The Seahawks put together a quality offense last year. At the end of the 2022 season the team ranked in the top 10 in points per game as well as No. 14 in offensive DVOA. They’ve gotten even better since, too. Jaxon Smith-Njigba gives them the elusive No. 3 wide receiver they’ve been missing, Zach Charbonnet offers more overkill depth in the backfield and Olu Oluwatimi projects as their long-term offensive line centerpiece. Add it all up and you’ve got an offense with zero personnel weaknesses, at least on paper.
Games are won on grass, though and nothing is guaranteed in this league – especially at this point in the calendar. When superstar wide receiver DK Metcalf was asked yesterday how the offense looks he offered some healthy perspective, per Bob Condotta at the Seattle Times.
“I think it’s too early. Once we really get in the training camp and get pads on, that’s when you can really start to show who the players are, who is going to be in what position. But right now it’s seven on seven.”
This is the correct attitude and hoepfully an indicator that Metcalf is finally maturing into the face of the franchise we all hope he’ll be.
Metcalf showed some development in that department during his press conference, as well. DK admitted that he “overstepped some boundaries” in the locker room last season as he tried to fill the vocal leadership void vacated by Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner. This year Metcalf says he’s taking a step back and deferring to Geno Smith in that role.
DK Metcalf says "I overstepped some boundaries" in the locker room, on the field in 2022 leading too vocally with Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner gone.
Now he's yielding vocal leadership to Geno Smith. Back to leading the Seahawks' many young WRs by example https://t.co/Iaxu2t2aOu
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) June 8, 2023
Odds are we will never find out exactly what DK said and that’s fine. What matters is it sounds like Metcalf is starting to learn what his limits are and keep more of an even keel. If that’s the case, it should translate to even more dominance on the field. Athletically he’s in a league of his own, so if he can at-last reach that Julio Jones level of super-focused chill it might just make him the best receiver in football.
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