Darren McFadden and the Oakland Raiders, Hype or Real Deal?

RaiderSithLord posted 3/15/2008 from mvn.com [flag]

Darren McFadden’s name has been thrown around by Oakland Raider fans since before last year’s draft. Run-DMC is a top flight back and according to almost everyone a top pick for the draft this year. The Raiders already have Justin Fargas, Michael Bush, Dominic Rhodes, LaMont Jordan, and Adimchinobe Echemandu as their backs, do they need to spend a high pick on another running back? After all, ... [link]

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