Mo Morris's contract expires this season and he probably won't be back. Depending on what the Seahawks do in the draft, Forsett could find himself #2 on the depth chart.
Because the team keeps approximately 11 RB/WRs according to Holmgren. 2 of the WRs are going to start out hurt which means they have to keep 5 others to play untl Branch/Engram are back. That leaves 4 (maybe 5) slots for RBs. Morris, Jones, Weaver, Schmitt and then maybe, maybe one more HB which would be Duckett or Forsett. Weaver and Schmitt are wide loads and can do the short yardage big body stuff Duckett does. Forsett is multi-use obviously including special teams whereas Duckett is a rather specific duty player as he is not above Morris or Jones on the depth chart. Regardless they barely have room on the roster for one of the two much less both. That's why Duckett affects Forsett's roster status.
That would be the deciding factor, methinks.
