Seahawk's RBs Injury prone

[Sperrydogg]

Sucks how we can’t seem to keep running backs healthy, but do you think being injury prone is more from style of play or genetics, or just plain bad luck?

 

[CouchLogic]

Just looking back at the last ten years in a stats site and I'd say quality of player overall. Just a brief glance and it looks like the majority are from smaller schools and washed old vets. I'd imagine not having the best draft position to land a top tier HB could be the cause, and maybe trying to squeeze the most out of later round guys could also be at play. You get what you pay for sort of thing.

Also, the stigma of The Beast...that dude was generational and I think we all kind of judge playera based on what he gave, as unfair as that may be. He was just built different.

 

[Sperrydogg]

They changed the title I really was thinking about what causes a player to become injury prone, luck or genetics or play style but I think it’s all of the above

 

[Sperrydogg]

You think of Jamal Adams and it probably started out play style but there musta been some genetics involved but like Brian bosworth doctors said he had senior citizen shoulders. K9 might be bad luck

 

[Pickly]

It’s the Marshawn curse. He was ridiculously healthy given the type of runner he was. That being said, for every All Day Peterson or Marshawn there’s 50 Chris Carson’s. Reliable runners are hard to find and given the position averages 3.5 years in the NFL there’s a reason you keep drafting them hoping to find a stablehorse.

 

[Atradees]

We have always had great durable running backs. We need to quit hanging on to the injury prone guys. Keep cycling through them till we get a Curt Warner, Chris Warren, Alexander, Ahman Greene, Lynch, Waters, Fenner......

Maybe we need to trade for an established back rather than the draft. It's a crapshoot.

 

[Sperrydogg]

We have always had great durable running backs. We need to quit hanging on to the injury prone guys. Keep cycling through them till we get a Curt Warner, Chris Warren, Alexander, Ahman Greene, Lynch, Waters, Fenner......

Maybe we need to trade for an established back rather than the draft. It's a crapshoot.

That’s how we got marshawn

 

[Cyrus12]

How's Martinez looking?

 

[MORGULON]

It's tough.

Seems like a team spends an early pick on a top division 1 RB or they wait until said player comes up for the next contract.

Or ....

They get cute and find a guy that everyone one else overlooked. A RB from one of the major schools might have a lot of milage on him by the time he's able to enter the draft

 

[Sperrydogg]

It's tough.

Seems like a team spends an early pick on a top division 1 RB or they wait until said player comes up for the next contract.

Or ....

They get cute and find a guy that everyone one else overlooked. A RB from one of the major schools might have a lot of milage on him by the time he's able to enter the draft

I think you just gotta have a full stable you can’t stop or predict the injury

 

[warden]

Running behind a shit line increases the chances of injury

 

[MORGULON]

I think you just gotta have a full stable you can’t stop or predict the injury

I'm a big fan of the committee approach. I've seen teams do well with it , keeps opponents of balance and keeps our guys fresh.

It would almost seem like a good idea to take one or two RB every draft

 

[AgentDib]

It's normal to feel like whatever NFL team you are following has bad injury luck, particularly at a position like RB.

Much of that is negativity bias. You feel like players ought to be healthy, so if some are healthy and others are injured then it's the latter set that seems newsworthy and worth focusing on.

Looking at league wide injuries is helpful at reframing this. There are hundreds of players on the injured lists and on average 1-2 players end up on IR for every game that is played. Losing McIntosh sucks, as does having Walker miss practice. However, that's normal and why depth like Martinez and Holani are important. If they aren't ready then we may need to consider picking up another player. There will also be 1200 players released before the season begins and that list will include more than a few RBs.

 

[jammerhawk]

It seems the team gets about half a season from the exceptional RBs with breakaway ability. Then the player gets hurt and gets paid to sit and recover yet never truly does recover completely.

Truly love Walker's abilities, when he healthy, but unfortunately that isn't or hasn't been that often. Frankly think the team can find good players at the RB who are tough enough to be be durable Walker isn't and I'd rather see him replaced by somebody who is durable and can run instead of hoping and waiting on Walker's return to health.

 

[oldhawkfan]

It seems the team gets about half a season from the exceptional RBs with breakaway ability. Then the player gets hurt and gets paid to sit and recover yet never truly does recover completely.

Truly love Walker's abilities, when he healthy, but unfortunately that isn't or hasn't been that often. Frankly think the team can find good players at the RB who are tough enough to be be durable Walker isn't and I'd rather see him replaced by somebody who is durable and can run instead of hoping and waiting on Walker's return to health.

K9 has been available for and played in 42 out of a possible 51 games in his NFL career. He has missed a total of 9 games in three seasons. He has been available for 82% of the games played by the Seahawks since he was drafted.

There is a false narrative among many Seahawks fans that K9 has missed a ton of games. It’s just not accurate.

 

[jammerhawk]

Then perhaps he just needs to show up for TC and ball out this season or it's time to move on from him and find a RB that can actually break tackles. Your metics clearly stated cause me to think perhaps we overrate Walker, hoping he is something special. As a Hawks fan I suppose we all harken back to Lynch's abilities to break tackles and run for positive yardage without having a top ranked OLine.

 

[Hawkstud]

Marshawn was a PUNISHING HITTER and would be tacklers were wary of taking him head on.
It's the old 'Being the windshield, and not the bug'.
Playing RB is one of the toughest positions for the 'Body Beat up' in football, just damned hard to condition the body to hold up for it.

 

[Seahwkgal]

We have always had great durable running backs. We need to quit hanging on to the injury prone guys. Keep cycling through them till we get a Curt Warner, Chris Warren, Alexander, Ahman Greene, Lynch, Waters, Fenner......

Maybe we need to trade for an established back rather than the draft. It's a crapshoot.

A couple of those guys, as good as they were did not last very long either.

 

[Seahawkwalt1967]

How's Martinez looking?

Slow, tentative… he struggled, but was playing with backups. I still believe he has a lot of potential.

 

[Zybot]

Sucks how we can’t seem to keep running backs healthy, but do you think being injury prone is more from style of play or genetics, or just plain bad luck?

I think it is mostly bad luck. Generally RBs are staying healthier. Why? Well defenses are now usually only having two true linebackers and the linebackers are being preferred who can defend the pass. So 230 pound LBs not 245-250 pound LBs. So RBs are not taking the beating they used to. Won’t affect the knee and ankle issues, but I think it is just bad luck. Maybe better blocking would help so you don’t have big tackles rolling up on you but it is mostly bad luck