Seahawks' Tyler Lockett Praises WR Corps, Reveals Next Step
The Seattle Seahawks will enter the season with one of the most potent offenses in the NFC. After veterans D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett both surpassed 1,000 receiving yards last season, Ohio State Buckeye Jaxon Smith-Njigba was added via the draft.
Running back Zach Charbonnet was added to ease the load on Kenneth Walker but a shoulder injury has halted his first training camp.
With a true three-headed monster now on offense along with the rookies in Tyjon Lindsey and Matt Landers and the likes of Dareke Young and Easop Winston Jr. to complement them, Seattle boasts a solid pass-catching unit.
And Lockett thinks so too.
“We got a really good core,” Lockett said. “As camp goes on, I think a lot of guys will start to separate themselves. I think just with everything we are trying to build, we got guys that are able to run after the catch, we got guys that can create."
With a big emphasis on learning offensive coordinator Shane Waldron's offense for the rookies and Metcalf and Lockett as ones to lean on, the Seahawks have a good mix of youth and experience in the room.
Training camp will ultimately decide who makes the 53-man roster. And as with every season, there will be some hard-luck stories.
But as the Seahawks receivers get settled into the swing of training camp, Lockett has liked what he has seen thus far and states that now, it's all about learning the offense.
"I really like what we have, I’m going into year nine so I’ve seen a lot of receivers come and go," Lockett said. "I really like the talent, the athletic ability. Now it's just about us being able to learn the IQ of the offense and to be able to take our game [up a] notch in practice.”
Seattle had the ninth-ranked offense for points scored per game last season (23.9). Now with the addition of Smith-Njigba and the natural progression of the roster, the Seahawks might not just have a chance to win their division this season, but potentially much more.
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