kpak76":3oiryaex said:
ZagHawk":3oiryaex said:
Start Turbin, develop C-Mike as a backup hopefully to replace Turbin the following year as starter.
Accept next year as a building year, and pray those RBs show they are no scrubs.
Re-work and get some weapons on offense so teams have to acknowledge RW can actually throw the ball in the pocket as well as everything else he does.
Might not be a bad plan considering I don't even think the defense is going to be healthy the bulk of next year.
Heck no. This team is far too talented to be in building mode. No way in hell i will accept us in rebuild mode when our team is so young and good. Asanine statement right there.
The Seahawks are NOT SB contenders the first year without Lynch. Can get into playoffs sure, but it'll most likely be as a wildcard or at best a #3-4 seed. I can't remember the last time the Hawks won 2-3 playoff road games in a row, oh that's right because it hasn't happened which is why this team and all teams fight for HFA throughout the playoffs. Now of course if Lynch walks and suddenly Turbin and/or C-Mike are producing just as well, then sure I'll eat crow. But Marshawn is a top 2/3 RB, don't tell me Turbin and C-Mike are going to go out there their first years as starters and suddenly pick up right where he left off.
The following year, I think would be fine assuming talent developed correctly. Don't forget we'll probably lose Maxwell. Simon's gotta develop, Lane, Sherman, Chancellor AND Thomas are all injured some way worse than others. I love our Hawks, but just saying next year at least starting off is going to be a major challenge, especially if Lynch isn't our RB. Had Arizona's QB not gone down, Seahawks were a wildcard team this year and probably would have missed the SB.