Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll expects Marshawn Lynch to be a game-time decision, per SeattleSeahawks.com.
Marshawn Lynch will be a ‘game-time decision,’ for Seahawks, fantasy owners
The Seahawks have a looming game-time decision for themselves. We break down the fantasy implications.
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ESPN's Adam Schefter reported earlier in the week that Lynch was 50-50 to play on Monday night vs. the Detroit Lions, and Carroll's uncertainty validates that report. Lynch was late to enter Week 3's victory over the Chicago Bears due to tightness, and also exited early after totaling just 23 yards. Thomas Rawls will get the start in the event Lynch does not play.
Fantasy impact: Fantasy owners who own Lynch, but not Rawls, will be in a nightmare scenario. With the Seahawks playing on Monday night, Lynch owners won't have many options to choose from if he can't go. With Lynch's injury being of the hamstring variety, fantasy owners need to be prepared for a multiple-week absence. That's something that owners with Alshon Jeffery, LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson can all attest to.
If Lynch plays, he will be on the flex radar at far less than 100 percent, and Rawls will be a flex as well. If Lynch sits, Rawls is on the borderline RB1/RB2 designations.
