Ever notice how some NFL players just seem so talented and physically gifted, you can’t stop gushing about them or heaping tons of praise and ever-greater expectations upon them? Like a lot of other people this spring and summer, I thought it was a sexy idea to predict tight end Vance McDonald, with his size, speed and athleticism, would be a difference-maker for the Steelers’ already potent offense in 2018.
And he still might be when all is said and done. After all, we’re talking about a player who came into the league as a second-round pick by the 49ers in 2013, a man who was the fourth-rated tight end in that year’s draft class, according to McDonald’s Wikipedia page.