The Unofficial Draft Darren McFadden Thread

[Xbrett82us]

Since when does the #1 overall pick in the draft decide not to take the #1 overall player? Darren McFadden is the best player on the board. Merely watching highlight reels of each of the top 5 players, its obvious that he is the only one capable of dominating a game. I just hope Tuna agrees.

 

[Gadsden86]

We dont need another RB. We have Ronnie and Rickey and booker. Ronnie showed before he got hurt he can be the Top caliber RB we all wanted. And no need for a headcase here.

 

[swarm]

I think I'll withhold my opinion until the "OFFICIAL Draft Darren McFadden Thread" comes out

 

[kingfin23]

Yeah I agree but Ronnie Brown is the best runner in the NFL.I see no room for McFadden..He will cry if he don,t get the ball..

 

[3rdandinches]

Since when does the #1 overall pick in the draft decide not to take the #1 overall player? Darren McFadden is the best player on the board. Merely watching highlight reels of each of the top 5 players, its obvious that he is the only one capable of dominating a game. I just hope Tuna agrees.

Well I guess when NE picks their gonna jump all over M.Ryan because he should be the BPA at that selection!!!!

 

[SQuinn17]

Yeah I agree but Ronnie Brown is the best runner in the NFL.I see no room for McFadden..He will cry if he don,t get the ball..

no hes not.

 

[reese13]

i want mcfadden too. i cant believe so many ppl on here have any faith in ricky what so ever. booker may be decent or he may not. i think ronnie brown is a beast but we cant be 100% sure of how good he will come off an acl tear. Dmac is the best player in the draft and wth him and brown together we kno we will be able to run the ball. drafting an OL wont make our OL great. draftng a DE wont make our DL great. drafting a QB would not promise us a great passing game.Dmac would give us TWO potentially great YOUNG backs that we could build our franchse around.

and he isnt a head case. he is 20 years old and got in a couple fights. that means nothing.

 

[dabeastdabone]

I'm on-board, where do I sign up?

 

[Straztheman]

Yeah I agree but Ronnie Brown is the best runner in the NFL.I see no room for McFadden..He will cry if he don,t get the ball..

No way. I think he could be a top 10 back when healthy, but when Ronnie hasn't played a full season at a high level you can't say he's better than L.T., or anyone up there with him.

 

[Ryleigh97]

Since when does the #1 overall pick in the draft decide not to take the #1 overall player? Darren McFadden is the best player on the board. Merely watching highlight reels of each of the top 5 players, its obvious that he is the only one capable of dominating a game. I just hope Tuna agrees.

My answer would be......Ever since teams built entire staffs and dedicated months around developing their OWN draft board to figure out the best player for their team.

I've never been inside an NFL team war room, but I'm pretty sure they don't just print out the latest ESPN or Scouts.com player rankings five minutes before the draft like your fantasy draft.

 

[motormeat0170]

i want mcfadden too. i cant believe so many ppl on here have any faith in ricky what so ever. booker may be decent or he may not. i think ronnie brown is a beast but we cant be 100% sure of how good he will come off an acl tear. Dmac is the best player in the draft and wth him and brown together we kno we will be able to run the ball. drafting an OL wont make our OL great. draftng a DE wont make our DL great. Dmac would give us TWO potentially great YOUNG backs that we could build our franchse around.

If we did draft Mcfadden we will have to hand him an insane amount of cabbage.... I think there would be entirely too much money tied up at the one position between he and Ronnie....

 

[reese13]

If we did draft Mcfadden we will have to hand him an insane amount of cabbage.... I think there would be entirely too much money tied up at the one position between he and Ronnie....

thats true...hopefully we can get out of the pick. but if we pick, and we have to spend the money, id like to do it on a franchise player. i kno there isnt a such thing as a "sure thing", but i think Dmac is the closest.

 

[Xbrett82us]

My answer would be......Ever since teams built entire staffs and dedicated months around developing their OWN draft board to figure out the best player for their team.

I've never been inside an NFL team war room, but I'm pretty sure they don't just print out the latest ESPN or Scouts.com player rankings five minutes before the draft like your fantasy draft.

haha i can't deny you make a good point.

 

[oasis]

I'm all for drafting him to force someone's hand in a trade. But if we get no takers, we'd be in trouble, so it's an incredibly risky move and one I doubt Ireland would make in his first year as GM.

How likely is it that if we did take him someone would step up to make a trade?

 

[Nublar7]

no hes not.

He was the best all around running back through the first 7 games of the 2007 season. He was destroying the league and was well on his way to not only going to the Pro Bowl, but being the starting back in the Pro Bowl.

Of course though, the injury he suffered will hinder his ability, and whether or not he can return to that form is the big question. It was a clean tear with no cartilage damage, so there is a chance he could be the same Ronnie as before.

I don't think he is the "Best" pure running back in the league. A lot of names come to mind that top him, but I do consider him a top 5 in the conversation for the "Best" as an all-purpose running back.

With what we are paying Ronnie, and probably an 85% chance he returns as himself, there is no real reason to draft McFadden. With a back like Ronnie still under contract for another three seasons, and you include Ricky and Booker, adding a running back in the mid rounds(between rounds 3 and 6), is all we really need to do.

If you draft McFadden, do you really want to have spent around $52-55 million in guaranteed money on rookie running backs in the past four years?

Parcells is known for not drafting running backs high, so if you are hoping for McFadden come 3:10PM on draft day, you will be disappointed with the result.