The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Tag: Darren McFadden Scouting Report

  • RSP Flashback: Overrated (McFadden/Jones) – Underrated (Forte)

    RSP Flashback: Overrated (McFadden/Jones) – Underrated (Forte)

    The 2008 RB class was a defining moment for my development as a draft analyst.  The love for Darren McFadden was off the charts. Meanwhile there was a back toiling away in New Orleans who I thought was much better. It was another lesson in sticking to what you see and explaining it all in…

  • Zone Blocking: The Anti-McFadden

    Zone Blocking: The Anti-McFadden

    By Nathan Miller Another season, another less than electric year for Darren McFadden. But this time it isn’t due to a lingering injury suffered on the field, in practice, or doing it Gangnam style across his imported mahogany floors. The culprit this time is a change in the Raiders offense to a zone blocking scheme…