Analyzing DK Metcalf's Challenging Matchup This Week

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00:00Let's start here with D'Kalen Zacharias Metcalf at New England, D.K. Metcalf at New England.

00:09Joe, you have him listed in the bust category here.

00:12Talk to me about why.

00:13Look, this is not hating the player, it's hating the situation a little bit.

00:17Now, he gave a touchdown today, save his day.

00:19He's D.K. Metcalf.

00:20He's a great player.

00:21You're not sitting D.K. Metcalf, but I think it is telling that he is ranked 24th in the

00:25expert consensus rankings on fantasy pros this week.

00:28Last week, he was shadowed by Patrick Sertan.

00:30We saw what happened.

00:31Basically, he shut him down.

00:33Three receptions for 29 yards, and that's a problem, right?

00:36That's not the best situation here for D.K. Metcalf.

00:39This week, he gets Christian Gonzalez, another really good cover corner.

00:41So it could be some limitations there in an offense that's still working the kinks out.

00:46We know that Ken Walker is not going to play in this game today.

00:48Zach Charbonneau is going to play, so they're already kind of maneuvering the offense in

00:53some different patterns.

00:54Again, I just want to reiterate, you're not sitting D.K. Metcalf.

00:58You're fading.

00:59Maybe you're looking for some unders there in the yardage totals.

01:00Maybe you're looking at your lineup and saying, you know what, maybe this is a week where

01:03I play somebody at the flex with a little bit more upside, like a Jamison Williams or

01:06a Xavier Worthy, a little bit more boom in there.

01:09To open the season, Metcalf had 16% target share, 32% air yard share, and 22% first read

01:16share in week one.

01:18We'll see what numbers carry over against a small sample size, right?

01:21So we're still trying to figure out who everybody is.

01:24And when you have a new coach and a new offense, you're still trying to figure that out, too.

01:28And it's going to take a little while.

01:29D.K. Metcalf is an interesting buy low, though, after this week.

01:33If he has another quiet game, I'd be all over him.

01:36The next couple weeks, he gets Miami, Detroit, and the New York Giants.

01:40So those are three great matchups there for him going forward.

01:43So keep that in mind here as you're looking ahead on D.K. Metcalf.

01:47If you have designs to buy on him, wait for this week, see if it's quiet, and then reap

01:53the rewards of what's coming up.

01:54Because what's coming up is a really good situation where he would bounce back and bounce

01:57back in a big way.

01:58So D.K. is a little bit of a fade this week.

02:01You're starting him.

02:02You're not sitting him.

02:03But you have to have realistic expectations.

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