[Dynasty] - RB #15 (1 Viewer)

[FUBAR]

1. Adrian Peterson MIN 3/21/1985 75% (SJax 15%)

2. SJax STL 7/22/1983 44% (LT 41%)

3. LT SD 6/23/1979 (Addai 4%)

4. Addai IND 5/3/1983 72% (Westbrook 26%)

5. Westbrook PHI 9/2/1979 51% (Gore 12%)

6. Frank Gore SF 5/14/1983 36% (Lynch 23%)

7. Marshawn Lynch BUF 4/22/1986 29% (LJ 22%)

8a. Larry Johnson KCC 11/19/1979

8b. Clinton Portis WAS 9/1/1981

10. Maurice Jone-Drew JAX 3/23/1985 33% (MB3 15%)

11. Marion Barber III DAL 6/10/1983 36% (McGahee 13%)

12a. Reggie Bush NO 3/2/1985

12b. Ronnie Brown MIA 12/12/1981

12c. Willis McGahee BAL 10/21/1981

BTW, just so it's out there now, I won't be doing tiebreakers; if any RB is within 3% of the top choice, I'll be listing them as 8a and 8b (maybe even 8c)

 

[radiohead417]

I'd put McFadden ahead of Ronnie Brown and McGahee.

 

[ThePittbully]

the correct answer is ryan grant, did u guys watch him this season??? Number 1 back in the second half of the season, he' young, he's an every down back, and he's in an offense that keeps defenders off the line. Green Bay isn't likely to draft another RB, none of the guys behind him looked all that great, and the staff loves him

 

[duece2626]

the correct answer is ryan grant

Grant gets my vote.

 

[radiohead417]

the correct answer is ryan grant

Grant gets my vote.

Don't you think Grant could be a half-season wonder? I mean, they do have Brandon Jackson. All it takes is one bad camp and he's back to a backup. I think a lot of these other guys can survive an injury and keep their job.

 

[erymer]

I like grant alot, but I can't give him the vote with the possibility that Aaron Rodgers might be his QB in the near future. I'd go with Parker here, with Grant a close second.

 

[footballguy#1]

Lendale White?

Kevin Jones?

Brandon Jacobs?

Deangelo Williams?

I might not rank all of them ahead of some of these guys, but it is pretty close and they are worth adding to the next poll.

 

[big country]

Went with Grant here.

 

[Domination]

It is hard to rank a rookie without knowing where he will be playing, but I voted for Stewart as I think he will be the best RB from this class.

 

[jburns]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?

its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.

and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).

going with grant here.

 

[kremenull]

McFadden all the way here......the other guys on this list have too many warts or other concerns (injury, underutilization, replaceable).......I'd rather go with an untested, excitable, ultra-talented rookie......And despite all the whispers surrounding D-Mac (gimmicky system, questionable leg strength, etc., etc.), some guys are just born to run........like Dickerson, OJ, and Marcus Allen.........and now RunDMc!

 

[Burning Sensation]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

In dynasty leagues, talent is far more important than situation. Are you telling me you think Grant is a more talented player than Mcfadden?I would take any of the top 3 rookie RB's over Grant, probably even Jones and Rice.I wish there were more people like you in my league, i would love to be able to trade Grant for the 1.1 rookie pick.

 

[ThePittbully]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

In dynasty leagues, talent is far more important than situation. Are you telling me you think Grant is a more talented player than Mcfadden?I would take any of the top 3 rookie RB's over Grant, probably even Jones and Rice.I wish there were more people like you in my league, i would love to be able to trade Grant for the 1.1 rookie pick.

what can u provide to back up the your claim that DMC is the more talented of the two? Because I can show you quite a few games that support my claim that Grant is the better of the two, PRO games, a 200 yard playoff game to be specific. Grant has more power in one leg than DMC has in his entire body. The guy has no leg drive, no power, a poor body type and he doesn't run angry....ill take GrantThat said I can understand why some might choose parker, I just don't like his lack of goal line carries...which DMC won't be getting either

 

[Burning Sensation]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

In dynasty leagues, talent is far more important than situation. Are you telling me you think Grant is a more talented player than Mcfadden?I would take any of the top 3 rookie RB's over Grant, probably even Jones and Rice.I wish there were more people like you in my league, i would love to be able to trade Grant for the 1.1 rookie pick.

what can u provide to back up the your claim that DMC is the more talented of the two? Because I can show you quite a few games that support my claim that Grant is the better of the two, PRO games, a 200 yard playoff game to be specific. Grant has more power in one leg than DMC has in his entire body. The guy has no leg drive, no power, a poor body type and he doesn't run angry....ill take Grant

Assuming they were both going to make the same $, which RB do you think the Green Bay front office would prefer?

