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Even if Rawls gets back to full health he's in his third season where he can't keep healthy. I think the better question is whether Chris Carson gets back to full health for 2018. He would be the back to own in this backfield of underperformers. Separately, I think C.J. Prosise is the next best back on the team but he also has the same health problems.
I just bought him for a buck off my WW. I still remember how good he looked taking over for Lynch. What happened to that guy??? Maybe he can become him again when healthy...
Seattle with an easy schedule against the run is like the movable object verses the stoppable force..
I'd drop in redraft. I need him this week for byes in dynasty but am playing Kearse in flex instead. That tells you all you need to know.
That depends really. If he has a good game on 12-15 carries probably a wait and see. If he has over 20 touches and looks to be the guy that's a whole other story.
Great point. I think he's on a standard 3-year UDFA contract which means he'll be a RFA after the season. Given his ability I would think the Seahawks would be comfortable placing a 2nd round tender on him which probably wouldn't generate an outside offer.
Why? It's roughly $2M for that tender which is far less than they are paying Eddie Lacy to be second fiddle (and was previously 3rd in line). An original round tender doesn't make sense because he would be gone and I think the Seahawks would prefer to have a solid backup plan in case Carson can't go right away in the offseason.tombonneau said:
It was ~$2.75M for the 2nd round tender this year, so it'll likely be higher next. I think if they could re-do the Lacy thing they wouldn't have given him that money, and they didn't give him that contract expecting him to be 2nd or 3rd in line, but not sure why that's relevant anyway.
As someone said, tender will be closed to $3m. That a lot to pay a backup RB. It's why Bills did not match Gillislee contract. Who ironically was signed by Pats who are paying him good money to now apparently be a backup.
Right there with you. This very well may be the week. Lacy is DOA. This is Rawls chance to seize the job big time IMO.
Rookie Ethan Pocic gets the start at left guard. By all accounts, this guy is an animal. I will continue to hold onto Rawls...the breakout is coming.
You're probably right, but also keep in mind they are using a 7th round RB as their starter so the price for your starter and backup is less than just Lacy alone for 2018. I think they would take that over letting Rawls get scooped up.tombonneau said:
Seems like we've said this a few times already this season. I'll gladly watch him go off on my dynasty bench.Todem said:
Just curious- why do you keep bringing up what they're paying Lacy this year? Teams don't sit around and say "well, we overpaid for a RB last year so we might as well do it again". Same with Carson- they aren't going to overpay for a back-up just because they have a bargain as a starter.
If you follow the Seahawks long enough you get to understand they actually think of positions as having value ranges. That doesn't mean they want to overspend based on talent, but it wouldn't shock me to see them pay someone there even if they are getting a starter on a cheap contact.
I don't follow them all that closely, but after taking a closer look it seems their value range at RB is huge- when they had Lynch they were near the top of the league in RB spending, then the year after he left they were near the bottom, and this year they are middle of the pack after bringing in Lacy. Seems to me that they pay what they believe the players are worth, so I don't think what they paid Lacy this year (who won't be there next year) or what they are paying Carson next year is going to have any bearing on what they feel Rawls should get.
Honestly wonder if they should just give McKissic a lead role, similar to what they did with Prosise last year ... question is whether McKissic could hold up either (or if he's good enough). But Rawls and Lacy are train wrecks right now.
Not to make this off-topic, but they really should try him and Tre Madden. McKissic's deal is they are worried about his pass protection, no clue about Madden.
Not only did he drop it, but he looked about as awkward as an NFL athlete can look while doing it.
