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WR Calvin Ridley appeared as an alpha receiver with 11 targets (34%), 8 receptions for 101 yards, and 1 wide open TD. 98% route participation. Stud. Crushed basically the first half with 7 catches for 92 yards on 8 targets. Ridley caught his last pass with 11:20 remaining in the third quarter. Another was called back on a penalty. But he may have also been wide open for another TD later in the game that Lawrence didn’t see him on. If you drafted Ridley, you feel great. But anytime you are sitting on something this highly valued, you can sell it for a king’s ransom. Because Ridley won’t face the no-named Colts secondary every week that might be the worst in the NFL between the guys he lined up versus on Sunday.
The Seahawks had an underwhelming offensive performance, with DK Metcalf‘s TD as the highlight.
Metcalf operated as the true alpha, seizing a 21% target share and a whopping 62% air yards share. He Jaxon Smith-Njgba and Kenneth Walker all saw 5 targets. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett each also ran a route on 93% of dropbacks. JSN was behind at 66% playing just 59% of snaps. His target rate per route run is very strong (26%) and bolds well for him to vacuum up targets even while running fewer routes. He out-targeted Lockett, who caught two passes for ten yards.
Seattle also lost both starting offensive tackles, between Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas. Very problematic for an offense after a bad Week 1.
They scored on the first three drives and then missed an FG. It went ALL downhill after that. 4 straight punts. 2-9 on third downs. 180 yards of offense to the Rams’ 426. The Rams DOMINATED the time of possession. Nearly doubled 40 vs. 20 mins. Game over.
If things get off the rails for Geno – and he turns back into a pumpkin – might be wise to sell shares of Metcalf off the TD score.
Desmond Ridder‘s as QB1 raises questions as he had more catches than WR Drake London, who played on 90% of the snaps in Week 1. London had one target and zero receptions (dropped pass). The offense was reluctant to let Ridder “let it loose.” With three timeouts inside two minutes during the first half, Atlanta seemed in no hurry to try and move the ball aggressively downfield. By the conservative play calling, Smith would rather run a draw on 3rd and 10, than throw a slant or post to pick up the first down.
Things might not get better soon either, with the Packers and stud cornerback, Jaire Alexander, up next.
Tight end Kyle Pitts also was hardly used but ended up with more yards than London (2 catches for 44 yards). He was basically only targeted downfield, earning a week-high 83% air yards share. Again, this is a bit noisy because Ridder only threw for 63 air yards as Bijan was the leading receiver. 75 of Ridder’s yards came after the catch. Still, this is hardly super encouraging because Pitts wasn’t playing a full-time role. 62% snap share was just barely ahead of Jonnu Smith. However, he was mostly running routes (77% route participation) which is very good for a tight end.
Pitts and London are far from buy-lows at this point. They are holds for now. If I had to buy low on one of them, it would be London. He is still seeing alpha usage as a receiver, which is not so true for Pitts. Would be happy to trade a bench asset for London based on his talent alone. Totally fine sitting on London’s talent if I do not have to start him.
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