 

[gman8343]

I wish there were more people like you in my league,

stay classy now

 

[Burning Sensation]

I wish there were more people like you in my league,

stay classy now

I didnt mean that like it sounded. I am not even saying his prefering Grant to Mcfadden is wrong, it is just not how i feel. Unfotunetly for me, none of the owners in any of my leagues share his opinion. I dont have Grant, but a couple of Grant owners in my leagues have try to trade him for a top 3-4 pick, and are not having much luck. I tried to trade Bush for the 1.1 and then the 1.2 and was quickly denied for both. A Ronnie Brown owner offered him and a later first for the 1.2 in another league and was denied. It just seems all these guys voting for Brown, Maroney, Grant etc. over the rookies dont play in any of my leagues.

 

[KoolKat]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

 

[ThePittbully]

I wish there were more people like you in my league,

stay classy now

I didnt mean that like it sounded. I am not even saying his prefering Grant to Mcfadden is wrong, it is just not how i feel. Unfotunetly for me, none of the owners in any of my leagues share his opinion. I dont have Grant, but a couple of Grant owners in my leagues have try to trade him for a top 3-4 pick, and are not having much luck. I tried to trade Bush for the 1.1 and then the 1.2 and was quickly denied for both. A Ronnie Brown owner offered him and a later first for the 1.2 in another league and was denied. It just seems all these guys voting for Brown, Maroney, Grant etc. over the rookies dont play in any of my leagues.

I've seen a lot of McFadden (sec fan) and there is a lot to like, but he has a lot of issues with him that I don't like. I just don't think he can be an every down, feature back at the next level. From what Grant has shown me I think he can be a workhorse and easily top 10. Would I trade 1.1 for him straight up? No, but only because his value is lower than the pick's... I would choose him over DMC straight up tho

 

[ThePittbully]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

 

[Burning Sensation]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

Easy to say now, but if i told you last year at this same time that AD should be ranked ahead of LT, Reggie Bush, Caddy, you would have said the same things you are saying now about Mcfadden.

 

[Hear-the-Footsteps]

Just a suggestion...

If the idea behind these polls is to really figure out a solid top dynasty RB list, then the voting should be a little different.

When polls are close, why not have follow-up polls with fewer choices.

For instance, the last poll before this one saw Bush get 19.7% of the votes, Brown got 17.7%, and McGahee got 17.2%.

Out of the 204 total votes, 108 went to one of these 3 people.

So why not have a follow-up poll with just these 3 guys as choices? No one else after these 3 was even close.

So let the 96 people who voted for others, get a chance to cast their vote again among only these 3 players.

I think the results would be better that way.

Just my two cents so you don't have a 12a, 12b, and 12c.

 

[kethnaab]

Don't you think Grant could be a half-season wonder? I mean, they do have Brandon Jackson. All it takes is one bad camp and he's back to a backup. I think a lot of these other guys can survive an injury and keep their job.

if the Packers drop Grant after nothing more substantial than "one bad camp" and ignore how well he produced last year, then they deserve whatever misery comes their way.

Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

I'd consider trading the 1.01 for Grant depending upon how the draft goes.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

Peterson is orders of magnitude more talented than any of the rookies this year.

Easy to say now, but if i told you last year at this same time that AD should be ranked ahead of LT, Reggie Bush, Caddy, you would have said the same things you are saying now about Mcfadden.

No. I told my buddy to dump LJ for AD in a trade, and he listened. Good thing too. All you gotta do is watch video of AD and you can see that his ceiling is basically higher than anyone else's

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Still on E. Graham here........

 

[ThePittbully]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

Easy to say now, but if i told you last year at this same time that AD should be ranked ahead of LT, Reggie Bush, Caddy, you would have said the same things you are saying now about Mcfadden.

Only person I would have been reluctant to give up for peterson was LT. And I traded Sjax to get him so obviously I was pretty high on him. Mcfadden is not on his level

 

[Burning Sensation]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

Easy to say now, but if i told you last year at this same time that AD should be ranked ahead of LT, Reggie Bush, Caddy, you would have said the same things you are saying now about Mcfadden.

