Ant is back

McFarland hasn't made any splash plays in a regular-season game. He had a couple of long runs in the preseason that got some people overly excited, but he hasn't done it in a game that counts. Warren and Austin have, and they are the ones most likely to lose playing time if the team tries to force McFarland into the lineup more.

 

It was supposed to be a joke, but I guess I missed. Should have gone green font.

 

I have plenty of those too!

 

Again, you are assuming the results will be positive while ignoring that he is less likely to be successful than Harris or Warren. Warren has shown more ability to make things happen as a receiver than McFarland, but his presence doesn't eliminate the possibility of running some plays the way McFarland's does.

 

i guess if he does nothing more than help keep a small amount of wear and tear off the top two it is a success. it's a long season.

 

Dude is cheeks. On the team because he went to Maryland

 

I'm never upset when a Steeler makes a positive play, but assuming he will make more is foolish.

Today should tell you how silly those fantasies about McFarland are. Harris and Warren need to get the ball as much as possible. Did McFarland get a single snap on offense today?

At least he only did a lousy job on two of his three kickoff returns.

 

He’s been on our team for years and I still don’t know what we have in him. Does anyone ? While there was a brief sighting today that’s normally not a good sign….

 

The saying goes, if you've been around for years and don't know what you've got the answer is elsewhere.

He can return kicks. End of story. Much like gadget Austin.

 

Ok I was planning to be a smart ass

Considering his 73 yards on returns I think that is excellent

Also considering what Warren and Harris did thank goodness they didn’t waste a single offensive snap on him

Hope this continues

 

OK. next week he will get his 100 yards.

 

He didn't take one snap on offense today. So much for the Steelers to unleash the "special package" they had in store for him. The coaching staff needs to tell him that he is allowed to call a fair catch on a kickoff. He buried us twice by trying to run the ball out.

 

Austin is still in what is essentially his rookie season, so he's not exactly in the same situation as McFarland.

 

I actually agree with him not getting snaps .. No need to use another style of Attack if the one you are using is working that well .. I hope they continue to work on the package so it will be ready if needed..

 

Yeah, I mean, like he’s been here since the year 20, I believe. Does anyone know if he’s worth the green? Never mind debating his performance, the problem is there’s nothing to debate! We’re all down to these rare sightings of him. He may be great but if he’s never on the green that’s useless to us.

 

There were times the offense bogged down on Sunday and they were facing a weak run defense. One of those drives could have been a good time to break it out, but of course, that would have meant taking snaps and touches away from Harris and Warren and that would have been stupid.

 

I think they could have used him like you are referring to at least once when Harris went airborne when he didn't need to. It would have let him catch his breath and they could try the dual backfield that they had used several times yesterday. I'm not sure the Packers would buy it but it gives Harris a play off and doesn't take a snap from either to try it.

 

I get nervous when the ball is kicked to him also. He fumbled one and buried us in terrible field position, he ran another one out short of the 25 yard line but he did gain the team 5 yards by returning one to the 30. It just makes much more sense to make the fair catch and get the ball on the 25. It takes away the risk of a fumble or a penalty that puts you in bad field position.

 

I don't think Harris's problem there was fatigue. It was making a really stupid decision. In fact, Harris got the ball 16 times and Warren had it 15 times. Given how well both ran it, if anything, each of them should have gotten it more.

 

A healthy McFarland inactive for the Bengals game.

That should be the end of my Dream on my McFarland being a useful tool in the belt for the Steelers.

 

I see on the Steelers depth chart that Godwin Igwebuike is now listed as the 3rd team back while McFarland is listed as 4th team. He will probably be released and out of the league at the season's end.