Comparing him to other disappointments doesn't make him successful. He's a typical streaky pass rusher that disappears for more than half a season and usually only produces against shit players. That's just not worthy of a top-half first round pick. The pick didn't make sense then and it certainly doesn't make a lot more sense now.
I don’t hate the guy as I think pass rushers are a premium position, but I definitely DO think we need to draft a full time Edge player high in the draft this year so we can use McD more as a situational pass rusher instead of as a starting DE. He’s not consistent enough nor is he a good enough run defender to be a starting DE…much like Huff was for us…a good pass rusher but not a full time starter due to those two limitations He’s worth having on the team but he’s not a full time starter to me
I think he's exactly the type of player you don't keep around because his numbers are deceptive enough to demand a starting salary even though he doesn't show up for the whole season. They won't be able to keep him on a limited pitch count and he's not worth keeping as a starter IMO.
Yeah don’t disagree with that…he’s not worth a true starting DE salary so sure, wouldn’t keep him if he demands that type of money…kind of similar to what JD did with Huff…Huff was very vocal about not giving a hometown discount and JD at least knew enough to not pay him huge starting DE money (now if only he hadn’t traded for a holding out guy like Reddick!) McD seems similar to me…a guy who can cause problems for an OL as a situational guy…but agree not a starting DE guy and shouldn’t be paid that kind of money
