Golden Nuggets: The Year of Forsett

by Berkelium97 on May 30, 2010 5:00 PM PDT in Golden Nuggets

Justin Forsett has been locked in a battle for the starting RB role for the Seattle Seahawks. Forsett's chances are even better now that Seattle has cut LenDale White (though White would not have been a threat to Justin).

Forsett said the experience last season let him know that he can get it done at this level.

"It meant a lot, just knowing I could start and get the ball," Forsett said. "I’m OK with getting the ball, 22-23 times a game. And I’m excited about the opportunity. It’s been going well so far, so I’m ready for the season to start.

"I couldn’t have asked for a better situation. I’m getting an opportunity and everybody’s fighting for the job. It’s open competition, and every time you get competition everybody’s level is going to rise a little bit. We’re getting better everyday and fighting everyday, so it’s going well."

While Forsett continues to get reps with the first unit along with Jones and White, he’s also working on special teams as a punt and kick returner. So no matter who emerges as the starting running back come September, expect Forsett to be an important playmaker for Seattle on offense and special teams.

"When everything is settled and whatever my role is, I want to excel at it," he said. "If it’s me coming in and helping out the offense sometimes and doing kickoff and punt returns, I’m going to do that. I’m going to settle into it and help this team win."

After the jump women's crew is the runner-up for the 2010 NCAA Championship, tennis' Jana Juricova advances to the national title match, baseball wins two crucial games against Oregon, softball's postseason comes to an end, and more.

Cal Football

ESPN's NFC West beat writer Mike Sando enthusiastically supports Forsett as the starter at Seattle.
In his five thoughts for summer, Wilner says Cal (and Washington) could be a surprise team in the Pac-10 this season, as expectations are low and the Bears are lead by an experienced offense. He also says Cal is among the teams least equipped to deal with an injury to the starting QB.

Cal Sports Weekend Recap

Women's crew finished second in the final standings for the 2010 NCAA Championship. Crew's head coach Dave O'Neill was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year.
Baseball earned a crucial win over no. 21 Oregon 4-3 on Friday night. They followed it up with a 13-3 rout over the Ducks. Oregon prevented the sweep by defeating Cal 6-5 on Sunday. College baseball expert Kendall Rogers says Cal's victories over Oregon earned them a ticket to the NCAA tournament.
Softball was eliminated from the postseason following a 10-1 loss to Georgia. Georgia shut out Cal 7-0 in game one of the two-game series.
No. 2 ranked sophomore Jana Juricova has advanced to the final round of the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Singles Championship. She faces no. 12 Chelsey Gullickson of Georgia tomorrow at 11am PST.
Track and field's Mark Matusak set the Cal record for the 1500m, running it in 3:39.59.

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just can't say enough about the J Forse

i met his father, the pastor, en route to eugene 2 years ago, and the man wouldn’t let me buy him a beer … maybe it’s because we were at the gate and not the bar, or maybe it’s because he doesn’t drink

ahhh but i digress … i remember the panic that ensued after marshawn moved on and then how the J Forse was just awesome … his remarkable “you can’t tackle ME!” performance against the USCK will forever go down in my memory as one of the best Cal rb efforts

i wish him all the luck in seattle and hope to get up there to watch him play soon

Go. Bears.

by the CGB on May 31, 2010 5:49 PM PDT reply actions

Unfortunately no one could tackle anyone in that game. Just a few tackles from us and we’d have won

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Jun 2, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Nose for the yellow line

The one remarkable thing that I found in watching highlights of Forsett’s play in Seattle is his uncanny ability to reach the first down marker whenever he touches the ball. Regardless of what down it is or whether he’s running or catching the ball, I noticed that more often than not, when the play is whistled dead that Forsett has achieved a first down. And even more remarkable is that he’s usually hit by the first defender well before the first down marker, yet he finds a way to get that extra yardage to buy the team four more chances. That doesn’t seem like something you can coach — I think a lot of it is field vision and having a nose for the “yellow line”. I wonder if there’s some statistic somewhere that tracks a player’s ability to achieve a first down depending on where he is on the field at the time he receives the ball — that would be interesting.

by daveman on May 31, 2010 11:49 PM PDT reply actions

Statistically Proven

Check this out: Forsett: Most Elusive RB in the NFL

On Thursday, Pro Football Focus unveiled its new Elusive Rating, a statistic designed to measure the elusiveness of a given running back.
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Anyway, when PFF fed statistics for the 2009 season into their shiny new equation, Justin Forsett came out on top as the most elusive running back in the league.

I knew it wasn’t just my eyes deceiving me, nor just a piece of anecdotal evidence. Now it’s been proven statistically!

by daveman on Jun 1, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions

they cut white?

wasn’t he one of petty’s golden boys?

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Jun 1, 2010 4:53 PM PDT reply actions

Along those lines, a pretty good FanPost on Forsett at FieldGulls:

Justin Forsett is a Ferrari

by jwolf0 on Jun 2, 2010 3:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

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