3 key observations from DK Metcalf’s performance in Week 3

DK Metcalf needs to be the alpha

There is only so much a receiver can do, obviously. There are few positions on the football field where singular talent can transform the game but many times those positions are reliant upon others. For instance, Derrick Henry of the Titans is a generational talent but someone has to hand him the ball. DK Metcalf isn’t quite as generational but can still change the outcome of games. Yet, he has to rely on a quarterback to get him the ball.

Metcalf has the size, strength and speed to beat any defender. He has made a mockery at times of players like Jalen Ramsey but he isn’t able to consistently do it without being put in the correct positions by the gameplan, a quarterback who can deliver him the ball and then Metcalf to run the crisp route.

But Metcalf has one thing that most of the other Seahawk offensive players, maybe none of them, have and that is machismo. Metcalf likes to talk and can back up the talk with great play on the field. Seattle is a young team and needs to learn it’s OK to talk a little smack. Heck, Richard Sherman could do that straightaway but he also had Earl Thomas there to show him it’s OK.

I am not saying Metcalf needs to draw bad penalties by getting into needless fracases with opponents. But he could show that playing with a chip on one’s shoulder and being a bit brash about it is a good thing. Metcalf is a great player and having the good rookies see that he isn’t afraid to be himself on the field is only going to help them too.