I think the baton has officially been passed from Lynch to Wilson now.
I've been on this bandwagon since early on but he just keeps proving he does whatever needs to be done despite the lackluster talent that surrounds him.
I'll wait until they are both playing and Wilson is seeing the majority of the work before anointing Wilson. This is still a run-first team.
Are you really expecting Lynch back next year at this point?
The Seahawks have 1143 rushing yards in the 7 games Lynch has missed this season, an average of 163 per game. They have 923 rushing yards in the 7 games Lynch played in this season, an average of 132 per game. They just don't need Lynch any more in order to have a successful running game.
Meanwhile, the Seahawks will save $6.5M against the cap if Lynch isn't back, and it seems reasonable that they could count on Rawls as their lead RB going forward, whether they keep Jackson, Michael, and/or Brown behind him or backfill with others.
Just look at the trends, year over year. No drastic change, but there has already been a slow shift in progress.
Team passing attempts:
2012: 405
2013: 420
2014: 454
2015: 416 in 14 games in 2015, on pace for 475
Team RB rushing attempts:
2012: 429
2013: 399
2014: 388
2015: 339 in 14 games in 2015, on pace for 387
And now Wilson is having this amazing run of success, which should only encourage the team to rely upon him more in the future. IMO he has already been 'anointed.'