Seahawks Chris Carson did the best he could facing a stacked box

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty ImagesWhen the Seattle Seahawks hired Brian Schottenheimer prior to the 2018 season one of the thi gs the team set about was to re-establish the run. Having ridden on the back of Marshawn Lynch to two NFC championships and a Super Bowl victory over the Denver Broncos, Pete Carroll wanted his Hawks to get back to the style of football he preferred. Schottenheimer specifically stated that one imorotant aspect of establishing the run is the ability to run the ball when the opponent knows a run play is coming.

In the two years since, the Seahawks have been one of the most run-oriented offenses in the NFL, and have been helped to the playoffs in each of the past two…