NFL Executive Reveals DK Metcalf's Perfect Fit, Plus Bo Nix's Next Target | Mailbag

Wide Receivers Take Center Stage On the Eve of NFL Free Agency

Get ready, because the moves across the NFL are about to start happening at a torrid pace.

While much of the heavy lifting of the negotiations ahead of free agency was done in the smoke-filled cigar bars and over top-shelf Scotch poured at Prime 47 during the NFL Combine, the wink-wink, nod-nod “legal tampering” period begins Monday with free agency beginning, officially, on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

But, there are some big names at key positions who are about to put pen-to-paper on some big deals across the league in the days ahead.

This week’s mailbag features an NFC Executive’s best fit for Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, who formally requested a trade this week, one coach’s opinion on the receivers that the Denver Broncos should prioritize to add to Bo Nix’s arsenal, and my thoughts on the Dallas Cowboys’ running back situation.

Let’s head to the mailbag and tackle your last batch of questions before the free-agent frenzy kicks into gear!

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Where do you think DK Metcalf ends up? Where is his best fit, especially watching the wide receiver market just jump off with some of the recent moves. (Jamesdeanii3 on Threads)

Despite this being one of the deeper and more accomplished free agent wide receiver classes in recent memory, there is no doubt that DK Metcalf is the prize of the offseason at the position.

After all, Metcalf is right in the midst of his prime at age 27 and is fresh off catching 66 of his 108 targets for 992 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games last season. Pro Football Focus points out that Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith posted a 99 passer rating when targeting Metcalf, who finished the season with a 14.3 yards depth of target, while only dropping three passes?

Who wouldn’t want to make Metcalf their top-of-the-depth-chart receiver? One NFL Executive suggests there’s a perfect quarterback-receiver marriage out there waiting for Metcalf.