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If Darren McFadden is sitting there at No. 4, the Raiders ought to use all of one second out of their allotted 10 minutes before sending his name up to the podium. McFadden was in Alameda Monday getting the grand tour, which hardly qualifies as news. It can be safely assumed that Jake Long, Chris Long, Glenn Dorsey, Vernon Gholston and Sedrick Ellis will pass through these parts if they ... [link]

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Oakland Writer Makes the Case for Raiders Drafting Darren McFadden
Published 4/9/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... is officially on record as having the Raiders draft Darren McFadden with the fourth-overall pick. And when FanHouse goes on record, it's a done deal. (Want proof? Last year, FanHouse mock draft correctly predicted SIX of the first 32 picks. Convinced? Thought so.) Today, the Oakland Tribune's Jerry McDonald makes the case for Oakland taking McFadden, echoing many of the thoughts I expressed last week, as well as adding a few nuggets that make a lot of sense, especially given the Al Davis-inspired Raiders' draft strategy: ...

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Oakland Writer Makes the Case for Raiders Drafting Darren McFadden

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