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Christine Micheal

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Anybody wish Rick would've brought Micheal home for a late rd pick?

He's got the juice nobody in the current RB corps has. IMHO

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So ends the Christine Michael era in Seattle. He was highly touted as a 2nd round pick in 2013 but failed to display the consistency needed to surpass Robert Turbin on the depth chart. As a result, despite his physical explosiveness, he never really got much playing time. His tenure in Seattle ends with 34 carries for 175 yards.

Seahawks running backs coach Sherman Smith was very honest recently when Dave Softy Mahler asked him about Christine Michael's development. Obviously, the main concern with Michael was the consistency.

"C-Mike (Christine Michael) is a guy that has so much talent, but the consistency needs to get there," said Smith. "Can't have a good play then a bad play. So, I wouldn't be surprised if he went out there and broke one for 90 yards, but then I'm not surprised if he puts one on the ground. So, we're just telling him, he has to become more consistent. Talent-wise, the guy has all of it, but we just want more consistency from him."

Smith continued:

"It's frustrating because he's such a good player. He has such talent. We want him to 'get it.' 'Here's what it takes for you to play in this league.' You should say to yourself: 'I'm a second-round draft pick, I haven't played in two years, what do I need to do?' So we tell him, you need to become more consistent.

"I told him, talent-wise, your talent scale is higher than Turbo's," said Smith. "But, dependability-wise, professional-wise, you need to learn something from him. So the frustrating part is not seeing him be what he can be as a player. So, I just want to see that happen for him. We try to coach him the right way. Be positive with him. We tell him, 'It's not about you proving us wrong, prove us right. You were a second-round draft pick. Prove us right, why we drafted you.' So that's why we keep encouraging him."

What it came down to, I think, is that Michael just wasn't trustworthy with the football... It's hard to play a guy... if you fear that he'll cough up the rock for you. Turnovers can and do decide games every week.​
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And he would still be the best RB on the Texans. Maybe bringing Michael home (He's from Beaumont) would help him grow up. Anyways tell me who the Texans could pick in the 7th rd that would be more talented than Michael and would the risk of a 7th rd pick be to great?

Apparently Stephen thinks Michael was worth the risk of a 7th rd pick.
 
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And he would still be the most talented RB not named Foster on the team. I remember a time when Chick Harris took a talented but troubled RB with ball security issues under his wing and that RB turned into a top 3 RB in the NFL. (Maybe Chick is a better RB coach than Sherm.)

Anyways, Bringing Michael home (He's from Beaumont) can help the young man grow up. Is it with a 7th rd pick to find out and who would the Texans pick in the 7th rd that would be more talented than Michael?

This would've been the definition of low risk/high reward at a position of need. Apparently Stepen Jones was willing to risk a 7th and Rick wasn't. You know how good Rick is using those 7th rd picks. (Ballentine/Hilliard etc...) A conditional pick at that.
 
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