There's not a lot of film out there on this guy, but he's getting a bit of hype at the moment, especially from some of the guys at Field Gulls and Seahawksdraftblog . . . so I thought I'd dig a little deeper.
Initially I had him pegged as a slot guy. That may be too narrow. He's got some really good traits. He's a great route runner and excels att finding little holes and creases in the defense and settling in to them. He's got sticky hands (for the most part . . . see below) and extends away from the body to catch the ball. As a blocker, e might not be good, but he's feisty. He does have experience returning kicks, and shows some good moves there, but mostly sticks to mving north-south and getting what he can . . . IMO that is a good trait in a return man.
The main weaknesses I see is that he doesn't create a lot of separation. The field speed isn't there, and that is against sub-par competition. I simply don't know if he'll ever be open in space in the pros. For all his ability on kick returns, he doesn't show a little of RAC ability on offense. The last concern is that while he doesn't drop the ball often, they tend to come of bunches. Is it a mental toughness thing? Does he press too much in pressure situations?
He has the ability to play all three roles, but he's a move the chains type receiver. He's not a play creator. Seattle typically looks for guys who can make their own hay, so to speak, and McBride doesn't look like that kind of player.
Initially I had him pegged as a slot guy. That may be too narrow. He's got some really good traits. He's a great route runner and excels att finding little holes and creases in the defense and settling in to them. He's got sticky hands (for the most part . . . see below) and extends away from the body to catch the ball. As a blocker, e might not be good, but he's feisty. He does have experience returning kicks, and shows some good moves there, but mostly sticks to mving north-south and getting what he can . . . IMO that is a good trait in a return man.
The main weaknesses I see is that he doesn't create a lot of separation. The field speed isn't there, and that is against sub-par competition. I simply don't know if he'll ever be open in space in the pros. For all his ability on kick returns, he doesn't show a little of RAC ability on offense. The last concern is that while he doesn't drop the ball often, they tend to come of bunches. Is it a mental toughness thing? Does he press too much in pressure situations?
He has the ability to play all three roles, but he's a move the chains type receiver. He's not a play creator. Seattle typically looks for guys who can make their own hay, so to speak, and McBride doesn't look like that kind of player.
