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Instant Fantasy Analysis - WR D.K. Metcalf, Seahawks

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A very interesting pick for a number of reasons. Ranked by many as the top receiver on the board after he blew up the combine, it's almost as if evaluators started remembering that Metcalf struggled to stay healthy at Ole Miss and didn't produce all that much. At this point of his career, Metcalf is a 227-pound deep threat. He obviously has potential for so much - including being the Seahawks' primary option in the red zone - but there was no indication off his Ole Miss tape that is something he can do. What makes this pick interesting is that it may be an indirect admission that Seattle will be moving on from Doug Baldwin - he of the three offseason surgeries - sooner than later since Tyler Lockett got a huge extension last year and can play the slot. Initially, Metcalf might push David Moore for playing time when he is ready. Redraft owners should not expect much of a rookie-year impact from him in Seattle's run-heavy offense, and it will be entirely on Metcalf's shoulders as to whether or not he develops his route-running to the point where he is anything more than a deep threat. His measurables figure to make him a first-round pick in rookie drafts, although it may take 2-3 years before owners get any return on investment from him.

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I think the Seahawks did well selecting this guy when they did.

I truly did not think he would be on the board this late in the draft, but there he was.  Given the Baldwin situation, I think it is prudent to get some more talent into the pipeline.   Good pick.

 

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Seattle Times

Interesting observations from Bob Condotta (Seahawks beat reporter)…

"As the offseason program ended, Seattle’s typical starters in three-receiver sets — which the Seahawks used 66% of the time last season, according to sharpfootballstats.com — were Tyler Lockett, David Moore and Jaron Brown. 

Carroll and others raved about the offseason being had by Moore and Brown, who each had some moments of flashy productivity last year — especially Moore — but also went fairly long periods of not producing much at all.

Who knows? Maybe the comments about Moore and Brown were designed in part to defuse some of the hype and resulting expectations that came Metcalf’s way following the draft and rookie minicamp.

But if the season began today, the Lockett-Moore-Brown trio is what I’d expect to see starting."

Obviously things can change once camp begins but it appears Metcalf has some work to do if he wants to crack the starting lineup Week 1.

 

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Petey definitely isn't beholden to rookies. That's for sure. Maybe he will remove his head from his rear and realize Wilson should throw more? 

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On 6/25/2019 at 5:58 PM, Frozenbeernuts said:

Petey definitely isn't beholden to rookies. That's for sure. Maybe he will remove his head from his rear and realize Wilson should throw more? 

Isn't beholden to rookies?  He started Wilson out the gate.

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35 minutes ago, ralphster said:

Isn't beholden to rookies?  He started Wilson out the gate.

Because he was so obviously the best qb on the roster. He's going to start a rookie if that rookie is obviously better at the position. He isn't going to start a rookie just because of draft status though. Wilson was a third rounder, so he didn't have any super draft status to lean on

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