on Sunday when Earl Thomas suffered a lower leg fracture Cheap Earl Thomas III Jersey , and while nobody can replace his impact on the defense, somebody has to take his spot on the 53-man roster. That somebody may be former second round pick T.J. Green, who tweeted “I’m back” and asked where the food was at in Seattle.Green was released from the Indianapolis Colts’ injured reserve with a settlement on September 6. That news came after just two seasons with the Colts, in which Green tallied 85 tackles over 31 games and 11 starts. I can’t speak to Green’s individual accomplishments in Indianapolis, but their pass defense finished 32nd in net yards per pass attempt allowed.Green was a two-star recruit out of Alabama who went to Clemson as a wide receiver prospect. The team moved him to safety after his freshman campaign and it paid off for the Tigers as he was second on the team in tackles (95) on their way to a narrow defeat in the national championship game to Alabama. He is 6’2 with 32” arms and ran a 4.34 at the combine. His NFL.com draft profile finishes out as such:We know what Pete Carroll has done with DBs in the past, will he be able to take Green’s speed and turn him into dependable depth at the free safety position, if not more? There’s gonna be plenty of opportunities coming up for the Seahawks to find out. Fast-backward with me, three weeks. Three weeks and three days exactly, to the season opener against the Broncos.Will Dissly’s setting franchise TE records. Shaquem Griffin’s starting at linebacker. Rasheem Green’s fresh off a preseason of pressuring and sacking fool quarterbacks, and Rashaad Penny has just begun teaming up with Chris Carson to form a two-headed rushing attack quite different than recent versions of the team.Michael Dickson spends the afternoon impressing, with two punts that land within six yards of the end zone. Two! It’s September 10, 2018, and the future of the Seattle Seahawks’ recent draft class is bright. It’s blinding, even. Although Seattle will depart Denver with a defeat, there’s much reason to hope. It’s only been a preseason and a single game Sebastian Janikowski Jersey , but there are scant reasons to doubt that John Schneider and his scouts have #DoneItAgain.Fast-present to... the present, and the tune has changed. With the caveat that it’s far, far too soon to judge the 2018 draft class entirely, there are far-reaching consequences to all the things that have gone wrong regarding their health and development. If the franchise wants to return to postseason glory, and /checks texts from V-Mac/ they do, cheap good labor will be necessary. Physical setbacks just push eventual title contention farther and farther into the future. The HurtDisslyWas second on the team in receiving yards and touchdowns through three weeks, then of course tore his patella tendon in Glendale, Arizona, graveyard of Seahawks. Now on injured reserve, facing a rehab process that is often estimated at one year.GreenMissed Week 4, and Week 5 is in doubt. Has four tackles and no sacks in 102 defensive snaps. Is not a factor on the field, yet, even when healthy. Given how cryptic or misleading Seattle is officially about the severity of any injury, it’s hard to tell when he’ll return. Jamarco JonesOn IR too, this after pushing Germain Ifedi in the preseason for the starting RT job. Many speculated he could start immediately Barkevious Mingo Jersey , or later in the year. Instead, he’ll sit out and try again in 2019.The Holding PatternPennyFinally, in Week 4, Penny began to look like the running back advertised to us in May. Or the one you were familiar with if you watched San Diego State football. 49 yards on nine attempts; he was decisive, quick to cut, hard to bring down, and useful.Those descriptors would not fit his first three games with the Seahawks. A line of 20-43-0 has a way of making a rookie look like a questionable pick. But guys develop. They actually get better with time, often. It’s quite unfair to judge him on his first three pro games. So, holding pattern it is.Griffin To be perfectly frank, Griffin has been more hype than results so far. Again, it’s been four games. Again, he’ll progress. But the coaches certainly haven’t seen enough from him to reward him with extensive playing time since the opener against the Broncos.Austin Calitro and Mychal Kendricks (acquired after Griffin’s first game) have been complementing Bobby Wagner in the linebacker corps since. Griffin has not. He’s still making plays on special teams. This is a frickin’ awesome open-field tackle.But he’s not playing defense right now. Let’s see what happens now that Kendricks is suspended indefinitely for his definitely-way-worse-than-domestic-violence* offense.* free editorializingJacob MartinThe defensive end, Seattle’s sixth-round selection, has been active and inactive on game days, and he managed to stick to the 53 Cheap 12th Fan Jersey , which is good. Hasn’t made any impact though — just one tackle. It’s pretty hard to say how he fits in right now other than the last line of depth. Again, wait and see.The Practice SquadderAlex McGoughNot much shame in a seventh-rounder failing to beat out a veteran such as Brett Hundley for the backup QB job. But McGough also won’t get much time on the field in 2018 now, unless another devastating turn of events materializes. In a sign that the Seahawks aren’t completely committed to him in the near future, or someone’s secretly hurt, they brought in Paxton Lynch for a tryout on Monday.The Good!Still-bright spots exist.Tre FlowersThe starting cornerback is part of a pass defense that looks good, maybe very good. They’ve allowed as many touchdowns as they’ve garnered interceptions (seven) and their yards/attempt against is 4th best in the league. If Flowers is a weakness in the scheme, one opposing quarterbacks ought to exploit, they haven’t done so yet, at least not well enough for it to matter. Flowers gets his hands on the ball regularly, with two passes defensed, and he... rose to the occasion Week 4 with this gorgeous forced fumble.DicksonAlthough he’s cooled off substantially from his Denver exploits, Dickson remains an upgrade at punter (look Jon, I didn’t want to say it out loud, but objectivity got the better of me). His potential to cause turnovers and confound special teams with drop kicks and floaters has not been fully tapped. Anticipating more of that as the weather intensifies. Also he appears to be an adequate holder, which doesn’t hurt. Until this article jinxes him. Why any of this matters All of the setbacks Cheap Kam Chancellor Jersey , be they physical or playing time-related, have an effect on 2018 and 2019. Right now, players such as Green, Griffin and Jones are missing out on reps they can’t get in practice, or in the offseason. There’s no substitute for live action.Impacting even further the situation is Earl Thomas’ injury — had he been traded, the 2019 draft would be bolstered. Had he stayed healthy and walked, a compensatory pick could reasonably be expected. Now Seattle will get neither the benefit of Thomas’ presence on game day, nor the 2019/2020 assets, nor sufficient knowledge about their 2018 picks, all of which would be helpful in completing their rise back to the top of the division mountain. What initially looked like a banner year of new exciting talent is quickly turning sour. Hopefully the other shoe has already dropped and Week 5 marks a turning point toward more health and production from the new Seahawks, not even less of each.