Every position other than QB, P, and LS is a position of need I think. Even if you are OK with the starters at a few positions, there is no depth on this team.
Uh I never took out any runs. I was talking about the hypothetical that you created where he gets 25 or 30 runs for 100+ yards, not about yesterday's game. Penny was good yesterday.
No NFL running back has ever averaged 30 carries per game. No running backs in the NFL average 25 carries per game any more, and very few have ever done it. It has been 13 years since any NFL running back averaged 25 carries per game (Larry Johnson), and he was broken down after that year...
Keep in mind that Ansah was not cut, so he would count against any potential compensatory draft picks.
I think he'd cost way too much though. Can't afford him.
Trading back for more picks is good given how many holes the team has and how few picks the team has. Moving back from 21 to 30 in the first round historically is worth more in draft capital though. Not all picks are equal. Two high fourth-rounders, for example, would have been solid value...
He got juked. Kickers aren't usually known for their tackling ability. They don't get to practice very often, and they're trying to tackle professional football players.
The strip sack and the 63-yard drive wouldn't have happened because the rest of the game would have played out completely differently. The Seahawks might have still won or the Vikings might have won, but we'll never know because everything after would have been different.