Russell Wilson, Tyler Lockett, a Buccaneers loss, and Scooby Doo
By Cory Kinnan
Like an episode of Scooby Doo, Russell Wilson and Tyler Lockett foiled the evil plans at a victory once again; this time the Buccaneers were the culprit.
What is the famous line that all of the villains say at the end of the Scooby Doo episodes when they have been caught red-handed? “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids.” These are the same lines that Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ head coach Bruce Arians must be muttering to himself this morning after suffering an overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
The 2-6 Bucs were so close to pulling off the massive upset over the now 7-2 Seahawks as they had a 21-7 lead at one point in the game. In all reality, Arians and the Bucs could have gotten away with the victory too if it were not for the duo of Russell Wilson and Tyler Lockett.
Both under 6-0 tall, Wilson and Lockett terrorized the Bucs all day long as 18 different attempts were made to link up between the tandem. That is correct, Lockett was target a whopping 18 times in yesterday’s game, and he managed to haul in 13 of those attempts for a catch rate of 72 percent. He finished with 153 yards receiving and two scores in this game, single-handedly torching the much bigger and even faster rookie cornerback Jamel Dean.
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For the second year in a row, Lockett has an insane catch rate of 81 percent this season when he is targeted by Russell Wilson. The benefits go both ways, however, as Wilson’s quarterback rating jumps to an astounding 138.8 when he targets Lockett as well.
While Wilson is playing the best football of his career and is undoubtedly the leading candidate for the MVP award through the first nine weeks of the season, Lockett is also on pace for his best season yet. Through nine games, Lockett has tallied 767 yards and six touchdowns on 59 catches from Wilson; he already has more catches than he had a year ago, and is well on his way to double-digit touchdowns and 1,000 yards receiving for the first time in his career.
Just like Scooby and the gang, the small but mighty duo of Lockett and Wilson continuously foil the master plans of their opponents on a week-to-week basis. While the villains in Scooby Doo never learned to take the young gang in the Mystery Machine seriously, the undersized tandem of Wilson and Lockett have the full attention of the entire league.
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This week the Buccaneers became the latest episode of a crumbling master plan at the hands of Russell Wilson and Tyler Lockett. So close to an upset, Arians and the pewter and red could not manage a way to keep contain on this dynamic duo as they led the Seahawks to another solved crime, er, victory.