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The Steelers got years of elite production out of both before things blew up.

 

How many more could we have had?

 

The article has them trying to trade Fournette to the Buccaneers, not the Steelers. When it lists the Steelers and some other teams as those pegged as possible destinations, it isn't clear if was media speculation or the Jaguars organization doing the pegging. It sounds like the former.

 

Ben have no reason to go empty backfield anymore in the redzone ...absolutely no reason

 

With McFarland & Dionte Johnson handling return duties ...that should be enough to render Switzer useless

 

Look like Benny Snail is the odd man out ...practice squad??

 

I am scratching my head with this pick, everything I read says he is a bad pass blocker and has had injury concerns. Some say he has good hands and some say he hasn't been used much in the pass game. On the other hand they say he has home run potential which is something the Steelers need out of the RB position. I thought that was why Wyhte was here and thought he looked good.

I also read the character concerns but how much of that is real or not? He was coached by Canada and was MT's son's teammate so I would have to think is anyone knows about this kid it would have to be the Steelers. I did not like the pick here I wanted us to go so many other places like S(Wallace), C(Biadiasz) and yes QB(Fromm) but he is here and now we have to hope we clean out a crowded RB room.

 

Awful post, man. Awful.

 

How? Why?

 

People get so enamored with speed that’s all they see. Look at Snells college production it blows away anything McFarland has done, not to mention the durability. Snell is a absolute steal and home run if you consider they were both 4th round picks. That’s the kind of RB you look for in the 4th.

 

What really caught my eye is that he shredded Ohio State with 298 yards!

 

If you taking only 4 backs, somebody not eating. Who has more value ..Snell or Samuel??

 

LOL ...I like Snell too ..that Raven game was impressive ...Samuels gives you a receiving threat too

 

On average Snell is good for a solid 2 yard run ...very exciting ...Daddy McFarland can take it to the house on any given carry

 

McFarland need to gain another 10 to 15 pounds...

 

I think he's boom or bust with no in between. I wasn't big on the pick right when it happened because MD sucks and I was still hurting over Dobbins LOL ...but I have seen flashes in AMJ and he hasn't been abused like Taylor was in Wisconsin. RBs are funny, and he may fail, but I can easily see that he explodes with good talent around him and becomes a very good player for us. I've been screaming for years about RBBC. If we can properly implement that, our offense will be great.

 

Samuels will likely be the odd man out, he's one dimensional.

 

Yeah, but he's the best RB at that dimension. I think Whyte is gone.

 

I don't think they will keep 4 RBs, Conner, Snell, MacFarland, send Whyte to the practice squad cut Samuels.

 

There's combine speed and football speed. As far as I'm concerned, 4.5 down is good enough for just about every position on the team (LOL). And that's just to eliminate any physical/mental deal they maybe trying to hide. That's it! Other than that, how fast have they played? That's where it counts for our sport, not the track! He plenty fast!

We haven't had a break it to the outside back since ....willie? We need to have this type of back to compliment our traditional power run game, always. Long overdue. You don't draft an Anthony McFarland to pass block or even play many downs. And you know what? He doesn't pan out, cya, grab another one. Rinse/Repeat.

This year is make or break for James. You like RBs? Tune into next year's Steelers' draft.

Like this pic, worthy gamble.