For some reason, this latest loss to the 49ers stings worse than the previous four. Maybe it’s because the Seahawks seem to be totally overmatched against their most-bitter rivals, who look like the best team in the NFL right now by a massive margin. The gap between these two teams is not only wide – it also goes much deeper than what’s happening on the field.
According to a report by Mike Silver at the San Francisco Chronicle, last week 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan showed his players several different clips of DK Metcalf throwing tantrums during games – and made a plan to get Metcalf to lose his cool again. He even promised a holiday gift for the player who got Metcalf to blow his stack.
“We will get ’14’ to lose his mind… Christmas present for whoever gets him.”
DK deserves the lion’s share of the blame, even if he was provoked by Fred Warner by getting shoved in the back of the head. Metcalf’s anger can be put to good use, but more often than not it’s hurting the Seahawks more than it’s helping them.
However, this is yet another example of Pete Carroll getting outcoached by one of his division rivals. This year Carroll went 0-4 against Shanahan and Sean McVay – both of whom seem to be out of his league. That’s a huge long-term problem and either Carroll needs to figure out a solution or the organization needs to find a head coach who can.
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