A lot to like with depth on Seahawks

It’s a good problem to have.

Until they have it and it blows up in their face.

A team having too much depth at one position, especially like the Seattle Seahawks have in a couple of key spots, could end up costing them down the road.

BARRING SOMETHING happening on Friday, things are pretty well secure at quarterback with Russell Wilson and Trevone Boykin locking those spots down.

That’s not where the problem is.

Chances are some business decisions will be made at both the running back and wide receiver positions in the next week.

Amazing to think that the position, which was referred to as pedestrian a few years ago and running back, a revolving door last year, is now something that has so much depth that some good players are going to be out of work soon.

While he’s made some big time catches for the team, Jermaine Kearse and his struggles from 2016 might wind up having him on the outside looking in at Kasen Williams, who has shined in the preseason. Fans should be royally grateful for what Kearse did, his catch in the NFC Championship game in 2014 was a big momentum shift in the game. His catch in overtime against Green Bay put the Seahawks back in the Super Bowl for a second straight year before losing to New England.

At running back, with the likes of Thomas Rawls and C.J. Prosise healthy — at least now — and Chris Carson’s early preseason impact, it might leave free agent signing Eddie Lacy out of that rotation as well.

Seattle has already invested money into Lacy, paying him for hitting certain weight incentives in his contract as the offseason has moved on.

Then again, there’s a reason that Green Bay’s best running back in the playoffs was a wide receiver last season.

It could be the same one that results in a short stay in Seattle.

IN A perfect world, they’d find a way to keep everyone on the roster.

But once the games get going, outside of those hardcore fans, many might forget some of these guys that have been superstars in August.

Now, should Kearse or Lacy not make the team, they’ll find a roster somewhere. They’ve got the skill to catch on somewhere with someone.

Right now, it’s a good problem to have where they can release someone that could be plugged into a starting position and help them almost immediately.

Something that you couldn’t say about some of the past teams in Seattle.

Jason Elliott is a sports writer for the Coeur d’Alene Press. He can be reached by telephone at (208) 664-8176, Ext. 2020 or via email at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @JECdAPress.