Almost four pages into it and we finally get the real story. CC provides a thorough reasoning why he feels McFadden is #1 and EBF reiterates his concerns, while at the same time acknowledging that McFadden may in fact end up #1 on his rankings. The final rankings will be more like real estate and come down to location, location and location. I personallky believe that McFadden is the top choice, but the other two are very good and their landing spot in the draft could rearrange their draft spots in my opinion.I still like the #1 pick far better than the second and the second pick far better than the third.
I'd also like to add how comical it appears to me to watch people virtually adopt certain players in the draft as "their players", and then advocate for them as if they have a direct stake in their success. There are no guarantees in the NFL or in fantasy football - none. Adrian Peterson could become the next Ki-Jana Carter with just a couple of injuries. Guys with serious college injuries - Jamal Lewis, McGahee, Gore - have come into the league time and again and surprised with their production. You just never know. I have concerns about all three of the top guys. I'm starting to believe - without knowing which guy ends up on which team - that Stewart and Mendenhall are "safer" RB picks for fantasy purposes, meaning that their builds and skill sets are more likely to be used in ways that fantasy owners will like (workhorse carry #'s and short-yardage work). McFadden probably has the highest upside. He's very explosive, but I share the concerns of those who worry about how portable that will be to the next level. To me, RB foot speed is like a pitcher's fastball - sure, you throw 98 mph and that's well above average even in the major leagues, but if that's all you got then you're going to get lit up by major league hitters. You need more than that, and I'm uncertain as of yet whether McFadden has more. I'm starting to believe that with these three guys we're essentially looking at 1 Reggie Bush and 2 Joseph Addais, a flawed analogy to be sure, but you get the idea - a supremely gifted but light-in-the pants RB versus two thicker, somewhat less explosive RB's who in the right situation can put up consistent and excellent fantasy #'s.
So he's better than Barry, Emmitt, Thurman Thomas, Faulk, Bettis, Tomlinson, Ricky Williams, Bush, Peterson, Jamal Lewis, Portis, Edge, Gore, . . . I'll just stop there. 
Edit to add, that if you read all of that except the first sentence as a commentary on his relationships with women, it's much funnier.
He's PLAYED the game, thats what they said about Mayock. 
