When DK Metcalf entered the NFL out of the University of Mississippi, there were concerns about how he would translate to the league. Metcalf operated almost exclusively as a boundary receiver, running slants, hitches, and go routes. And when he posted a poor three-cone time at the NFL Scouting Combine, those concerns reached a fever pitch.
Metcalf ended up slipping to the end of the second round, where the Seattle Seahawks snatched him up with the No. 62 overall pick. And Metcalf quickly made the pre-draft concerns look rather silly. His outrageous athletic skill set and monster-sized frame allowed him to succeed in the NFL in ways that he hadn’t been asked to in college.
Through his first five seasons, Metcalf has reeled in 372 catches for 5,332 yards and 43 touchdowns, making the Pro Bowl twice as well as an All-Pro Second Team. He’s also collected at least 900 yards and at least six touchdowns in every season, a feat matched only by A.J. Green and Randy Moss.
It’s unsurprising, then, that Metcalf’s new coach — former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald — has a strong desire for Metcalf to be heavily involved in the offense this upcoming season, and in a bit of a different way than he was in the past.
“I can tell you this: We want to get DK the ball a lot, too,” Macdonald told NFL Media. “It feels different now when 14 is out there. He is a big, imposing, fast, powerful receiver. We’re really excited about it. We’ve talked about it since we got here in February — plans for him and Tyler [Lockett] and Jaxon [Smith-Njigba] and Noah [Fant] and our backs. And what it would look like and how we can move guys around and make DK a moving target for defenses, where they have to account for him at all times but it’s gonna be hard to find him.”
Moving Metcalf around more often would be fairly new. The table below shows Metcalf’s alignment (left wide receiver, slot,…
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-06-14 19:43:14
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