Behind the Steel Curtain on DK Metcalf
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DK Metcalf is the team's leader in both receptions (33) and yards (378), and that comes to an average of 4.1 receptions and 47.3 yards per game through eight games. That's certainly not good enough from a player who is paid as much as he is and cost a second-round pick to acquire.
STACKED’s take
Metcalf's 47.3 YPG underperforms his contract; poor Rodgers fit and drops plague him.
DK Metcalf leads the Steelers in receptions (33) and yards (378) through eight games, averaging 4.1 receptions and 47.3 yards per game—production the source characterizes as 'certainly not good enough from a player who is paid as much as he is and cost a second-round pick to acquire.' The source attributes Metcalf's struggles partly to poor fit with Aaron Rodgers, who prefers precise route runners and quick game concepts that don't align with Metcalf's skillset. Metcalf has 'clearly has the yips' with brutal drops including one that led to an interception. However, the source notes Metcalf remains an aggressive and eager blocker fitting the team's bully ball identity, and suggests that if Rodgers and McCarthy mix up his usage and lower his overall volume in the passing game, he might be more efficient in the second half.
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