Convince me that McFarland isn't just a bigger Dri Archer

I can't convince you, Lets get rid of him now for something.

 

Anthony McFarland is no where near as bad as Dri Archer was.

Dri Archer wasn't just undersized. He looked like a little kid out there. He wasn't just scared to get hit. He was absolutely terrified of it.

McFarland is near the same size, but is physically very solid. I compare him more to Chris Rainey than I do Archer.

McFarland lacks vision, and doesn't have the leg strength to move a pile. He also doesn't seem to be able to slip past minimal contact consistently enough. I was thinking he might take a big jump going into season 2. So far he has been a disappointment.

 

Happy to help

 

McFarland stays, no convincing needed.
Dri Archer Now he was a wasted pick!

Harris
Ballage
McFarland
Watt (FB)
?

Samuals? (Should be cut)
Snell is injured.
Edmonds? 4th year
James-Brooks?
Guerrero?

Special teams will dictate the 5th kept if any.

 

I agree that the light still has time to click on with young players. It finally did for Bud DuPree and I don't believe for one second it was because he was in a contract year. Had more to do with his surrounding cast.

Many people probably don't recall or remember but Jerry Rice's first season was not good at all for the 49ers with tons of dropped passes. Many fans and analysts were labeling him a first round bust and Bill Walsh took a lot of heat for sticking with him. Sure this is like comparing apples and oranges to their overall talent but if the 49ers just gave up on Jerry Rice it would have been a huge mistake. Obviously he turned out to be one of the very best ever.

 

He and Derek Watt are duds, lets ship em out.

 

Was listening to Dale Lolley today, he doesn’t see any way McFarland is cut, Snell is far more likely to be released in his opinion because he doesn’t fit this Canada offence.

He also expects Watt to be used far more in the offence once the regular season gets going, Canada used full backs in all sorts of ways in college by all accounts. I look forward to seeing that because up to this point Derek Watt has been basically useless.

 

I hope the Steelers never draft another player from Maryland.

 

More like a Chris Rainey than a Dri Archer.

 

Me too, they are a waste.

 

Actually IMHO a bigger Dri Archer wouldn’t be a bad thing. That, and the instinct to run to open field rather than towards people wearing different colored jerseys.
I think McFarland could be a good returner, but then I originally thought that about Archer as well. I would have bet on Archer being really good. He could sure run, but he simply had terrible instincts on WHERE to run. I think that he was so fast in college, he didn’t have to rely on anything but speed. In the NFL, things are turned up a notch and his technique was not good.
A coach once told me that flat out 40 yd time was the single most overrated statistic. Whether McFarland figures things out or not, I don’t know.

 

The guy has 33 snaps WTF are you basing this on?

 

But you didn't and don't realize it. SMH

 

But you clearly said you felt better. Isn’t that helping?

And Benny tends to make look at me posts. I think his mom limits his online time.

 

LoL. That was pretty good. LoL. Somebody's feeling feisty, with a bit of piss, and vinegar in them tonight.

 

You said you felt better?

 

Benny's all about Steeler misfortune, literally.

 

Not sure Archer could do this...