The Seattle Seahawks suffered a disappointing 24-17 road loss against the Chicago Bears on Monday night, which featured a notable absence from starting running back Chris Carson in the second half.
According to Curtis Crabtree of Pro Football Talk, head coach Pete Carroll voiced that Carson wasn't in the game because he was a bit tired from not only being on the field as the starter but also working on special teams. Carroll also wanted to see more out of rookie Rashaad Penny.
“He was a little gassed from working on special teams and helping us,” Carroll said of Carson. “We had some guys that were out so he had to kind of double dip, and we really wanted to see how we could do with Rashaad (Penny) and get him some playing time and get him out there.”
This only further clouds what has been a curious situation in Seattle, as Carroll had declared in the days leading up to Monday's action that Carson had taken firm control as starter out of the backfield. Those comments typically lead to a player receiving a major share of the workload. Instead, Carson was limited to just six carries for 24 rushing yards, which all came in the first half.
Carson was a complete non-factor in the second half, with the team electing to roll with Penny, Mike Davis, and C.J. Prosise as the running backs. Penny finished with a team-best 30 rushing yards on 10 carries while Prosise had three catches for 22 receiving yards.
All of this has further jumbled up the backfield in Seattle, which may completely turn into a running-back-by-committee approach moving forward this season.
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