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02-13-2009, 11:27 AM
McFadden unsure about Raiders' medical staff?
Oakland Raiders (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=oak) running back Darren McFadden (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11238) did have shoulder surgery in January, a family member has confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexn?blogid=11), but he didn't go through the team's medical channels to do so. Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com (http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/02/12/mcfadden-secretly-has-surgery-for-injury-that-apparently-was-kept-secret/) indicates that he's heard "rumblings" that McFadden wasn't pleased with the way his turf toe injury was handled by the Raiders' team doctors, which is the primary reason for his choosing his own doctor to perform the surgery.
In fact, no one from the Raiders ever made public mention of surgery being necessary for McFadden, and a high-ranking team official told the Chronicle that he was not aware of the surgery taking place. McFadden chose to have the surgery performed by Dr. John Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas, near where he starred at the University of Arkansas, according to Tom Murphy of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. McFadden confirms that he is recovering well, telling Murphy that, "It went real good. It was just a scope. I'm already working out again." McFadden was sorely underused in 2008, carrying the ball just 113 times and rushing for 499 yards. Raiders owner Al Davis wants the team to use him more in 2009, telling the Chronicle last week that, "McFadden is tough for the defense. You put him and [Michael] Bush (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=10544) in the backfield. You got your two wide receivers and you stick McFadden in the slot and you have to cover him as a wide receiver. McFadden is a dangerous player but we've got to find out what he can do. We don't know that much about him."
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/features/rumors
So even the medical staff over in Oakland is bad? That whole organization needs an overhaul. And it won't happen as long as Al Davis is still the owner. I hope he doesn't get three stooges syndrome (from the Simpsons where Mr. Burns has every single disease known to mankind but they are all trying to cram their ways into his body and get stuck, like when the three stooges try to walk through a door at the same time and would get stuck).
Oakland Raiders (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=oak) running back Darren McFadden (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11238) did have shoulder surgery in January, a family member has confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexn?blogid=11), but he didn't go through the team's medical channels to do so. Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com (http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/02/12/mcfadden-secretly-has-surgery-for-injury-that-apparently-was-kept-secret/) indicates that he's heard "rumblings" that McFadden wasn't pleased with the way his turf toe injury was handled by the Raiders' team doctors, which is the primary reason for his choosing his own doctor to perform the surgery.
In fact, no one from the Raiders ever made public mention of surgery being necessary for McFadden, and a high-ranking team official told the Chronicle that he was not aware of the surgery taking place. McFadden chose to have the surgery performed by Dr. John Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas, near where he starred at the University of Arkansas, according to Tom Murphy of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. McFadden confirms that he is recovering well, telling Murphy that, "It went real good. It was just a scope. I'm already working out again." McFadden was sorely underused in 2008, carrying the ball just 113 times and rushing for 499 yards. Raiders owner Al Davis wants the team to use him more in 2009, telling the Chronicle last week that, "McFadden is tough for the defense. You put him and [Michael] Bush (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=10544) in the backfield. You got your two wide receivers and you stick McFadden in the slot and you have to cover him as a wide receiver. McFadden is a dangerous player but we've got to find out what he can do. We don't know that much about him."
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/features/rumors
So even the medical staff over in Oakland is bad? That whole organization needs an overhaul. And it won't happen as long as Al Davis is still the owner. I hope he doesn't get three stooges syndrome (from the Simpsons where Mr. Burns has every single disease known to mankind but they are all trying to cram their ways into his body and get stuck, like when the three stooges try to walk through a door at the same time and would get stuck).