After injuries to the run game forced the Seattle Seahawks to turn to their passing game last year, coach Pete Carroll is ready to get the team back to their running ways.

Carroll joined “Brock and Salk” on 710 ESPN Seattle last week and expressed he wants to run more than they did last year.

“We lost 100-something runs last year,” Carroll said. “And that was basically the story. That was basically the tale of why everything came about as it did. The defense had to do some more stuff. We had to throw the ball more. We had to pass protect more and all of that because the running game got knocked up.”

The Seahawks’ leading rusher last season was Christine Michael, who played just nine games before he was released and signed with Green Bay. Seattle had 18 different players with at least one touch throughout the year.

Seattle finished last season ranked 20th in rushing attempts with 403 after leading the NFL the previous four years with an average of 517.5 attempts. Their yards per carry also dropped off from 4.5 in 2015 to 3.9 last season. This number could also be attributed to offensive line issues struggles the team has attempted to correct with additions this offseason.

“We definitely will [run more],” Carroll said.

Seattle’s success in recent years has been based on their strong running game. Marshawn Lynch’s absence was felt last season as starting running back Thomas Rawls missed time due to various injuries, but Eddie Lacy and a healthy Rawls should create a formidable duo. Add in second-year back C.J. Prosise, who impressed, averaging 5.7 yards per carry in limited time last season, and they could have one of the better groups in the league.

The addition of Lacy should provide a huge boost for Seattle. Before injuries limited him to five games last season, he had missed just two games in his first three seasons. He already has two 1,000 yard seasons under his belt and a career 4.4 average of yards per carry.

The lack of rushing last season put more pressure on an already hobbled Wilson so the Seahawks will look to take some pressure off of their star quarterback.