yo nice article man, and i obviously have a bias opinion but i believe it is possible and i believe that it has more to do with the raiders offense and Minnesota's inability to pass last year and the fact adrian missed some games do to injury last year
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I was reading other articles and comments about not even comparing Darren Mcfadden to Adrian Peterson having just as good a run game his first year. then i sat here and thought about some factors that makes it more possible than impossible.
Lets take a look at the Vikings offense. In my opinion Vikings have the best offensive line in the league. But i believe its more based on talent than coaching. But other than Adrian Peterson and the Oline what do they have. I don't see their WRs better than Oaklands. their QB is suspect at best. and who exactly is their TE. In fact even though Jamarcus Russell hasn't played a full season yet, Tarvaris has only played one and who actually thinks hes better than Jamarcus on just pure talent ability. so in essence people can just challenge them to throw, which if you look the progress of Adrian over the season, his yds per game regressed dramatically which means everyone knew they had no passing attack.
So lets now look at the content of the Raiders Offense. they had the 6th best rushing game with a 3rd string RB who finally got a chance to play and gets over a 1000 yds in half a season. and that was without the advantage of having a season of progress with same coaching staff and offensive playmakers. Now the Raiders offense has some serious talent on offense lots of threats. And they have one of the best Oline coaches in the NFL with the run. Everywhere Cable has gone his Olines help to lead the league in rushing with just about any RB not counting a dynamic talent like McFadden. The Raiders now prolific run game is built just right for a guy like McFadden. and i believe they have better talent at QB, WR, TE, FB than Vikings. And Jamarcus could have a great season too with his great study and work ethic this offseason. in fact that could even take away from alot of Darrens chances if Russell shines.
When you look at the comparisons there is absolutely every reason to believe that if Darren starts from the get go hell have more rushing yds, not counting all his other abilities in catching and throwing and kick returns, than Adrian Peterson. In fact the process adds up better. Not only is the Raiders schedule as easy as apple pie this year, but as the season progresses, so also will Jamarcus and the passing game and even open up more chances for a great running game.
The potential scenarios are limitless. All you have to do is think about it a little. Not saying it will happen, but the setup could easily give McFadden a chance. And if the Raiders passing attack was so bad, how are they getting all those rushing yds last year with less talent than this year and still gettin over 100 yd games till end of season, while Vikings and Adrian Peterson Dropped off considerably. Vikings a better passing attack than Raiders i think not.
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/29...
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i'm no raiders expert but i have a TON of friends here on the east coast that are, from everything i've read & heard them say, your headline alone seals it, nice blog, i love the bleacher btw.
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agreed. i see some say mcfaddens a bust it ain't so we have to give these guys comin in a chance before people start labeling them good write up raider1 . i'm proud of my team
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I have been trying to tell people the same damn thing. This was great read.
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