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RENTON David Moore Color Rush Jersey , Wash. (AP) — It’s become clear through the first half of this season the Seattle Seahawks offense functions best when running back Chris Carson is getting the bulk of the carries.Yet it’s also becoming clear that Carson may be a spectator on Sunday when the Seahawks face the Los Angeles Rams as he deals with a hip injury that could keep him sidelined for the second time this season.Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that Carson would not practice and his status for Sunday’s NFC West matchup was uncertain. Carson started last Sunday’s 25-17 loss to the Chargers and averaged 5.0 yards per carry, but did not play the final 2½ quarters after a lingering hip issue flared up.While there is a chance Carson could be ready by Sunday, the Seahawks (4-4) also turn around and play a Thursday night game against Green Bay next week. And playing Carson on Sunday may make him unavailable against the Packers, which could end up being a more important game for Seattle’s playoff hopes.“The soft tissue thing is kind of hanging with him a little bit,” Carroll said of Carson. “This hip thing is still kind of there and we’ve got to wait and see how it comes out at the end of the week.”Carson has shown he’s the best option as Seattle’s primary running back when he is healthy. In the four games Carson has carried the ball at least 14 times this season, he’s averaging 4.2 yards per carry, 95.5 yards per game and the Seahawks are 3-1 in those four games.In the three games where Carson has carried the ball fewer than 14 times either because of injury or game plan, the Seahawks are winless.If Carson can’t play against the Rams, Mike Davis would likely get the bulk of the work at running back with a bigger role for rookie first-round pick Rashaad Penny as well.“We’ve got plenty of guys we can go to,” Carroll said. “We don’t have to just rely on one guy right now.”Davis has shown an ability to be the primary ball carrier for the Seahawks, running for 101 yards on 21 carries in Seattle’s Week 4 victory over Arizona when Carson was out because of an unrelated groin injury. Davis had 62 yards on 15 carries last week carrying the bulk of the running after Carson was unable to continue.“It’s like I do every week, prepare that I’m going to be the starter so if it does come up I don’t get blindsided,” Davis said.Davis has proven he can handle the load. The same can’t be said of Penny, who has just 42 carries for 146 yards through eight games. In the first couple of weeks, Seattle made it a priority to force Penny into the game and get him some action. After they realized that wasn’t working, Penny disappeared for a couple of weeks before slowly being reintegrated to the offense.Last week Penny had just four carries, but may see that number increase significantly if Carson can’t play.“We’ve just got to get him out there. He just needs more turns https://www.theseahawksfanshop.com ,” Carroll said of Penny. “Mike has been very versatile in the throwing game and all the styles of runs, really good at it and very effective. We’re just going with what looks right. It has nothing to do with where you got picked or where you came from for the opportunities to present itself for the guys to show what they can do.”Whoever is carrying the ball, the Seahawks will want to replicate the success they had from the first meeting with the Rams. Seattle rushed for a season-high 190 yards in the 33-31 loss, the most allowed by Los Angeles this season. But Carson was a big part of that success, running for 116 yards.Davis expects the Rams to make changes, but also believes in his offensive line.“We know what our guys can do up front and they’re killing it. I have no doubt,” Davis said.NOTES: G D.J. Fluker didn’t finish last week’s game with a calf injury and sat out practice on Wednesday. Carroll said Fluker was a little more sore on Wednesday than he was earlier in the week. … S Bradley McDougald also didn’t practice with a knee injury that kept him out the second half against the Chargers. Delano Hill would start if McDougald can’t play. Every year, 32 men enter their name into the NFL Coach of the Year sweepstakes. Every year, 31 of them fall short. That’s because the only true way to correctly ascertain the deservingest recipient of all is through process of elimination. Although the headline is a bit of a spoiler (headlines: definitely overrated), let’s conduct an objective, untainted, bias-free experiment anyway, and see where it takes us.Who automatically isn’t the 2018 NFL Coach of the Year? We know 17 men who aren’t — all the guys without winning records this season. Out are:Arizona’s Steve Wilks*, Atlanta’s Dan Quinn, Buffalo’s Sean McDermott, Carolina’s Ron Rivera, Cincinnati’s Marvin Lewis* Seahawks Customized Color Rush Jerseys , Cleveland’s Hue Jackson*, Denver’s Vance Joseph*, Detroit’s Matt Patricia, Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy*, Jacksonville’s Doug