A terribly perfect game for DK Metcalf’s development
The third attempted touchdown pass was the same. Smith threw a fade that was a few yards beyond Metcalf and defender.with one drop. Twice in the game, the ball was deflected - once it should have been intercepted, and Metcalf wasn’t able to haul in either pass.
This game, with Lockett going 9-of-11 for a whole bunch of clutch first downs, also serves as a microcosm of a good Metcalf season. Geno Smith seems determined to throw impossibly difficult passes his way. He has to use his body; he has to use his hands. He also gets to practice coming down with true #1 WR catches. The endzone miss, the deflected drops, and there was one more that stood out: an underthrown go route earlier in the game..
And so, at the end of the day, though Metcalf made some spectacular catches and one of the team’s two touchdowns, he leaves with a 5-of-12 line. It’s a window of opportunity more than anything else. Smith treats Metcalf like a true number one. Many of the attempts won’t be catchable, but they also present one of the final things Metcalf can continue to grow in for future seasons. He’s going to get the contested looks, the superhuman “my ball or nobody’s ball” opportunities, and can work on the elite details - like drawing pass interference - that Lockett has mastered so well.
It may not be fair, and anyone who watched last year noticed that Metcalf hates losing as much as anybody else, but he simply has to get better. It won’t come easy for him this year, but it is an opportunity to emerge with a whole season of adversity under his belt.
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