Darren Mcfadden: Possible to have better rookie season than Adrian Peterson

I have been reading other articles and comments about not comparing Darren Mcfadden to Adrian Peterson, or him having just as good a run game his rookie season.  Then i sat here and thought about some factors that will make it more possible than impossible. 

Lets take a look at the Vikings offense.  In my opinion the Vikings have the best offensive line in the league.  But i believe its more based on talent than coaching.  But other than Adrian Peterson and the Oline what do they have.  I don't see their WRs better than those of Oakland.  their QB is suspect at best.  and who exactly is their TE? 

In fact even though Jamarcus Russell hasn't played a full season yet, Tarvaris has only played one and who actually thinks hes better than Jamarcus on just pure talent ability.  In essence, people can just challenge them to throw, which if you look the progress of Adrian over the season, his yards per game regressed dramatically which means that everyone knew they had no passing attack. 

Now lets look at the content of the Raiders Offense.  they had the sixth best rushing game with a third string RB who finally seen a chance to play and got over a 1,000 yards in a half of a season.  And that was without the advantage of having a season of progress with the same coaching staff and offensive playmakers. 

Now the Raiders offense has some serious talent on offense; a lot of threats.  As well as they now have one of the best Offensive line coaches in the NFL, with the run.  Everywhere Cable has gone his Oline helps to lead the league in rushing with just about any RB, not counting a dynamic talent like McFadden.  The Raiders new prolific run game is built just right for a guy like McFadden.  And I believe they have the better talent at QB, WR, TE, and FB than the Vikings.  Plus, Jamarcus could have a great  season as well with his great study and work ethic this offseason.  in fact that could even take away from alot of Darren's chances if Russell shines. 

When you look at the comparisons there is absolutely every reason to believe that if Darren starts from the get go he will have more rushing yards, not counting all his other abilities in catching and throwing and kick returns, than Adrian Peterson.  In fact, the process adds up better.  Not only is the Raiders schedule as easy as apple pie this year, but as the season progresses, so also will Jamarcus and the passing game and even open up more chances for a great running game. 

The potential scenarios are limitless.  All you have to do is think about it a little.  Not saying it will happen, but the setup could easily give McFadden a chance.  And if the Raiders passing attack was so bad, how are they getting all those rushing yds last year with less talent than this year and still getting over 100 yard games till the end of the season, while the Vikings and Adrian Peterson Dropped off considerably.  The Vikings have a better passing attack than Raiders... I think not.

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