Eric Ebron and Vance McDonald may be 1A and 1B on the depth chart but it’s clear Ebron tops the pecking order in the pass game. That’s pushed McDonald into an afterthought as a receiver, only catching the occasional checkdown, being the last read in the progression, with a primary focus on being a capable in-line blocker. Mike Tomlin made sure to praise those efforts in his Tuesday press conference.
“You know, Vance is a very versatile player for us,” he said Tuesday afternoon. “We believe that he’s the type of guy that could be impactful in the running game and in the passing game.