DK’s signature moment

[Year of The Hawk]

This. That being said it's pretty sad/telling if his most iconic/memorable play is him playing defense. No game changing/altering/ending magic catch/run. You'd think someone with his physical talent in his time on the Seahawks would have ended up with some kind of Beast Quake Run type play on his resume.

I will say this is not necessarily a bad thing. IMHO One of if not the most iconic Steve Largent plays he was playing defense on an interception and clocked Hardin and recovered the fumble. For those who not around yet or forgot .
But on the other side Steve Largent's highlight reel will be longer than DK’s career. DK is a let down. Wasted potential.

 

[FreshBoxLive]

Let's not pretend the seeds of greatness aren't there. I hope he achieves his potential but it gets less likely every year. The video, since you can't see it without clicking, is his highlights in the wildcard game his rookie year, against the Eagles.

For me, its this, the chasedown and the one handed run block.

 

[Hotchy]

Yikes…

I feel like this one play sums up his whole career

 

[Rat]

DK barely averaged one fumble per season after his rookie year (six in five seasons). As usual, people way the hell overexaggerate his problems. He also had a whole ONE personal foul his final season here. In just two seasons out of six, and one of those was his rookie year, did he even finish inside the top 100 in drop percentage.

But improving isn't enough for some people. You have to be perfect all the time, and perfect from the start.

He was a huge ass steal for the 64th pick in the draft. People forget that it was his franchise single-season yardage record that JSN broke last season. Very few players are Megatron, but that's apparently what the expectation was for him for some reason.

 

[Chapow]

DK barely averaged one fumble per season after his rookie year (six in five seasons). As usual, people way the hell overexaggerate his problems. He also had a whole ONE personal foul his final season here. In just two seasons out of six, and one of those was his rookie year, did he even finish inside the top 100 in drop percentage.

But improving isn't enough for some people. You have to be perfect all the time, and perfect from the start.

He was a huge ass steal for the 64th pick in the draft. People forget that it was his franchise single-season yardage record that JSN broke last season. Very few players are Megatron, but that's apparently what the expectation was for him for some reason.

Seahawks fans are super weird about DK. Megatron was the #2 overall pick in the draft. DK was the 64th pick in the draft. But apparently DK was a disappointment and wasted potential because he's not as good as Megatron, despite still being a really good player for us. He's averaged 75 receptions, nearly 1100 yards, and 8 TD's per year over the course of his career, and held the single season receiving yards record for us until JSN broke it last year. That's really good for a guy taken with the last pick in the 2nd round.

I have no idea how or why people decided that anything short of becoming Megatron 2.0 was a let down, but that was always a wildly unfair and unrealistic expectation.

 

[Sperrydogg]

Well, what was the actual difference between Megatron and DK then? His size strength and speed were as great as possible. Obviously it’s his hands. But could it have anything to do with Matt Stafford?

Which reminds me, remember when kam knocked the ball out of megatrons hand before he could cross the goaline?



What a punch

 

[Sperrydogg]

I will say this is not necessarily a bad thing. IMHO One of if not the most iconic Steve Largent plays he was playing defense on an interception and clocked Hardin and recovered the fumble. For those who not around yet or forgot .
But on the other side Steve Largent's highlight reel will be longer than DK’s career. DK is a let down. Wasted potential.

Yeah that largent play is very similar, I think the glaring difference is Steve was a hall of famer who exceeded all expectations throughout his career.

How close is DK to the hall of fame?

 

[Sperrydogg]

I will say this is not necessarily a bad thing. IMHO One of if not the most iconic Steve Largent plays he was playing defense on an interception and clocked Hardin and recovered the fumble. For those who not around yet or forgot .
But on the other side Steve Largent's highlight reel will be longer than DK’s career. DK is a let down. Wasted potential.

