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First of all, I have to admit that growing up I hated the Raiders. I was a Steelers and Broncos fan. Now I'm a HUGE Raiders fan. The bandwagon pulled up in my driveway on Saturday and I jumped on with both feet.
On DMAC, the only thing that ever stopped him was poor O-line play (Auburn game) and putting two "spys" on him full time (we didn't have a passing attack to worry about). In a straight up game where the defense is playing honest, no one could stop him. In the NFL, everyone is fast, so it's hard to tell how his talent will translate, but I think if the O-line can open up any kind of hole he'll get 5 yards guaranteed and go the distance if he gets in the open field. We've seen too many busts in the NFL though, so there are no gaurantees.
If you want an example of him getting tough yards, watch this past year's Arkansas-Alabama game. He took the game over in the second half, lowering his shoulder on every run, and knocking people back. He got a concussion in the fourth quarter and had to sit out while the Razorbacks lost a close one. If he had stayed in the game, there was no way the Tide could have stopped him.
I agree that Eric Dickerson is the best comparison to McFadden.
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