RENTON — Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer made it about as clear as possible this week that there is no tailback controversy.
“I mean, Chris (Carson) is our guy,’’ Schottenheimer said Friday. “We know that. He’s playing terrific football.’’
That doesn’t mean there isn’t at least a little bit of a tailback conundrum.
Specifically, how to keep Rashaad Penny as involved as possible after his breakout game Sunday at Philadelphia while still giving Carson the kind of workload his season shows he deserves. He is eighth in the NFL in rushing with 879 yards.
Penny gave the kind of performance last Sunday the team envisioned when it picked him in the first round in the 2018 draft, with a career-high 129 yards on 14 carries to spark the 17-9 win over the Eagles.