Published 3/24/2008
by Davey Paniagua
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Todd McShay seems like a good writer for ESPN. He's been there for about 10 years, and it can be argued that he's going to replace Mel Kiper, Jr., once the "old man" moves on (to Fox Sports). As a member of ESPN Insider, I love checking out what both Kiper, Jr. and McShay have to say about mock drafts for the upcoming NFL Draft on April 26-27th. They're going to be wrong about a lot of their picks, but at least Kiper, Jr. got someone one right. That man is Darren "Run DMC" McFadden, who is going to be an unequivocal force to be reckoned with in the NFL. Did we not just see this man among boys run the fastest 40 time in years? McFadden is clearly the best prospect in the draft, and it would be foolish of any one team to skip on picking him. That goes for the Dolphins, Rams, and Falcons, who clearly have good to decent running backs. Don't be afraid to draft McFadden, who will reap awards the likes of which Jake or Chris Long could only dream. Going back to ...
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