Seattle Seahawks: Is Something Wrong With D.K. Metcalf?
Andrew Elderbaum
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Seattle Seahawks fans came into the season with high hopes for D.K Metcalf. Through two games of 2021, 12s need to ask if it’s time to reevaluate expectations.
Some conversations are hard to have, and we put them off for as long as possible. Maybe we don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings, or we don’t want to face the reality of a bad situation. Eventually, though, we have to rip off the band-aid and say what needs to be said. So here it is: I’m sorry, Seahawks fans, but D.K. Metcalf isn’t that great.
Before the comments start coming in suggesting I remove my head from my (fill in the blank), please understand I’m not saying he’s a bad player, just not great. He’s fine, Metcalf can occasionally have a huge game and keep defenses honest, but he is not one of the top five or even top ten wide receivers in the NFL. That’s just the reality of the situation.
Stats can be deceptive, and with Metcalf, the sum is somehow more than his actual contributions. Let’s say breaking 100 yards equates to a great game for a wide receiver. Metcalf had five games with over 100 yards receiving in 2020. After the quiet first two weeks he’s had this season; it’s now been seven games since he last eclipsed that mark.
As a comparison, Steffon Diggs had almost; ten, Davante Adams, seven; DeAndre Hopkins, seven; and Justin Jefferson had seven (he missed eight by 15 yards) in 2020. In addition, none of those players went more than three games without hitting the century mark. D.K. has already doubled that number and then some during his current quiet stretch. You can’t be one of the best if you aren’t a factor every time out.