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Originally Posted by milkman
I don't think it was going to make any difference how McCluster was used.
He was what he was, though I don't think he was a worthless pile of crap.
He was, and is, never going to be the playmaker that Pioli believed he was selecting.
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Agreed, although I would assert that it wasn't until he was playing at WR full time that he was anything more than a valuable kick/punt returner to this team.
While he wasn't completely ineffective at RB like some guys we've had (Mike Cloud-type worthless shitsacks) the issue was we ran DESIGNED plays for him that took away chances to get the ball in the hands of far more valuable playmakers. And those designed plays were ineffective and horrific nightmares, considering they usually involved getting McCluster the ball several yards in the backfield either on a shotgun handoff or a delayed bubble screen. The whole Haley mindset was to "just get him the ball in space, and he'll totally break it!" Haley, Old Fart Muir, and Dumb**** Daboll never learned that McCluster isn't that kind of player. He lacked the speed, agility, and strength to be that guy. Jamaal Charles is that guy. McCluster was not.