Marrone, Miami’s Adam Gase*, New York’s Pat Shurmur and Todd Bowles*, Oakland’s John Gruden, San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan, Tampa Bay’s Dirk Koetter* and Washington’s Jay Gruden. *fired anywayFifteen men made the first cut. Who also isn’t in consideration? Anyone who faltered down the stretch in a bid to make the playoffs. You can’t be the CoY if you’re not playing in January. Out are:Minnesota’s Mike ZimmerPittsburgh’s Mike TomlinTennessee’s Mike VrabelApparently, not a great year to be named Michael. If you can help it.Of course we’re down to 12 men. Their teams are in the playoffs. Next to go, among the somewhat deserving, is any coach whose team won fewer games, or the same amount, as last year. As if we’re gonna reward someone for showing no improvement, or taking a step back. I think not. Out are:New England’s Bill Belichick (minus two wins)Philadelphia’s Doug Pederson (minus four wins)How about the guys whose teams did pretty well in 2017, were expected to be pretty good this season Seattle Seahawks T-Shirts , and turned out pretty good? What did they accomplish? “Look at all this talent! I made it perform to expectations, in line with their existing and proven ability!” Are we supposed to be impressed? Out are:Baltimore’s John Harbaugh. That Ravens defense was excellent last year, continued to be excellent this year, and they won one more game than last year. Kansas City’s Andy Reid. The Chiefs were preseason AFC favorites and performed near expectations. Los Angeles’ Anthony Lynn. Same story as the Chiefs.Los Angeles’ Sean McVay. The Rams were good to begin with, then they added talent, and then they blew the 1 seed with a mediocre showing in December. A Super Bowl favorite got a first-round bye. Wowee. It would probably have taken a special coaching talent to prevent LA from winning 12 games.New Orleans’ Sean Payton. The Saints were one freak play from the NFCCG a year ago and entered 2018 as arguably one of the five best teams. Drew Brees had the most impressive season of his storied career, which reflects well enough on Payton, but more well on Brees himself. It’s not like Payton is a bad choice; New Orleans won 13 games. But did he really do the best job of all 32 coaches? I doubt it.Who does that leave? Not a lot. Our survivor pool is down to five accomplished men. Let’s use one final argument to eliminate coaches who benefited from good fortune: did the team receive a star or superstar addition during the season? Great coaches shouldn’t receive accolades for being suddenly spoiled with a new All-Pro talent. They ought to be rewarded for overcoming something like the loss of one. Say, if a Hall of Fame safety were to break his leg in Week 4, and his coach still guided the team to the playoffs, it would be more notable than another coach reaching the postseason after adding the best defensive end in the game. Out are:Chicago’s Matt Nagy. (Here, have Khalil Mack. Are you kidding me?)Dallas’ Jason Garrett. (Amari Cooper to a team that lacked only playmaking receivers — hell, maybe Jerry Jones is the real Coach of the Year.)Two candidates remain alongside Carroll: Houston’s Bill O’Brien and Indianapolis’ Frank Reich. Interestingly, all three teams started slow — the Seahawks 0-2, the Texans 0-3 and the Colts 1-5. Props to each coach for pulling off a comeback story within the season.Interestingly, all three teams were in almost every game — the Seahawks lost six times by a total of 28 points, the Texans five times by 20 points https://www.theseahawksfanshop.com/hats , and the Colts six times by 46. Kudos again to each coach for keeping his team in pretty much every game until the end. Only Reich’s Colts lost by more than one score at any point.But here’s the difference: Carroll’s squad took their lumps against a far more difficult top-end schedule. While the Texans and Colts avoided top DVOA teams and lost to middling teams, the Seahawks were busy facing the top 5 teams in DVOA five times. Yes, five games against the five best teams.Seattle: 6 games against top 10 DVOA teams, 2-4 record. 8-2 otherwise.Houston: 3 games against teams in the top 10, 1-2 record. 10-3 otherwise.Indianapolis: 1 game against teams in the top 10, 0-1 record. 10-5 otherwise.Carroll’s Seahawks got the job done against tougher opponents, all year, without the benefit of any significant additions. They thrived after losing the entire Legion of Boom, two Pro Bowl defensive linemen and their top touchdown-maker, relying on their third-string free safety by the end, while bringing in new coordinators all around and working in new talent everywhere. For perspective, Russell Wilson, Justin Britt and Bobby Wagner are the only holdovers from the Super Bowl years who played 15 or more games. Wilson was alone in appearing in all 16.O’Brien and Reich didn’t overcome the tougher schedule or tougher circumstances their colleague in Seattle did. So there’s only one possible conclusion. Pete Carroll, by process of elimination, is the 2018 NFL Coach of the Year.