Could Charbonnet Be Our #1?

[AROS]

He doesn’t seem to be an obvious starter like Walker but could it be that if he is fed the rock enough and get in rhythm…Why not?

Like most running backs, the more carries they get the more they get into a rhythm and I don’t see anything out of him that suggests otherwise. Thoughts?

 

[Sprfunk]

He could be. I just don't see him as that successful out of the shotgun. I've never really been that much of a fan of running out of shotgun anyway, accept as a draw wrinkle. Although a guy like Walker has the skill set for it with acceleration and elusiveness.
I see him as more of a battering ram. Get Geno under center and give Charb the ball with a 5 yard sprit and I bet he could get some great yardage.
Other than that, I like him as a change of pace, short yardage back.

 

[TheLegendOfBoom]

Charb lacks the burst and explosion of quickness and deep speed that Walker has that gets Walker moving laterally and 100 mph in a snap!

I think Charb is the obvious 4th quarter pound them when Seattle is ahead but I would still take Walker as my lead back.

With Seattle struggling on the offensive line still Walker’s cutbacks and agility is somewhat more dynamic with the status of the offensive line. Charb is that needs a hole to open usually in the A or B gap with occupied second level defenders to somewhat make over 5 yards a run type player.

Charb tends to get caught by linebackers after a hole opens at the first level. Walker, bounces and his agility allows for cutback lanes to open and he can hit another gear when he is mid stride moving laterally a lot better than Charb can.

Seattle still needs Walker and Walker is still the more talented back and obvious starter.

 

[Spin Doctor]

Charb isn't a bad player by any means. He has his usage, but thus far he's given me the vibes of a player that is a dime a dozen in the NFL. He's good at short yardage, decent pass blocking, strong power runner. Charb is the type of player you need, not the type of player you need to thrive. He's a valuable asset, but he's also behind Walker on the depth chart for a reason.

Walker is just a more dynamic player, he also seems to have better vision and explosion as a running back. He's created some BS out of nowhere the last few years.

 

[LeveeBreak]

Charb isn't a bad player by any means. He has his usage, but thus far he's given me the vibes of a player that is a dime a dozen in the NFL. He's good at short yardage, decent pass blocking, strong power runner. Charb is the type of player you need, not the type of player you need to thrive. He's a valuable asset, but he's also behind Walker on the depth chart for a reason.

Walker is just a more dynamic player, he also seems to have better vision and explosion as a running back. He's created some BS out of nowhere the last few years.

Exactly. Charbs skills are complementary to K9 but elusiveness is not one of them.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

No way. He's a good back, but not in the same category as K9. Good problem to have, two good backs. Maybe even 3 if Macintosh gets some time.

 

[LeveeBreak]

No way. He's a good back, but not in the same category as K9. Good problem to have, two good backs. Maybe even 3 if Macintosh gets some time.

Yep. McIntosh had a decent run yesterday…he has the quickness that charbs lacks.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

What I like is that in all 3 games, Grubb learned and adjusted in the 2nd half of the games. Huge. He can be a little pass happy and too aggressive, but it was nice to see his adjustments. Short passes in to the zone and a solid running game. Esp. on that nail in the coffin drive to put them up 3 touchdowns.

At UW he did that a lot. Decent lead, get a little pass happy.

 

[FPD]

Something about the "eye-test" just says "don't do it".

 

[Mick063]

I think of it similarly to a basketball player that can create his own shot. A basketball player that can create his own shot isn't entirely dependent upon his teammates accomplishing their individual assignments. Put another way, Charbs is more dependent upon his teammates being competent than K9 is. In other words, K9 is like a basketball player that can create his own shot. Charbs isn't.

 

[Kamcussionator]

K9 has breakaway speed, while Charbs does not. I want K9 fresh for the playoffs though, so it's great that we have a deep bench. btw: Kudos to McIntosh who rushed three times for a first down to ice the game when everyone in the building knew we were going to run.

 

[Vesuve]

Seems like Charbs is getting a lot of snaps....

Too many?

 

[Tech Worlds]

At times he looks more like #2

 

[jammerhawk]

Charbonnet is at worst a whole lot more dependable than KW3. #1???, well OK for now, but if nothing a steady and consistently tough runner.

I wanted to see a bit more of McIntosh who needs more touches.

 

[SeaWolv]

I'm gonna pick the Wolverine over the Spartan and not only because of rivalry but because I think Zach can be as good if not better than KW9. Zach is a year younger and is 6'1", he had slightly fewer rushing yards as a senior than KW but he had more receiving yards and he did it over fewer games played (10 vs 12). KW is 5'9" so that limits his effectiveness as a receiver and although he's a bowling ball I think that plays better in short yardage scenarios. Charbonnet is a better all around back.

 

[12th Dimension]

He has no wiggle. He's not a RB1. Hopefully he's a really good rb2.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Looked a damn good #2 yesterday. And I'm good with how he played. Also, in back-to-back weeks, he had huge plays when it was time to lock down a victory. He def. still runs hard late in the game. There's something to be said for that.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

He reminds me a little of Alex Collins in his first spell before we cut him and he went to Baltimore. Can tell he's a good player but only flashed it/maybe not a style fit. In Collins case he went on to do well in Baltimore and was okay when he came back to Seattle.

 

[bigskydoc]

It would have been interesting to see K9 running through those lanes that the offensive line opened up yesterday. Charbs looks much better when he isn't running into a brick wall at the LOS.

 

[Slick]

He's got that Chris Carson thing going and man he looks like a lot of hurt to opposing defenders. No breakaway stuff but will give you those 10-20 yard bruising runs in the 2nd half.

The downside, guys like Chris Carson don't last long in the NFL. I think him and K9 are an awesome compliment and should help with durability or spell a guy for awhile if one is injured (like now).