I don’t know if I would say wasted. He made a lot of great plays and was a fearsome force. Sure he didn’t reach megatron or Larry status but he was a great Seahawk. I don’t think he was a let down either, the bar was very high. Plus we got more for him than it took to get him so he helped us out even in his departure

 

[Sperrydogg]

For me, its this, the chasedown and the one handed run block.

The run block!!! Like a bully

 

[Chapow]

Well, what was the actual difference between Megatron and DK then? His size strength and speed were as great as possible. Obviously it’s his hands. But could it have anything to do with Matt Stafford?

NFL teams and scouts clearly thought there were some pretty significant differences between the two considering Megatron went #2 overall and DK was the last pick of the 2nd round.

 

[Sperrydogg]

Seemed like he was going to be unstoppable

Haha did you see him jump to catch a ball that was waste high…. I played in high school with a dude named Jesse Marunde, he was 6’4” 230, fast as could be and had hands like boulders. He took 2nd place in the Worlds Strongest Man show. He jumped when he tried to catch the ball too

 

[Sperrydogg]

NFL teams and scouts clearly thought there were some pretty significant differences between the two considering Megatron went #2 overall and DK was the last pick of the 2nd round.

No, I agree totally there was a difference, I guess it was coordination too. Bricks and jumping at nothing.

I wasn’t trying to rip on DK with this thread even though it keeps coming out this way.

I saw a nfl great play video and it showed the DK rundown play and it made me start wondering if that was his best moment. I guess best is not the right word. I don’t know

 

[Seahawker]

Always thought DK Metcalf was the NFL's version of Dennis Rodman lite. Great player and some would say if you have to pay $30M a year, he might as well be a physical specimen, mismatch. Don't think he's had the OC & QB to get the most out of him yet, like someone said, pretty good for the last pick in the 2nd round.
He helped us get Emmanwori, his exit enabled JSN to skyrocket and in between was the most potent & productive part of our offense.
Nice work John

 

[Sperrydogg]

Always thought DK Metcalf was the NFL's version of Dennis Rodman lite. Great player and some would say if you have to pay $30M a year, he might as well be a physical specimen, mismatch. Don't think he's had the OC & QB to get the most out of him yet, like someone said, pretty good for the last pick in the 2nd round.
He helped us get Emmanwori, his exit enabled JSN to skyrocket and in between was the most potent & productive part of our offense.
Nice work John

That’s a funny comp

 

[SoulfishHawk]

DK barely averaged one fumble per season after his rookie year (six in five seasons). As usual, people way the hell overexaggerate his problems. He also had a whole ONE personal foul his final season here. In just two seasons out of six, and one of those was his rookie year, did he even finish inside the top 100 in drop percentage.

But improving isn't enough for some people. You have to be perfect all the time, and perfect from the start.

He was a huge ass steal for the 64th pick in the draft. People forget that it was his franchise single-season yardage record that JSN broke last season. Very few players are Megatron, but that's apparently what the expectation was for him for some reason.

Well said, Rat. VERY well said.

Go Hawks

 

[Chukarhawk]

"The grass is greener". He's a dummy. Glad he's gone.

 

[Sperrydogg]

"The grass is greener". He's a dummy. Glad he's gone.

I wonder if he wishes he won the superbowl

All the guys that jumped ship lightened the load to the finish line

 

[LeveeBreak]

Let's not pretend the seeds of greatness aren't there. I hope he achieves his potential but it gets less likely every year. The video, since you can't see it without clicking, is his highlights in the wildcard game his rookie year, against the Eagles.

Maybe there are some seeds...but the crop yield was well below expectations.

 

[cymatica]

Let's not pretend the seeds of greatness aren't there. I hope he achieves his potential but it gets less likely every year. The video, since you can't see it without clicking, is his highlights in the wildcard game his rookie year, against the Eagles.

That can't be DK. He's making contested catches, high pointing the ball, and not running lazy routes.

 

[Sperrydogg]

It’s kinda crazy how many of the positive highlights come from his very early stuff