Thoughts on Rashaad Penny?

[Dynasty DeLorean]

He's probably been stress eating because he's worried about Chris Carson.

Lmao

Chris Carson adds 10 lbs, he’s the best rb ever. Penny adds 16 lbs, major concern!

[nathanq42]

Not a fan of the 16 but I feel like Pete misspoke. Everyone in the Seahawks camp is raving about Penny's speed. Plus 16 pounds in half a year is nuts...

[FantasyFreak]

He's probably been stress eating because he's worried about Chris Carson.

Lmao

Chris Carson adds 10 lbs, he’s the best rb ever. Penny adds 16 lbs, major concern!

There's good weight gain, and bad weight gain. Carson's weight gain helps him between the tackles, Penny's weight game hurts his speed.

[nathanq42]

He's probably been stress eating because he's worried about Chris Carson.

Lmao

Chris Carson adds 10 lbs, he’s the best rb ever. Penny adds 16 lbs, major concern!

There's good weight gain, and bad weight gain. Carson's weight gain helps him between the tackles, Penny's weight game hurts his speed.

But isn't a concern about penny that he isn't as good as Carson between the tackles? So I guess it comes down to does the extra weight slow him down to the point that it mitigates the positive effect it has on his interior game?

1. I don't think he put on 16 lbs. In half a year.. that is unheard of unless he got chunky, but it would say he got fat, Pete seemed excited about it, not concerned.

2. Pete isn't crazy, if it had an overall negative impact on Penny's game they would tell him to slim back down. Sounds like he has put on weight and is still quite fast, everyone is raving about his speed. Maybe it even improved his weight adjusted speed score?

So all in all I dont think we will know if it has helped or hurt him until he plays. Maybe he put it all on in his legs and will be like Barkley...

[Dynasty DeLorean]

Here's the negatives from his scouting report;

WEAKNESSES Runs with tight hips and low-knee action. Runs too upright. Missing the flexibility to sink and cut sharply. Long strider who will struggle to gather his feet quickly enough for sudden change of direction against early penetration. Burst through line of of scrimmage is average.

Stiff, upright runner. Average burst through the line. Added weight is only gonna make that worse...

[Dynasty DeLorean]

Forgot to mention, that's CC's scouting report btw

[FantasyFreak]

Lmao

Chris Carson adds 10 lbs, he’s the best rb ever. Penny adds 16 lbs, major concern!

There's good weight gain, and bad weight gain. Carson's weight gain helps him between the tackles, Penny's weight game hurts his speed.

But isn't a concern about penny that he isn't as good as Carson between the tackles? So I guess it comes down to does the extra weight slow him down to the point that it mitigates the positive effect it has on his interior game?

1. I don't think he put on 16 lbs. In half a year.. that is unheard of unless he got chunky, but it would say he got fat, Pete seemed excited about it, not concerned.

2. Pete isn't crazy, if it had an overall negative impact on Penny's game they would tell him to slim back down. Sounds like he has put on weight and is still quite fast, everyone is raving about his speed. Maybe it even improved his weight adjusted speed score?

So all in all I dont think we will know if it has helped or hurt him until he plays. Maybe he put it all on in his legs and will be like Barkley...

Not sure we know that yet. Running between the tackles is as much about vision as it is power.

[FantasyFreak]

"At 236 or whatever he is "-Pete Carroll today. So I don't think he's really confident about that number.

[Cowboysfan33]

"At 236 or whatever he is "-Pete Carroll today. So I don't think he's really confident about that number.

It doesn’t matter much anyway, all of the Penny non-believers are going to find something, one way or another. I’m just ready to see some preseason action, to see for myself.

[FantasyFreak]

"At 236 or whatever he is "-Pete Carroll today. So I don't think he's really confident about that number.

It doesn’t matter much anyway, all of the Penny non-believers are going to find something, one way or another. I’m just ready to see some preseason action, to see for myself.

Yep, at least he hasn't won or lost the job yet, that Guice scrub is 4th on the depth chart, on the roster bubble.

[ninotoreS]

This is probably much ado about nothing. If Penny has really put on 16lbs, it would've been observed and remarked upon well before Pete Carroll casually citing a number in an interview in August.

As I suggested before, I suspect Carroll's just confused. Perhaps he mistakenly pulled a number out of memory from some other player's information sheet.

[FantasyFreak]

This is probably much ado about nothing. If Penny has really put on 16lbs, it would've been observed and remarked upon well before Pete Carroll casually citing a number in an interview in August.

As I suggested before, I suspect Carroll's just confused. Perhaps he mistakenly pulled a number out of memory from some other player's information sheet.

This is the most likely scenario.

[jetsfan5757]

Penny Lacy.

Probably ate him.

[Ice]

Penny Lacy.

More like Penny Barkley given Barkley weighs in the 234 range...

Come on people, think of a fighter at weigh in time. It is pretty easy for "Bags of Water" to drop/gain weight in a day.

Maybe if the Coach worked their fat asses more all the players would be in better shape.

[spotxc]

What a pennyweight