Understand Metcalf already had a chip on his shoulder when it came to the Eagles due to the 2019 draft. 5D7fPMoHPx- DK Metcalf December 1, 2020 When Schwartz was told about Metcalf's response by an Eagles spokesman, the DC was "shocked." “In my mind, I’m not trying to be Megatron. Schwartz also mentioned that he coached Calvin Johnson, one of the NFL's all-time great receivers, in Detroit and that Metcalf is the closest facsimile to Megatron that Schwartz has seen since then.Īfter the game, Schwartz again found Metcalf and joked that you might not be Megatron just yet but he's on your way.įrom Schwartz's perspective, both exchanges were meant as compliments and taken as such by Metcalf. Schwartz had caught up with Metcalf pre-game to tell the young receiver how much respect he has for Metcalf’s work ethic. We are competing every play, but I lost every 50/50 ball and I have to be better.” I have to play better, but props to DK for giving me the good work. I lost every 50/50 ball today," Slay said. It's about Schwartz trying to compliment Metcalf and the latter turning that into fuel for a monster 10-catch, 177-yard performance, which Darius Slay called his worst game as a pro. Arcega-Whiteside was a better fit because of his production at Stanford.īut, the hackneyed could-have-had-so-and-so game is not what this is about. 57 in the 2019 draft when Philadelphia was looking at a receiver and decided J.J.
The Ole Miss product is also a sore spot for Eagles fans because Metcalf was sitting there at No. In fact, only one player really hurt Schwartz's unit consistently and that's second-year stud receiver DK Metcalf, the freakish size-speed athlete who basically broke the scale for the measurables combine crowd. Final observations: Seahawks 23, Eagles 17.Five reasons for Eagles fans to have hope.Handing out 10 awards from the Eagles-Seahawks game.Eagles snap count analysis: Week 12 vs.
If you're assigning blame for the Eagles latest loss, a 23-17 setback to Seattle at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday, you'd have to check a lot of boxes before you even get to the defensive side of the football which put in yeoman work against Russell Wilson and company. Schwartz will also be the first to tell you that you never stop learning in this league. Jim Schwartz has a mental Rolodex of experiences built up over his quarter-century in the NFL, ones that he often uses for his job as the defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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