Justin Forsett began this season returning kicks and punts for the Seahawks and he did a decent job.  He has returned 11 kickoffs for 269 yards (24.5 avg) and 13 punts for 59 yards (4.5 avg) this year.  But, now the 5′8″, 194 pound Forsett has stepped into the starting lineup as the main back while Julius Jones has been out of action and he is playing well.  Forsett has played in 11 games this season for the Seahawks and he has carried the ball 67 times for 385 yards (5.7 ypc) with 4 TD runs.  He has also caught 29 passes for 246 yards (8.5 avg) so far this year.  While he is probably too small to ever be a featured back, Forsett has definitely proved that he can step up when needed.

24-year old linebacker David Hawthorne is stepping up big time for the Seattle Seahawks this year.  He has played in all 10 games for the Seahawks and he has 71 tackles, 7 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, 3 sacks, 5 passes defensed and he has 3 interceptions.  The Seahawks have been having issues on defense this season but it’s not been Hawthorne’s fault as he looks like a player the team can build a defense around.

The Seattle Seahawks are glad to have Matt Hasselbeck back in action as he is so much better than Seneca Wallace.  He has completed 53 of 84 passes (63.1%) for 617 yards with 7 TD passes and only 2 interceptions (103.4 QB Rating).  Hasselbeck has also carried the ball 7 times for 38 yards (5.4 ypc) this season but the Seahawks are going to discourage him from doing that in the future as that is how he was injured against the 49ers.  The Seahawks are a playoff caliber team with Matt Hasselbeck under center but without them they would be picking very high in next April’s draft so they need to keep him healthy.

With Julius Jones being so-so this season and Edgerrin James not playing well at all it’s only a matter of time before Justin Forsett starts getting more P.T. at running back.  Forsett has carried the ball 16 times for 99 yards (6.2 ypc) and he has caught 9 passes for 65 yards (7.2 avg) so far this season.  He has been doing the bulk of his work on special teams for the Seahawks so far this season.  He has returned 7 kickoffs for 164 yards (23.4 avg) and he has also returned 8 punts for 30 yards (3.8 avg).  With Forsett having big duties on special teams I don’t see him being a featured back for the Seahawks any time soon but he still can get more touches on offense.

The Seahawks have suffered a lot of injuries at linebacker and 24-year old David Hawthorne has really stepped up as he leads the team in tackles.   He has 23 tackles, one tackle for a loss, he has defensed 1 pass and he has 1 interception.  Even when the linebackers get healthy that are out of action it might be hard to take Hawthorne out of the lineup but having that kind of depth is a good problem to have.