Dear Philadelphia Eagles fans: Metcalf wouldn’t have worked here either

There’s one reason that the ‘D.K. Metcalf would have fixed everything’ argument is erroneous, and it has nothing to do with him or his ability.

Something must be addressed before any of us go any further. There’s a theory floating around the Philadelphia Eagles fanbase that ‘The Birds’ again made the wrong move in the draft. You see, in the most recent selection meeting, Philly had two picks in the second round.

One they seemed to nail. The jury is still out on the other.

After adding a bonafide star in Miles Sanders at pick 53, Philadelphia had another decision to make as they were again on the clock just four picks later at 57. The theory was, after taking Andre Dillard in the first round and addressing the running back position with their first pick of the second, the Eagles were certain to take a wide receiver four slots later.

Philly decided on JJ Arcega-Whiteside. We heard everything about him from the fact that he was ‘football smart’ to he was an ‘Alshon Jeffery clone’. So far, in 2019, he’s hauled in three passes for 43 yards, and much of the fanbase still hasn’t forgiven him dropping a potential game-winning catch versus the Detroit Lions.

To make matters worse, D.K. Metcalf came off of the board just seven picks after Arcega-Whiteside, and he’s been excellent for the Seattle Seahawks. Eagles fans will have a front-row seat for him in Week 12. So far, Metcalf has 35 catches for 595 yards and five touchdowns on his resume.

Here’s the controversial statement though. Metcalf wouldn’t have helped this Eagles offense, just like Arcega-Whiteside hasn’t helped the cause, and the reason for that isn’t because Metcalf can’t play. It’s because Philly can’t find a wide receivers coach that knows what he’s doing.

That’s why Shelton Gibson failed. That’s why Arcega-Whiteside is failing. That’s why Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor, and Mack Hollins have all regressed. That’s why Greg Ward can’t get off of the practice squad. Stop waiting for elite talent at wideout to be brought here. It won’t matter because Carson Walch can’t coach.

Position coaches don’t get the mic shoved in their face often. It’s normally the coordinators, star players, and head coaches, but when your quarterback’s coach says Mack Hollins does a great job because ‘he lines up properly and he plays hard’, it’s probably a good thing that we aren’t hearing from him.

Metcalf wouldn’t have solved any issue, and it isn’t because he can’t play. He, like Arcega-Whiteside, wouldn’t have gotten the proper coaching. He’d be struggling right now, and we’d be calling him a bust. That’s how it’s worked in Philly as of late, and until this team holds these position coaches accountable, that will always be the case. It’s been said once. It needs to be said again. Carson Wentz isn’t the problem. Carson Walch and bad coaching is the problem.