Only person I would have been reluctant to give up for peterson was LT. And I traded Sjax to get him so obviously I was pretty high on him. Mcfadden is not on his level

I didnt say Mcfadden was on AD's level, just that he is worth the risk ahead of guys like Grant, Maroney and Parker. Six of the last eight years first RB taken in the NFL draft are already on this list. The two who are not are Jamal Lewis and William Green, and unless you think Mcfadden is on a level with Willie Green, he has to be the pick here.

 

[mozzy84]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

I wouldn't trade grant for the 1.01 myself, not right now anyways everyones teams are set up different though, I think grant will help me win now over the next two years more than any rookie will, my team is set to win now.

 

[KoolKat]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

Injury was not his only concern. People on here were arguing that his running style wouldn't translate, he was on a team that could not get people out of the box, he was on a team that already had a starting level RB, and people were arguing that Marshawn Lynch was actually the best RB of the class.

 

[Tommy Collins]

Parker is 27. Has 2 years left before he hits 29, where it seems most RBs being their decline. He was injured at the end of the season, so I'm curious if he'll be 100% by week 1. He also rarely sniffed the endzone. I love the kid, he's on my team, but I can't vote for him. He worries me.

 

[ThePittbully]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

Injury was not his only concern. People on here were arguing that his running style wouldn't translate, he was on a team that could not get people out of the box, he was on a team that already had a starting level RB, and people were arguing that Marshawn Lynch was actually the best RB of the class.

People were worried that his upright running style would cause him to take more damage leading to injury, it had nothing to do with translating to the NFL. The other concerns were situational and in dynasty format talent comes before situation. The concerns on McFadden are more to do with him not being a strong enough runner and going down on first contact. IMO when all is said and done he wont be the most successful back from this class and its possible he might not even be the most successful back out of Arkansas in this class

 

[KoolKat]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

Injury was not his only concern. People on here were arguing that his running style wouldn't translate, he was on a team that could not get people out of the box, he was on a team that already had a starting level RB, and people were arguing that Marshawn Lynch was actually the best RB of the class.

People were worried that his upright running style would cause him to take more damage leading to injury, it had nothing to do with translating to the NFL. The other concerns were situational and in dynasty format talent comes before situation. The concerns on McFadden are more to do with him not being a strong enough runner and going down on first contact. IMO when all is said and done he wont be the most successful back from this class and its possible he might not even be the most successful back out of Arkansas in this class

Sorry, but wrong again. I remember people specifically arguing that Peterson's upright running style would negate his speed by making him a larger target, similar to what has happened with Maroney. Also, the fact that Lynch was considered by many as the best back of that class was a non-situational argument for why AP should not be valued as high as he was in dynasty. Plus, a situational concern is still a concern. You admitting this was true is admitting that your original post was false when you said "injury was his ONLY concern," and yes you did have only in all caps.

 

[cutler6]

Parker is 27. Has 2 years left before he hits 29, where it seems most RBs being their decline. He was injured at the end of the season, so I'm curious if he'll be 100% by week 1. He also rarely sniffed the endzone. I love the kid, he's on my team, but I can't vote for him. He worries me.

Not to mention Steelers have some work to do on improving that OL. Granted I did not see every game, but from what I did see, they looked pretty bad in the 2nd half of the year and that directly impacted FWP's numbers

 

[ThePittbully]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

Injury was not his only concern. People on here were arguing that his running style wouldn't translate, he was on a team that could not get people out of the box, he was on a team that already had a starting level RB, and people were arguing that Marshawn Lynch was actually the best RB of the class.

People were worried that his upright running style would cause him to take more damage leading to injury, it had nothing to do with translating to the NFL. The other concerns were situational and in dynasty format talent comes before situation. The concerns on McFadden are more to do with him not being a strong enough runner and going down on first contact. IMO when all is said and done he wont be the most successful back from this class and its possible he might not even be the most successful back out of Arkansas in this class

Sorry, but wrong again. I remember people specifically arguing that Peterson's upright running style would negate his speed by making him a larger target, similar to what has happened with Maroney. Also, the fact that Lynch was considered by many as the best back of that class was a non-situational argument for why AP should not be valued as high as he was in dynasty. Plus, a situational concern is still a concern. You admitting this was true is admitting that your original post was false when you said "injury was his ONLY concern," and yes you did have only in all caps.

agree to disagree but all this AD talk is irrelevant anyway. None of the McFadden supporters here have said exactly WHY they think DMC should be ranked so high or addressed any of the claims being made about his lack of power or leg drive. What have you seen from him that makes you think that wont be an issue in the NFL. Convince me

 

[broncofan13000]

Just a suggestion...If the idea behind these polls is to really figure out a solid top dynasty RB list, then the voting should be a little different.When polls are close, why not have follow-up polls with fewer choices.For instance, the last poll before this one saw Bush get 19.7% of the votes, Brown got 17.7%, and McGahee got 17.2%.Out of the 204 total votes, 108 went to one of these 3 people.So why not have a follow-up poll with just these 3 guys as choices? No one else after these 3 was even close.So let the 96 people who voted for others, get a chance to cast their vote again among only these 3 players.I think the results would be better that way.Just my two cents so you don't have a 12a, 12b, and 12c.

