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02-25-2008, 02:08 PM
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McFadden’s quick recovery
By Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports
NDIANAPOLIS – Coming down from the combination of excitement heavily tinged by adrenaline, marketing agent Mike Conley Sr. was hungry. He mowed through a plate of nachos at Champions Sports Bar in but a few celebratory minutes, inspired by another display of speed.
Darren McFadden, who is represented by Conley and contract agent Ian Greengross, may have outrun the questions.
That’s what a 4.33-second time in the 40-yard dash will do at the NFL scouting combine. It doesn’t just turn heads, it turns opinions. In short, the notion that McFadden’s two publicized incidents at bars and some other more minor issues will get in the way of him being one of the top picks may have disappeared as fast as he ran.
It was certainly gone before Conley was done with the nachos, topped off by a few fries off someone else’s plate.
“He’s a game-changing talent,” said Kansas City president Carl Peterson, whose team holds the No. 5 overall pick and has running back Larry Johnson already in the fold. “He helped himself a lot today … if he’s at No. 5 overall, I’m going to have to consider him long and hard. … And I have a great running back.”
Or as St. Louis coach Scott Linehan said: “He didn’t just run fast, but it was his stride that was really impressive. He ran easy, like he could have run 10 more sprints just like that. A lot of guys, you can see they’re giving it everything they have.”
Until Sunday, the debate over who should be the No. 1 pick in the draft was a mass of confusion between McFadden, quarterback Matt Ryan, defensive end Chris Long, offensive tackle Jake Long and defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey.
McFadden’s blazing time may have altered the picture a bit, combined with the speculation that Dorsey has a more severe leg injury that may require surgical repair. Suddenly, you have to wonder if any team can afford to pass on a guy who could be the next Adrian Peterson.
Of course, the Dolphins at No. 1 probably still won’t take McFadden. But the Dolphins really don’t want to take anyone at No. 1. Between Ronnie Brown coming back from injury, Ricky Williams being the backup and more needs than a diva actress (and did we mention the $30-something million in guarantees for the No. 1 pick?), even McFadden would be a luxury for the Dolphins at this point. Similarly, McFadden would be a luxury for St. Louis at No. 2, which has Steven Jackson.
But once you get to No. 3 with Atlanta, then Oakland, the Chiefs, the New York Jets and New England, McFadden gets really tempting. And the Dolphins and/or Rams hope tempting enough that one of those teams might want to trade up with them.
McFadden’s quick recovery
By Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports
NDIANAPOLIS – Coming down from the combination of excitement heavily tinged by adrenaline, marketing agent Mike Conley Sr. was hungry. He mowed through a plate of nachos at Champions Sports Bar in but a few celebratory minutes, inspired by another display of speed.
Darren McFadden, who is represented by Conley and contract agent Ian Greengross, may have outrun the questions.
That’s what a 4.33-second time in the 40-yard dash will do at the NFL scouting combine. It doesn’t just turn heads, it turns opinions. In short, the notion that McFadden’s two publicized incidents at bars and some other more minor issues will get in the way of him being one of the top picks may have disappeared as fast as he ran.
It was certainly gone before Conley was done with the nachos, topped off by a few fries off someone else’s plate.
“He’s a game-changing talent,” said Kansas City president Carl Peterson, whose team holds the No. 5 overall pick and has running back Larry Johnson already in the fold. “He helped himself a lot today … if he’s at No. 5 overall, I’m going to have to consider him long and hard. … And I have a great running back.”
Or as St. Louis coach Scott Linehan said: “He didn’t just run fast, but it was his stride that was really impressive. He ran easy, like he could have run 10 more sprints just like that. A lot of guys, you can see they’re giving it everything they have.”
Until Sunday, the debate over who should be the No. 1 pick in the draft was a mass of confusion between McFadden, quarterback Matt Ryan, defensive end Chris Long, offensive tackle Jake Long and defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey.
McFadden’s blazing time may have altered the picture a bit, combined with the speculation that Dorsey has a more severe leg injury that may require surgical repair. Suddenly, you have to wonder if any team can afford to pass on a guy who could be the next Adrian Peterson.
Of course, the Dolphins at No. 1 probably still won’t take McFadden. But the Dolphins really don’t want to take anyone at No. 1. Between Ronnie Brown coming back from injury, Ricky Williams being the backup and more needs than a diva actress (and did we mention the $30-something million in guarantees for the No. 1 pick?), even McFadden would be a luxury for the Dolphins at this point. Similarly, McFadden would be a luxury for St. Louis at No. 2, which has Steven Jackson.
But once you get to No. 3 with Atlanta, then Oakland, the Chiefs, the New York Jets and New England, McFadden gets really tempting. And the Dolphins and/or Rams hope tempting enough that one of those teams might want to trade up with them.