Declining efficiency and target share at $32M; volatile role fit in truncated offense.

At $32 million per year, DK Metcalf's target share is expected to decline in Pittsburgh. Matt Harmon notes that downfield efficiency concerns are significant—his returns are not nearly as good as 2-3 years ago, with inconsistent production and testing down the field. Harmon expresses concern about DK's efficiency decline and role fit, noting "you're just not seeing that level of efficiency and productivity from DK down the field" compared to 2-3 years ago. He worries the offense will be too truncated without a true vertical threat and doesn't see DK as comfortable in a "sacrificial X receiver" role despite his high salary, expecting "static X receiver stuff" given the offense's lack of dynamic motion. DK is characterized as "the most obviously highest upside, but most volatile player in the room," making target share difficult to project.