This is a good idea for future polls.

 

[footballguy#1]

Just a suggestion...If the idea behind these polls is to really figure out a solid top dynasty RB list, then the voting should be a little different.When polls are close, why not have follow-up polls with fewer choices.For instance, the last poll before this one saw Bush get 19.7% of the votes, Brown got 17.7%, and McGahee got 17.2%.Out of the 204 total votes, 108 went to one of these 3 people.So why not have a follow-up poll with just these 3 guys as choices? No one else after these 3 was even close.So let the 96 people who voted for others, get a chance to cast their vote again among only these 3 players.I think the results would be better that way.Just my two cents so you don't have a 12a, 12b, and 12c.

This is a good idea for future polls.

I agree too, although it will mean more polls, do you think we'll get enough votes?

 

[broncofan13000]

Just a suggestion...If the idea behind these polls is to really figure out a solid top dynasty RB list, then the voting should be a little different.When polls are close, why not have follow-up polls with fewer choices.For instance, the last poll before this one saw Bush get 19.7% of the votes, Brown got 17.7%, and McGahee got 17.2%.Out of the 204 total votes, 108 went to one of these 3 people.So why not have a follow-up poll with just these 3 guys as choices? No one else after these 3 was even close.So let the 96 people who voted for others, get a chance to cast their vote again among only these 3 players.I think the results would be better that way.Just my two cents so you don't have a 12a, 12b, and 12c.

This is a good idea for future polls.

I agree too, although it will mean more polls, do you think we'll get enough votes?

I think so. We might have to keep the poll open a bit longer, but its not like there is any rush to get these things done.

 

[FUBAR]

Just a suggestion...If the idea behind these polls is to really figure out a solid top dynasty RB list, then the voting should be a little different.When polls are close, why not have follow-up polls with fewer choices.For instance, the last poll before this one saw Bush get 19.7% of the votes, Brown got 17.7%, and McGahee got 17.2%.Out of the 204 total votes, 108 went to one of these 3 people.So why not have a follow-up poll with just these 3 guys as choices? No one else after these 3 was even close.So let the 96 people who voted for others, get a chance to cast their vote again among only these 3 players.I think the results would be better that way.Just my two cents so you don't have a 12a, 12b, and 12c.

This is a good idea for future polls.

I agree too, although it will mean more polls, do you think we'll get enough votes?

I think so. We might have to keep the poll open a bit longer, but its not like there is any rush to get these things done.

I appreciate the suggestions, but I opted to keep them tied and will continue to do so. Think of this as a draft, if 1 team would take McGahee, 1 team would take Bush and 1 team would take Brown, they could go in any order, depending on which team had that draft slot. Is any team "wrong"? Is there anything of real value to be gained by doing tiebreakers? So we can decide that out of 96 people that would choose a different player for #12, most would choose one as #13? I just don't see the added value. Further, the fact that the same amount of people find each more valuable than the others helps show their true perceived value.

 

[broncofan13000]

Suprising to see Grant, Parker, and Maroney all getting more votes than Mcfadden.

If I got Mcfadden as the 18th RB off the board in an initial dynasty draft i would be

 

[Burning Sensation]

Suprising to see Grant, Parker, and Maroney all getting more votes than Mcfadden. If I got Mcfadden as the 18th RB off the board in an initial dynasty draft i would be

 

[Chaos Commish]

I'd put McFadden ahead of Ronnie Brown and McGahee.

I've tried to trade LJ for 1.01 and can't make a deal. I think the people voting here are not necessarily of the dynasty mindset.I could be wrong, but in two of my leagues McFadden is already top 10 to those with the pick.

 

[KoolKat]

how can people have mcfadden ahead of proven talent?

its not even certain that he's the best back in the class.

and what if the situation is terrible (ie drafted by a team with a terrible oline/qb or drafted with a superstar rb already in place by a team who sees him as the best "value" pick).

going with grant here.

