2022 Pacific Northwest Sports Top 10: Number 9 – D.K. Metcalf

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Jun 9, 2022
Seattle Seahawks
D.K. Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks.

A player to build with or not

AE: More than half of Metcalf’s touchdowns came in 3 games (3 against Detroit,  2 against Jacksonville, and 2 against the Rams). He was scoreless in 9 games.  Metcagives you 2 or 3 big games a year and is a non-factor 80% of the time. He averages 50 yards receiving per game. He’s Tyreek hill without the route tree.

He’s fine as your 2nd receiver/deep threat but he had a couple of big games during the “Let Russ Cook” mirage of 2020 and has been nothing special since. He didn’t even hit 50 yards in 30% of his games last year. His national profile is based on tackling Budda Baker. If Seattle wasn’t in some weird neutral state they would have moved him before he became an expensive version of Paul Richardson. You could even argue his inability to develop into a complete receiver stunted the offense Wilson wanted to run.

CP: Russell Wilson‘s game looks the same in Seattle as it did at NC State and Wisconsin. So who stunted who? Lockett had 9 consecutive games without a score and finished the year with 10 games without a score. Also, half of his scores came in two games, Week 1 and 16. So, again who gives you a few big games a year and is a non-factor a majority of the time?

Metcalf’s career yards per game is 64.7, while Locketts is 54.7. Or the distance of a first down. Something you’re not factoring in is Metcalf is almost always commanding a double team if not keeping a safety over to his side of the field. Which in turn free’s up Lockett and the rest of the Seattle Seahawks receivers to beat their matchups.

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