Steelers select Maryland RB Anthony McFarland at 124

[polamalubeast]

https://steelersdepot.com/2020/03/20...ony-mcfarland/

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Got 4.44 speed.

[polamalubeast]

The Good:

Has home run speed (4.44 40-yard dash)

Speed to get to the perimeter and stretch defenses

Very fluid athlete, difficult to square up on due to great lateral agility

Will make defenders miss with his elusiveness

Keeps legs moving through contact which leads to many broken tackles

Hits the hole quick, great burst

Playmaker who can turn nothing into a big play

The Bad:

Extensive injury history dating back to high school

Going to need more development as a pass protector

Needs to anchor better if he wants to be a three down back

Struggles in short yardage

https://steelersdepot.com/2020/03/20...ony-mcfarland/

[stillers4me]

[polamalubeast]

[Born2Steel]

Got 4.44 speed.

He plays faster than 4.44 looks like.

[teegre]

That’s right... Canada coaches him.

Logical

[polamalubeast]

I had said before the draft that the steelers had need speed in their offense….I am maybe the only one happy with this pick.

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

He plays faster than 4.44 looks like.

Yeah, runs of 75, 81, 52 yards against Ohio State. Not sure if OSU defense ate some bad crabcakes the night before, but he got loose against a good team that game.

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That’s right... Canada coaches him.

Logical

So......blame Canada?

[teegre]

So......blame Canada?

Post of the day!!!

[tube517]

So is he another Fast Willie Booger? FWB?

[stillers4me]

Some character concerns/low Wonderlick score. Looks like they will be pulling out the AB/Lev Bell handbook on this one. Must be a gift to Matt Canada.

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[polamalubeast]

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Can he return kick?

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I just hope to not have too many in the lockerroom

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[86WARD]

The Good:

Has home run speed (4.44 40-yard dash)

Speed to get to the perimeter and stretch defenses

Very fluid athlete, difficult to square up on due to great lateral agility

Will make defenders miss with his elusiveness

Keeps legs moving through contact which leads to many broken tackles

Hits the hole quick, great burst

Playmaker who can turn nothing into a big play

The Bad:

Extensive injury history dating back to high school

Going to need more development as a pass protector

Needs to anchor better if he wants to be a three down back

Struggles in short yardage

https://steelersdepot.com/2020/03/20...ony-mcfarland/

So sounds like he’s a very good compliment out of the box to Conner.

[polamalubeast]

So sounds like he’s a very good compliment out of the box to Conner.

and I love that!

[Mojouw]

Still means you're cutting a mid round draft pick from one of the last 3 years. Maybe Samuels?

[stillers4me]

[Born2Steel]

Still means you're cutting a mid round draft pick from one of the last 3 years. Maybe Samuels?

I think that is exactly what this means. Conner, Snell, Watt, and McFarland. That seems to be the 2020 RB room. Unless some trade is made to unload somebody from a crowded backfield to maybe get a backup DB?

[cubanstogie]

Still means you're cutting a mid round draft pick from one of the last 3 years. Maybe Samuels?

He can join the club of Artie burns , Davis and other picks that didn’t pan out. I’d rather see them being proactive than keeping dead weight. We knew Samuels was an experiment. We couldn’t afford to not upgrade RB position IMO, although I know some don’t value the position anymore.

[BlackAndGold]

Edmunds has to have a leg up if they keep 5 backs(counting Watt) due to his special teams abilty.

[polamalubeast]

[Steeldude]

Bad pick. Nobody is worth cutting to make room for this guy.

McFarland runs hard, but he's not that big and he's not that creative, so he could struggle to find yardage for himself. A high-ankle sprain may have been at the root of his unimpressive 2019 tape, as he showed a little better burst and tackle-breaking ability in 2018, but in both seasons he needed either clear points of entry or to be operating in open space to get it going. His projection can't just rely on a couple of splash performances from 2018. He appears to have low-end backup potential, but it's worth noting that some NFL teams are much higher on him.

• Runs on tiptoes on stretch plays
• Slow to gather in cut
• Lacks desired feel for run lane development
• Needs plenty of space to operate
• Unable to slow feet and then reignite quickly
• Doesn't have bend to unleash lower-body power
• Runs hard but has below-average drive through contact
• Not enough sand in his pants to trust protection skills

Wasn't this guy rated a 6th or 7th round pick?

[cubanstogie]

Bad pick. Nobody is worth cutting to make room for this guy.

• Runs on tiptoes on stretch plays
• Slow to gather in cut
• Lacks desired feel for run lane development
• Needs plenty of space to operate
• Unable to slow feet and then reignite quickly
• Doesn't have bend to unleash lower-body power
• Runs hard but has below-average drive through contact
• Not enough sand in his pants to trust protection skills

Wasn't this guy rated a 6th or 7th round pick?

I read all that shit too, you don’t play football on paper. You watch the guy and no doubt has more potential than Any RB on team not named Conner.

[DesertSteel]

Bad pick. Nobody is worth cutting to make room for this guy.

• Runs on tiptoes on stretch plays
• Slow to gather in cut
• Lacks desired feel for run lane development
• Needs plenty of space to operate
• Unable to slow feet and then reignite quickly
• Doesn't have bend to unleash lower-body power
• Runs hard but has below-average drive through contact
• Not enough sand in his pants to trust protection skills

Wasn't this guy rated a 6th or 7th round pick?

If you’re gonna cut and paste, why don’t you include the positives too? So predictable.

[polamalubeast]

[Shoes]

If he can stay healthy, he will be a nice addition. Sure looks better than what we have behind Conner now. Snell reminds me of a slow 1940 RB with baggy socks.

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

If you’re gonna cut and paste, why don’t you include the positives too? So predictable.

[Craic]

Bad pick. Nobody is worth cutting to make room for this guy.

• Runs on tiptoes on stretch plays
• Slow to gather in cut
• Lacks desired feel for run lane development
• Needs plenty of space to operate
• Unable to slow feet and then reignite quickly
• Doesn't have bend to unleash lower-body power
• Runs hard but has below-average drive through contact
• Not enough sand in his pants to trust protection skills

Wasn't this guy rated a 6th or 7th round pick?

Absolutely a joke. His cuts are fast, sticking a foot in the ground and exploding out. He breaks tackle after tackle. He pushes the pile. He catches with his hands rather than his body. He runs through traffic. And, he's a homerun threat. Here, watch this. It's fifteen minutes of Anthony McFarland.

My guess... if he played at a bigger school he would probably have gone higher up in the draft.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfGm3Swq8t8

[Born2Steel]

I'm not a fan of small RBs in the NFL. 5'8"-180-190LBS with a history of injuries in college. He's a Steeler now so welcome aboard and Let's GO!, but I'm just not a fan of the size. LOVE the speed.

[Bluecoat96]

Absolutely a joke. His cuts are fast, sticking a foot in the ground and exploding out. He breaks tackle after tackle. He pushes the pile. He catches with his hands rather than his body. He runs through traffic. And, he's a homerun threat. Here, watch this. It's fifteen minutes of Anthony McFarland.

My guess... if he played at a bigger school he would probably have gone higher up in the draft.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfGm3Swq8t8

If I'm not mistaken, he also ran for almost 300 yards against OSU a couple of years back while under Canada's tutelage.

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