I keep forgetting these guys throw the ball to themselvesSo it was DK vs Kelce.
DK: 7 for 81 yds
Kelce: 6 for 113 yds
Not horrible, but this is the competition he needs to play up to.
He didn't keep up.
his lack of effort/awareness on that screen to Penny Hart really, really bothered me. He should be able to neutralize a cornerback for a couple of seconds.
Longer players experience blocking challenges, while avoiding flags, verses smaller quicker defenders. Cody Parkinson at 6'-7" experienced similar blocking limitations during Saturday's Chiefs game.his lack of effort/awareness on that screen to Penny Hart really, really bothered me. He should be able to neutralize a cornerback for a couple of seconds.
Uhhh there's a difference here. One of these two players had Patrick Mahomes playing vs the worst defense in the league...So it was DK vs Kelce.
DK: 7 for 81 yds
Kelce: 6 for 113 yds
Not horrible, but this is the competition he needs to play up to.
He didn't keep up.
What about Cooper Kupp?I was against re-signing Metcalf and wanted to trade him last season. Good wide receivers are a dime a dozen, and you don't build championship teams around a wide receiver. The Lions found that out the hard way. How many playoffs games did Megatron win for them? Besides, we already had a highly paid wide receiver in Tyler Lockett. To me, it made as much sense tying up that kind of money in wide receivers as it does tying up money on defense in the safety position.
Metcalf has made some really nice plays this season, and he's not part of what's wrong with this team. But one of the things that concerns me is his propensity to draw unsportsmanlike conduct/PF penalties. So far, it hasn't hurt us, but if it continues unabated, eventually he's going to say or do something stupid at a time when we can least afford it.
What about him?What about Cooper Kupp?
The Rams made an incredible offense that won a Super Bowl around Cooper Kupp.What about him?
If only he had Brooks covering him…So it was DK vs Kelce.
DK: 7 for 81 yds
Kelce: 6 for 113 yds
Not horrible, but this is the competition he needs to play up to.
He didn't keep up.
You are correct.I think it’s real easy to blame DK.
Has DK been great, no.
Has DK been a leader, no.
Is DK the reason the team is struggling, no.
DK is a product of the overall entire team energy, the team is on a downward spiral.
But for some reason DK is the image of the Seahawks and everything wrong with the Seahawks.
I think that’s wrong.
The Rams didn't build their team around Kupp. He's been with them for several years. What got the Rams over the hump was when they brought in Mathew Stafford and Von Miller. It wasn't until the Rams lost some of their other receivers, mainly Robert Woods, before Kupp became their featured receiver.The Rams made an incredible offense that won a Super Bowl around Cooper Kupp.
This is a rationalization. The issue was one of effort or awareness or both.Longer players experience blocking challenges, while avoiding flags, verses smaller quicker defenders. Cody Parkinson at 6'-7" experienced similar blocking limitations during Saturday's Chiefs game.
It's something for longer players to work on regardless of position. Knee bend, hip drop, pad level, change of direction, ect.
Recognition of mismatches is a useful rationalization. Such rationalization shows up on film and on the field. Coaches yelling pad level .... pad level .... among other verbal messaging to longer players.This is a rationalization. The issue was one of effort or awareness or both.
I think it’s real easy to blame DK.
Has DK been great, no.
Has DK been a leader, no.
Is DK the reason the team is struggling, no.
DK is a product of the overall entire team energy, the team is on a downward spiral.
But for some reason DK is the image of the Seahawks and everything wrong with the Seahawks.
I think that’s wrong.