The Seattle Seahawks are replacing a beast with a beast.
Does it stink that they’ll be without Marshawn Lynch for 3-4 weeks after the perennial Pro Bowler underwent sports hernia surgery on Wednesday? Sure, because while the aging Lynch has been absent often this season and hasn’t been effective when healthy anyway, you just know he has the ability to start dominating at any given time.
But Seattle couldn’t have a better alternative than Thomas Rawls, who was — amazingly — found as a diamond-in-the-rough undrafted free agent in the spring but has already emerged as one of the best backs in football.