Or even like a Reg cab ranger with a 7ft bed
I have a regular cab Ranger with a 7 foot bed...but its from 1987 LOL. It gets used as a truck a lot, picked it up a couple years ago for $800. The longer bed is quite nice for being able to haul more stuff in one trip rather than having to make several trips. People saying oh well you can use racks, etc. for the short bed shortcomings...well that isn't exactly the case with everything, sure if you wanna lift that sheetrock up onto a ladder rack, fine, but many of us don't care to do that, which is why these old pickups are great contractor rigs, they sit low enough that loading and unloading materials is at a great easy to work with height compared to the ridiculously high bed heights of today's bloated sized trucks. When I make a trip to the scrap yard, I throw everything in the bed of my Ranger with a camper shell on it and make 1 trip...couldn't afford to make multiple trips at 3 cents a pound for scrap LOL. A longer bed makes for a great contractor rig as you can toss all your tools, parts, etc. in and have plenty of room where the trucks today with 4-5 foot beds you ain't got the space to haul everything, and a ladder rack ain't gonna cut it to haul your tools on.
The Maverick is more geared towards people that need a truck bed occasionally to haul their spring mulch, or bulky items that won't fit in their regular SUV, crossover, or car trunk...do they still make cars anymore LOL. The Maverick would make for a great vehicle for parts runners, couriers, and other niche type jobs that a small trucklet would be a great use, but don't need a full size truck. I've seen a couple of new extended cab Rangers being used by Budweiser by the guys that come out to the stores and take inventory, and that type of stuff or where they just need to make small delivery runs between when the delivery trucks show up, that type of stuff...the Maverick would fit into those types of markets as well.
I'd rather see Ford come out with something in a regular cab work truck type configuration with regular 4WD, no carpet, no extended or crew cab, 6-7 foot bed...without having to buy an F150 or larger truck. The 2nd and 3rd row seats in my Explorer never get used LOL. My Ranger is great as its just a regular cab, since its just me, I have no need for a bunch of unused seating options.