(Adapted) Battered McFadden Syndrome (BMS)Repeated episodes of psychological assault on a owners by the person [Darren McFadden] with whom he rosters or with whom he has had unrealistically high expectations (usually drafted in the 1st or 2nd round), often resulting in serious psychological damage to the owners playoff hopes. Such delusional expectations tends to follow a predictable pattern. The damages usually follow verbal argument and accusation and are accompanied by verbal abuse found predominantly on fantasy football message boards. Almost any subject-a fumble, ypc, or number of touches can begin the episode. Over time, the delusional episodes escalate in frequency and severity. Most battered McFadden Owners report that they thought that the piss poor performances would stop and cite his performance from last year or his physical measurements; unfortunately, studies show that the longer the owner rosters McFadden the more likely they are to be seriously injured. Less and less provocation seems to be enough to trigger a preposterous defense posture once the syndrome has begun. The use of alcohol may increase the severity of the assault and impair the ability to find the drop button. A BMS is more likely to be abusive as the game wears on. Battering occurs in cycles of usually occurring in the 2nd half of games and almost exclusively on Sundays. In the first phase McFadden acts enticing, a good run here, a swing pass there, and creates a hope that there is potential. Then DMC's true suckitude starts to show, the bad play, total lack of even a decent running game, and then shoves or slaps begin. The second phase is the time of the acute, violent activity. As the tension mounts, the owner becomes unable to cut the DMC, and he may argue or defend himself despite the evidence that he is a below average back in a terrible ZBS situation. The BMS uses this as the justification for his piss poor play and assaults the owner, often saying that he is "teaching him a lesson on patient running." The third stage is characterized by hope for next year and remorse on the part of the Raiders organization, with promises of change. The calm continues until the multi-game injured DMC plays again. Battered DMC syndrome occurs at all socioeconomic levels, and one half to three quarters of owner assault victims are the victims of an attack by a DMC. It is estimated that in the United States between 1 and 2 million owners a year are beaten by their McFaddens. Owners who grew up in homes in which the father owned Jeff George, Ryan Leaf or Lawrence Phillips are more likely to roster DMC than owners who lived in normal homes. Personal and cultural attitudes also affect the incidence of battering. Bad stats are a normal part of DMC socialization in most cultures; bad coaching may be condoned as a means of resolving a conflict. A personality profile obtained by psychological testing reveals the typical DMC owner to be reserved, withdrawn, depressed, and anxious, with low self-esteem, a poorly integrated self-image, and a general inability to cope with life's demands. Caring for and counseling a battered DMC owner often require great patience because he is usually ambivalent about his situation and may be confused to the point of believing that he deserves the terrible production he has suffered. He believes he deserves DMC to come back and cap the good PPR production that Marcel Reece has given him while DMC is sitting out games.