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Here's my just-for-fun mock, in the unlikely event we drafted McFadden.
1. Darren McFadden, Arkansas (RB, Height: 6-1. Weight: 211.)
What needs to be said. It's DMAC, we all know why we hate/love him. We all know why this could be a horrible/amazing move despite/because of the cost. The point here isn't to argue whether it's worth it or not, whether his legs are too skinny, but what the team could do to make the team better IF we were to get him and fill our other holes. I'd appreciate it if this didn't turn into a diss/pimp DMAC discussion.
In order to make this happen, I used the draft trade charts and didn't throw any players in since multi player deals rarely happen these days. In order to get the value needed to get Oakland's 4th overall pick, we would need to give up (in this example) Both 1st rounders, our 2nd rounder and our 5th rounder.
2. TRADED
3. Charles Godfrey, Iowa (CB, Height: 5-11. Weight: 207.)
Ran a 4.47 at the combine, so he's not a burner. But he is a solid, big corner that can man the 3rd position for us for years and maybe move to #2 at some point. I have my doubts he would do well as a #1 guy, but there will be other drafts and we already have a #1 guy on the roster.
4. Dexter Jackson, Appalachian State (WR, Height: 5-9. Weight: 185.)
Our best bet to introduce speed (other than McFadden's 4.27) into the passing game. I'm not a fan of small receivers, but from what I've heard, Jackson runs great routes and catches well. He immediately steps into our special teams and could be a terror in the slot in a few years.
5. TRADED
6. Jack Ikegwuonu, Wisconsin (CB, Height: 5-10. Weight: 194.)
Blew out his knee and then got in trouble for stealing an XBOX, other than that, he's a great guy! Actually he probably would have easily been a 1st day pick if not for these problems, and while there's no guarantee he comes back 100% from his knee injury, we just traded all out 1st day picks for DMAC, and we need to take a few risks. He's a talented corner and if he can get his life and body in order, I think he'd be a great addition.
7. Jason Shirley, Fresno State (NT, Height: 6-5. Weight: 330.)
A moron, got suspended a couple of times so he may very well be off our board to begin with. But he's got great size, and supposedly runs a sub 5 second 40 at 330 lbs. He's got stamina issues and of course other issues, or he'd be a higher pick, but he could be a good project.
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I'm not sure how I feel about it, I don't know a lot about most of these guys and admit that outside of DMAC and Jackson, I've never seen any of the other guys play... or maybe I have, but didn't know it was them at the time. I didn't bother doing alternative picks like I usually do since outside of like the first 3 rounds, who the hell knows what we pick, but I knew we had to address CB and WR inspite of McFadden.
1. Darren McFadden, Arkansas (RB, Height: 6-1. Weight: 211.)
What needs to be said. It's DMAC, we all know why we hate/love him. We all know why this could be a horrible/amazing move despite/because of the cost. The point here isn't to argue whether it's worth it or not, whether his legs are too skinny, but what the team could do to make the team better IF we were to get him and fill our other holes. I'd appreciate it if this didn't turn into a diss/pimp DMAC discussion.
In order to make this happen, I used the draft trade charts and didn't throw any players in since multi player deals rarely happen these days. In order to get the value needed to get Oakland's 4th overall pick, we would need to give up (in this example) Both 1st rounders, our 2nd rounder and our 5th rounder.
2. TRADED
3. Charles Godfrey, Iowa (CB, Height: 5-11. Weight: 207.)
Ran a 4.47 at the combine, so he's not a burner. But he is a solid, big corner that can man the 3rd position for us for years and maybe move to #2 at some point. I have my doubts he would do well as a #1 guy, but there will be other drafts and we already have a #1 guy on the roster.
4. Dexter Jackson, Appalachian State (WR, Height: 5-9. Weight: 185.)
Our best bet to introduce speed (other than McFadden's 4.27) into the passing game. I'm not a fan of small receivers, but from what I've heard, Jackson runs great routes and catches well. He immediately steps into our special teams and could be a terror in the slot in a few years.
5. TRADED
6. Jack Ikegwuonu, Wisconsin (CB, Height: 5-10. Weight: 194.)
Blew out his knee and then got in trouble for stealing an XBOX, other than that, he's a great guy! Actually he probably would have easily been a 1st day pick if not for these problems, and while there's no guarantee he comes back 100% from his knee injury, we just traded all out 1st day picks for DMAC, and we need to take a few risks. He's a talented corner and if he can get his life and body in order, I think he'd be a great addition.
7. Jason Shirley, Fresno State (NT, Height: 6-5. Weight: 330.)
A moron, got suspended a couple of times so he may very well be off our board to begin with. But he's got great size, and supposedly runs a sub 5 second 40 at 330 lbs. He's got stamina issues and of course other issues, or he'd be a higher pick, but he could be a good project.
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I'm not sure how I feel about it, I don't know a lot about most of these guys and admit that outside of DMAC and Jackson, I've never seen any of the other guys play... or maybe I have, but didn't know it was them at the time. I didn't bother doing alternative picks like I usually do since outside of like the first 3 rounds, who the hell knows what we pick, but I knew we had to address CB and WR inspite of McFadden.
