At 5 feet 8, Justin Forsett won’t stand out in a crowd. He is, however, more than capable of running his way through one.
After surpassing 100 yards rushing twice in the past three games, Forsett has sprinted to the forefront of Seattle’s offense, yet coach Jim Mora isn’t quite ready to write Forsett’s name in permanent ink ahead of Julius Jones on Seattle’s depth chart.
“Julius is our starting running back,” Mora said. “He’s our starting running back. That’s what he is.”
For now.
Jones hasn’t played since suffering a bruised lung in the first quarter of Seattle’s game at Arizona on Nov. 15. He was coughing up blood as recently as last week, and all that has happened over the past three games is the Seahawks have logged two of their three highest rushing totals of the season.
Forsett gained 123 yards against the Cardinals, 130 last week in St. Louis and has scored four of the Seahawks’ past six touchdowns.
And for all that, what does the second-year back get? A pat on the back and an assurance he won’t be forgotten.
“Justin’s earned the right to carry the ball off of what he did at Arizona and what he did this week,” Mora said. “So we’re going to make sure he gets touches.”
Click here to read the full article – By Danny O’Neil of Seattle Times
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