This is the same argument people made against Peterson last year, and look how that worked out.Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

Comparing to him to peterson is ridiculous, Peterson is a completely different runner and his ONLY conern was injury

Injury was not his only concern. People on here were arguing that his running style wouldn't translate, he was on a team that could not get people out of the box, he was on a team that already had a starting level RB, and people were arguing that Marshawn Lynch was actually the best RB of the class.

People were worried that his upright running style would cause him to take more damage leading to injury, it had nothing to do with translating to the NFL. The other concerns were situational and in dynasty format talent comes before situation. The concerns on McFadden are more to do with him not being a strong enough runner and going down on first contact. IMO when all is said and done he wont be the most successful back from this class and its possible he might not even be the most successful back out of Arkansas in this class

Sorry, but wrong again. I remember people specifically arguing that Peterson's upright running style would negate his speed by making him a larger target, similar to what has happened with Maroney. Also, the fact that Lynch was considered by many as the best back of that class was a non-situational argument for why AP should not be valued as high as he was in dynasty. Plus, a situational concern is still a concern. You admitting this was true is admitting that your original post was false when you said "injury was his ONLY concern," and yes you did have only in all caps.

agree to disagree but all this AD talk is irrelevant anyway. None of the McFadden supporters here have said exactly WHY they think DMC should be ranked so high or addressed any of the claims being made about his lack of power or leg drive. What have you seen from him that makes you think that wont be an issue in the NFL. Convince me

There is no need to agree to disagree about AD, because I said nothing but factual statements.As far as McFadden goes, I believe that his track record is the best thing he has going for him. Most experts would agree that the SEC is the best defensive conference in college football. With teams like Auburn, LSU, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennesee all fielding top defensive prospects from all over the nation and world. In this conference McFadden has put up these numbers:

YEAR ATT YDS AVG LNG TD REC YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LST

2005 176 1113 6.3 70 11 14 52 3.7 12 0 0 0

2006 284 1647 5.8 80 14 11 149 13.5 70 1 0 0

2007 325 1830 5.6 80 16 21 164 7.8 57 1 0 0

A lot has been made of McFadden's slender build, and that is a legitimate concern. However, every time I have watched him in a game (that is, not watching cherry picked plays chosen in order to fill a TV show) he looked tough and loved contact. He also runs hard and does not go down easy, and I have seen him in at least 10 games against top level opponents. Plus, he has had great vision and instincts while being very quick and agile. He has game speed and timed speed and can take it to the house on any play. His demeanor is also that of an enthused athlete, ferocious on every play. Add in the fact that he has been extremely productive against the defense oriented teams of the SEC, and I think we have ourselves a player. All of these things make me believe that he will overcome his lack of leg drive as you put it.

Similar to Peterson, he does not have a lot of work catching, but has shown no signs of being an incapable WR.

The fact that he is just 20 years old should also factor into his ranking in dynasty. He is considerably younger than WP and Ryan Grant. He is also slightly younger than Maroney, who is yet to prove he can be a workhorse or stay healthy, and is in a very pass oriented offense that favors giving the ball to Heath Evans at the GL. All of these reasons add to why I would rank him #1 in this particular poll.

Maybe I should just let McFadden speak for himself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ-bTAHYCxo

 

[trader jake]

Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter....A stat that may be lost in there is the fact that McFadden did not fumble once in his ENTIRE college career.

1) Based on this thread I offered the 1.01 owner Ryan Grant & Brandon Jackson for the pick. I'll let everyone know when he declines the offer. :X 2) McFadden has fumbled during his college career. (Not sure where you got that one from KK?) I can specifically recall a few and seem to remember the announcers saying that he had some issues with ball control during this past season. Some Razorback homers can chime in on this...is ball control an issue with McFadden?

 

[KoolKat]

Edited to ask: Would you seriously trade the 1.01 for Ryan Grant if you had the opportunity? Or anybody in this poll for that matter.

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A stat that may be lost in there is the fact that McFadden did not fumble once in his ENTIRE college career.

1) Based on this thread I offered the 1.01 owner Ryan Grant & Brandon Jackson for the pick. I'll let everyone know when he declines the offer. 2) McFadden has fumbled during his college career. (Not sure where you got that one from KK?) I can specifically recall a few and seem to remember the announcers saying that he had some issues with ball control during this past season. Some Razorback homers can chime in on this...is ball control an issue with McFadden?

I got it from ESPN. I assumed it was correct because they are usually a reputable source.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=170928

I'd also like to add that the fact he could keep Felix Jones a back-up is a testament to his ability.