ottomatic1

Originally Posted by ottomatic1

This damn thread got me thinking and I've got to vent so bare with me for a sec while i take you on a tangent, or skip this post entirely and add me to your ignore list.

I tend to think a preselected path made me a Raider fan, because sometimes i feel like my grandfather the illegitimate brother of Al Davis.

Its a running joke between my father and myself that Al and Bill would get along great. Only thing is our family and his would probably not survive the friendship.

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Darren McFadden was born August 27th 1987 to become the starting RB for the Oakland Raiders. It has been quite a journey for this Arkansas native to be touted as one of the top shelf running backs in the NFL.

Darren McFadden was a top prospect at the running back position ever since his days at Oak Grove High School in North Little Rock, Arkansas. McFadden came out of college with all of the hype of any presumed high 1st round draft pick for the NFL. He carried with him from the ...

Am i the only person who feels this way? For you guys who watched and remember "pre" free agency football was it worse than it is now?


With players becoming free agents after 4 years, why would you even care about drafting? Unless you get that guy who can produce well right out of the gates, you will

lose your draft pick to the owners auction once he is really getting it. Players are going to suck for three years, then kick ass on the fourth year, ...