One of the most puzzling aspects of the Seattle Seahawks’ 17-15 loss to the Washington Football Team was wide receiver DK Metcalf’s lack of targets throughout the contest.
Metcalf recorded one reception for 13 yards, which came on the final drive of the game with just over a minute in regulation. He didn’t even receive a target for the entire first half despite being one of the biggest offensive threats on the team.
Coach Pete Carroll stated in his post-game press conference that there weren’t too many opportunities for Metcalf that presented themselves against Washington and gave credit to their defense for taking some of them away.
”It’s not because we weren’t trying and looking to him and trying to get that ball to him,” Carroll said. “He’s involved with all of the calls, but sometimes the coverage gets in the way of it, and you gotta go other places, you gotta make the right decision there. At this point, I can’t tell you that we overlooked him in those situations. They did a nice job at times, but he’s certainly part of everything that we’re calling.”
Quarterback Russell Wilson agreed that the Seahawks need to give Metcalf more targets moving forward and scheme up ways to do so effectively and efficiently.
“He’s one of the best football players in the world,” Wilson said. “You gotta get him the football, gotta find ways to do it, gotta move him around some more, maybe. So we’re gonna study it and see what we can do. He made the clutch second or third down, I forget what it was on the left sideline. Big play. That was huge because that gave us another chance to keep going. If anybody loves him, I love him. We know that he’s a big factor for us and we gotta be able to utilize him as much as possible.”
Seattle’s season is all but over, but they are determined to keep fighting as long as a chance at the postseason remains. Getting Metcalf more involved in the offense will be key if they wish to beat overwhelming odds.
