The Seattle Seahawks have officially wrapped up the 2020 NFL Draft with eight new additions to the team. Among the new draftees for the Seahawks is Miami running back DeeJay Dallas.
It’s no secret the Seahawks pride themselves on being a run-first team. It has been a tenant of Pete Carroll’s offensive philosophy and an identity of the franchise as a whole throughout its history. When Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and C.J. Prosise all went down with season-ending injuries, it left a gaping hole at a valuable position.
It certainly doesn’t take a football expert to tell you loosing a first, second, and third-string running back in the same year isn’t optimal.
The Seahawks addressed this need – albeit a little later than some assumed – with DeeJay Dallas, who was a college teammate of current Seahawks running back Travis Homer.
Dallas, who is a bit of a jack of all trades of sorts, was a former high school quarterback and went to Miami as a receiver before converting to running back. It’s this kind of versatility that really got head coach Pete Carroll excited about Dallas.
“Our guys are really excited about him on special teams,” Carroll stated after the pick. “He’s a guy with a really big attitude and personality about it and try hard and effort and all of that. That was the mix. He’s been a wildcat guy back there in the backfield. That just adds to the makeup that he brings that makes him unique. That’s kind of the guys that we love to fall for. Hopefully, he will contribute in many ways. Versatility is a big deal with him.”
Of course, the Seahawks will certainly be hoping a potential duo of Dallas and Homer – who had a decent game in the regular-season finale against San Francisco – could provide a decent boost to the ground game, since Carson, Penny, and Prosise all have durability concerns.
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