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Lets get in our time machine and go back to the 2006 Draft...vrrroooommmm.
Okay. Reggie Bush love fest, all the talk was about the quarterbacks. Merrill Hodge got roasted for saying there is no QB he would take in round 1 other than Jay Cutler. He said on tape that Cutler and Clemens where the best QBs in this draft, and so far as passers I can't disagree with that assessment. They certainly show much more upside than Vince Young and Matt Leinart thus far.
Lets give Hodge here a ton of credit even if you disagree with what he said (and I know I did). He did his homework and formed his own opinion based on what he knew and wasn't afraid to say what he had to say. He has confidence in his projection and to me that is what makes an analyst stand out if they make sense of the situation (Lou Holtz doesn't count lolz).
Okay, fast forward to now.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...c.php?t=335333
Brian Baldinger from NFL Network doesn't think McFadden is the prospect everyone is making him out to be and to be very honest I am feeling about McFadden the same way I felt about Reggie Bush.
I question his interior rushing skills (but i feel better than Bush), and from time to time I look at McFadden and I feel like he has the body of an athlete and not a runningback. Now I know RBs are athletes, but if you know what I'm saying you know what I'm saying.
I'd like for you all to comment on Baldinger's thoughts because his projection is very well presented and he has clearly done his homework. He is one of the most underrated football analysts on television.
Now I don't think McFadden is not as good of a prospect as Peterson, but he clearly has been more durable in his career than Peterson (which is why he was somewhat of a risky prospect). I gave Peterson an elite grade. I'm going to re-evaluate my stance on McFadden and start from scratch. This is what scouts do when a player surprises at an all-star game or combine. They go back and look for what they missed.
One flaw in Baldinger's article I think is his expectations might be too high of McFadden comparing him to some all-time greats. I think what I draw from what Baldinger is saying here is that McFadden gets by more on his athleticism than pure running skills.
Okay. Reggie Bush love fest, all the talk was about the quarterbacks. Merrill Hodge got roasted for saying there is no QB he would take in round 1 other than Jay Cutler. He said on tape that Cutler and Clemens where the best QBs in this draft, and so far as passers I can't disagree with that assessment. They certainly show much more upside than Vince Young and Matt Leinart thus far.
Lets give Hodge here a ton of credit even if you disagree with what he said (and I know I did). He did his homework and formed his own opinion based on what he knew and wasn't afraid to say what he had to say. He has confidence in his projection and to me that is what makes an analyst stand out if they make sense of the situation (Lou Holtz doesn't count lolz).
Okay, fast forward to now.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...c.php?t=335333
Brian Baldinger from NFL Network doesn't think McFadden is the prospect everyone is making him out to be and to be very honest I am feeling about McFadden the same way I felt about Reggie Bush.
I question his interior rushing skills (but i feel better than Bush), and from time to time I look at McFadden and I feel like he has the body of an athlete and not a runningback. Now I know RBs are athletes, but if you know what I'm saying you know what I'm saying.
I'd like for you all to comment on Baldinger's thoughts because his projection is very well presented and he has clearly done his homework. He is one of the most underrated football analysts on television.
Now I don't think McFadden is not as good of a prospect as Peterson, but he clearly has been more durable in his career than Peterson (which is why he was somewhat of a risky prospect). I gave Peterson an elite grade. I'm going to re-evaluate my stance on McFadden and start from scratch. This is what scouts do when a player surprises at an all-star game or combine. They go back and look for what they missed.
One flaw in Baldinger's article I think is his expectations might be too high of McFadden comparing him to some all-time greats. I think what I draw from what Baldinger is saying here is that McFadden gets by more on his athleticism than pure running skills.
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