Seahawks know they can ‘always count on’ Tyler Lockett for big moments

“It’s just how prepared he is,” quarterback Geno Smith said. “He’s stable, he’s been that way his whole life, his whole career, so he’s never going to change. His behavior isn’t going to change. Whether he gets 10 goals in the game, or five or three, he’s going to run his routes the same way. He’s going to give maximum effort. He’s going to be the consummate leader we need. He’s going to bring the right energy and the right approach to the huddle, he makes the play every time. how special he is and the work he’s done on a lot of things behind the scenes to make sure his body is ready to shoot, man, he’s one of my best friends and I just want to keep throwing the ball to him more if I can. , but I know that I can always count on him and that he will always be there.

“I mean we have so many great guys that it makes my job a lot easier. I just have to go out there and let the defense dictate where the ball goes. But a lot of times, it comes down to that.” being Tyler and is always in the right place. He always catches his toes when he needs to, and he’s even making blocks. So I think Tyler will continue to do it. “We’re growing as an offense. He hasn’t peaked yet. I think he still has more life and he’s showing us that.”

Like any receiver, Lockett enjoys games in which he is targeted frequently; After all, he ranks second behind Steve Largent in franchise history in receiving yards, receptions and touchdowns, so he’s more than capable of putting up big numbers. Pride in being a player who can come through when it matters most, even when his opportunities are limited.

“I take a lot of pride in it because I think all the receivers want to get involved from the beginning and want to be able to get going and stuff like that,” he said. “Sometimes things like that don’t happen and it’s easy to be able to get upset, angry, depressed, whatever, but at the same time for me I don’t want to get to that place where I am.” So angry to the point where when I start getting opportunities, now I don’t make the play because I’m not in sync with myself, I always tell myself, stay ready because when that opportunity comes, if you were angry, you would do it. You weren’t getting the ball, now you have it, you didn’t make the play. That doesn’t improve your situation at all. For me, keep trying to open up because you. You never know when your chance will be and you never know when a play fails if it will be your chance, so I think that’s also a great message for anyone in life: you have to be prepared. Because sometimes things don’t happen the way you want, and sometimes the way you want to play doesn’t happen the way you want, but you can still make a great game.”