The Seahawks have a largely settled roster, but one position has a lot of unknown about it.
There has been a lot of moving and shaking for the Seattle Seahawks this offseason, both on and off the field, with Mike Macdonald's team readying itself for another Super Bowl run.
Klint Kubiak is out as offensive coordinator, and Brian Fleury, formerly of the San Francisco 49ers, comes in.
That is one big change. The other is the running back position.
Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker is now with the Kansas City Chiefs, leaving Fleury with a stable of rookie Jadarian Price, George Holani, Emanuel Wilson, and Kenny McIntosh to be the players tasked with creating a viable run game.
We know that Fleury is likely bringing over some of what he learned in San Francisco and will incorporate it into Seattle's offense, but there is still a level of uncertainty about what to expect.
And that brings me to the running back spot, and more importantly, Price.
Seen as the guy at least right now, to lead the rushing attack in the absence of Zach Charbonnet, there is a feeling that the Seahawks have a good player in Price, who was a backup to Jeremiyah Love at Notre Dame in college.
But are the Seahawks being a little over confident in what Price can do?
Seattle had a top-10 run game in 2025, averaging 124.4 yards per game, and with Price set to be the focal point, at least initially, are we putting too much pressure on a rookie? Maybe.
And that leads into what could be a potentially big problem for Seattle.
What if Price and the run game doesn't function as well as it did last season?
We know how much if a key piece Walker was, and if his absence allows defenses to drop back into coverage because they don't respect Price and the other backs, things could potentially get a little sticky.
Now, this is all a projection, and Price, by all accounts, has been as advertised at OTAs, so that is a good sign.
But we haven't seen the rookie in a live NFL game yet.
Are we being too cautious? Possibly, but with rookies, you never know what you're going to get.
And for the Seahawks, having said goodbye to Walker, they need Price to be everything that they hoped he could be, and it needs to happen from the outset.
Because if it doesn't, is Darnold capable of doing the heavy lifting?
