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Marshawn Lynch's first game with the Seattle Seahawks wasn't a record-breaking one. He tallied 12 rushes for 34 yards and a touchdown after four practices with the team following a 14-month hiatus from playing the game.
Naturally, after another week of practice, Lynch, 33, is looking more comfortable in the Seahawks' offense. Seattle doesn't expect him to be as limited as he was in Week 17's loss to the San Francisco 49ers when he got 23 of 75 offensive snaps.
Article Continues Below“He can do everything,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said, via Gregg Bell of The News Tribune. “He’s got the whole game plan.”
Lynch's first game back wasn't a particularly impressive one statistically, but the Seahawks liked what they saw. He will share the backfield in Sunday's playoff matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles with Travis Homer and Robert Turbine.
“I thought it would maybe take more of a toll in the first game, but it didn’t,” Carroll said. “So we’re in good shape going in. It really does feel different than it was a week ago at this time. We didn’t know what was going to happen, you know? We feel very confident that we’ve got a good mix in our style of runs with our guys. So, it’s a different feeling. More confidence in our guys. We know what we’ve got this time around.”
The Seahawks signed Lynch out of retirement after their three running backs — Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and C.J. Prosise — suffered season-ending injuries towards the end of the regular season. He last played with the Oakland Raiders.
