With the departure of Antonio Brown and tight end Jesse James, Vance McDonald is going to be the man for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense this season. Last Sunday’s preseason game against the Tennessee Titans gave a glimpse into all the possible different ways the Steelers will utilize McDonald in both the running and passing game this season.
McDonald played 21 snaps last Sunday night but it only took four snaps to realize that the tight end will be a big part of the offensive game plan. While teams tend to be vanilla during the preseason, not wanting to put too much on tape for opposing teams, it was hard not to notice that McDonald lined up in a different spot on each of the team’s first four offensive snaps.