Why McFadden isn’t the pick

FanHouse found this 4/24/2008 on www.ibabuzz.com [flag]

Al Davis has a reputation of wanting the best available athlete. Give him the biggest, the fastest, the most explosive talent and he is happy, regardless of whether the position is settled. It is said he won’t be able to bypass Darren McFadden for that reason. He simply won’t be able to resist putting an instant touchdown into an already crowded backfield, joining Justin Fargas, ... [link]

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Raiders' Al Davis Is Way Too Practical to Draft Darren McFadden
Published 4/24/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
Filed under: Raiders, NFL DraftI'm on record as saying the Raiders will draft running back Darren McFadden with the fourth-overall pick, and I'm always right, so it's with much skepticism that I read that the former Arkansas star won't be Oakland's guy. The Oakland Tribune's Jerry McDonald makes a good case (again) for why the team will pass on McFadden and it comes down to this: yes, the Raiders love guys with big-play ability, but recent history suggests they love drafting for need too. Sebastian Janiskowski was ...

Thursday Blog Roundup: Deciphering draft possibilities
Published 4/24/2008 by Eddie Griffin at The Red Zone Report
... at #4. Al Davis loves him some Darren McFadden, but Jerry McDonald doesn’t agree with taking McFadden , looking at some of the Raiders’ past draft mistakes. The Raiders are better off drafting a defensive player, but do they take Ellis or Gholston at #4 if ...

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Raiders' Al Davis Is Way Too Practical to Draft Darren McFadden

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I'm on record as saying the Raiders will draft running back Darren McFadden with the fourth-overall pick, and I'm always right, so it's with much skepticism that I read that the former Arkansas star won't be Oakland's guy. The Oakland Tribune 's ...

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