Comments on: Dennis Allen: We won’t baby Darren McFadden

By: bucktoothbeast

bucktoothbeast — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:38:35 +0000

Rest him! He didnt play a lick in preseason last year. And as I recall he was leading the league in rushing until Kyle Bollercide hung him out to dry!

By: jjackwagon

jjackwagon — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:43:55 +0000

joetoronto says:Aug 22, 2012 5:52 PM

He’s not just close to the top back in the game, he IS the top back in the game.

He does it all and he does it all better than anybody else.
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Joe for once we agree on something. But you forgot to preface your statement with “When he is healthy…”
Because when he is not on the field it doesn’t matter how good he is.

By: realfootballfan

realfootballfan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:30:04 +0000

Since he was leading the league in carries and the Raiders hung their entire offense on his play before getting hurt last year, I doubt anybody’s been “babying” him up to this point.

The more this guy opens his mouth, the more apparent it becomes that he’s going to be a Marty Mornhinweg type train wreck for the Raiders.

By: rayguyreturns

rayguyreturns — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:06:45 +0000

We have hope for McFadden, but it pays to hedge your bets. Goodson is on the cut list after the AZ game. Taiwan Jones is on the injured list more than McFadden. I hope that Lonyae Miller sticks around as he is the only big back (6′ 230 lbs) on the roster besides the fullbacks.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:52:49 +0000

He’s not just close to the top back in the game, he IS the top back in the game.

He does it all and he does it all better than anybody else.

By: rockymountainraider303

rockymountainraider303 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:55:11 +0000

Talk about Mcfadden all you want, but you know you loved him at Arkansas and wish you had him on your team!

By: dsheik

dsheik — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:46:08 +0000

Hes a top 2 or 3 back IF he could just stay healthy. Some might say he could be the top back.

Thats a big IF, but if that turns out to be the case the Raiders will be a decent team.

By: jjackwagon

jjackwagon — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:44:45 +0000

“We won’t baby Darren McFadden”

You better or he will be out even sooner.

2012 Raiders 8-8 with DMC healthy all year. Closer to 5-11 without him.

By: 808raiderinparadise

808raiderinparadise — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:44:04 +0000

A full 16 games healthy and kid can break records.

By: randyschwimmer7

randyschwimmer7 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:39:39 +0000

Which means we will see McFadden miss at least 6-8 games again. The guy is in the same mold of Knoshon Moreno. They are made of GLASS.

By: goldenperspective

goldenperspective — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:36:29 +0000

Does it matter? The Raiders will be out of playoff contention by week 12 anyways.

By: vikings28

vikings28 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:34:58 +0000

He’s a solid, solid running back when healthy. If he could stay healthy for 16 games, he’s got a real chance at 1500 yards!!

By: covercorner

covercorner — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:25:44 +0000

Time to take the diapers off.

By: tdk24

tdk24 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:18:35 +0000

#1 fantasy pick this year? Can’t be any worse than picking Jamaal Charles #1 overall last year.

By: hanspard

hanspard — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:15:14 +0000

Those long legs of his just don’t seem to hold up over the course of the year. He really is quite tall for a running back. I don’t know how Eric Dickerson held up as well as he did……

By: sicklnick121

sicklnick121 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:13:09 +0000

AND 1ST

By: sicklnick121

sicklnick121 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:12:57 +0000

RUN DMC

By: villa41

villa41 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:11:51 +0000

I agree with the regular season approach. As far as the preseason, a couple series against Detroit is all he really needs. We know what this guy can do. I wouldn’t even play him in the last preseason game.

If DMAC stays healthy for the majority of the season, we’ll be tough to beat.

By: briggdude

briggdude — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:11:50 +0000

He will be the number one running back at the end of the season.

Coming from someone who isn’t a raiders fan

By: jm91rs

jm91rs — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:09:21 +0000

Yeah I wouldn’t baby him either. You need him to take the ball out of Palmer’s hands as many times as possible. It’s the only way to prevent Pick Sixes.