What better way to invoke memories of the past? It's been official the last few days, but Marshawn Lynch returns to football and also returns to Seattle for the first time in almost four years. This comes after Chris Carson was ruled out the rest of the season with a hip injury. He better be ready because the competition for the playoffs is a high stakes one. Seattle wins, they get the second or third seed. I forget.
Lynch was one of the big reasons the Seahawks had one of the best run games for the first half of the 2010s. Notably the playoff game against New Orleans. Running for 60 plus yards and barreling over the Saints defense, creating an earthquake like environment from the noise. The best years came towards the end and he was also able to receive a little bit and catch some passes for touchdowns. A lot of good despite the health issues in 2015.
I wonder why it took so long to get Lynch back on the field. Surely, he would have been a fit on other teams. With issues on teams like Tampa, Arizona, and Miami, he would have been an X factor for those organizations. His return to Seattle should help build his resume for what could be a Hall of Fame career, but I don't know. Time to show his worth. Seattle better be ready and carve San Francisco up if they want that home game.
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