For two weeks, many may have quietly wondered whether Darren McFadden was still the best player on the Oakland Raiders.
While McFadden had managed to stay healthy through two games, his production wasn't quite what people had hoped. In fact, through two games, Run DMC had just 54 rushing yards on 26 attempts.
Of course, the versatile McFadden had also added 105 receiving yards, but when you're paid to run the football in this league, a yards-per-carry average of just 2.07 doesn't cut it.
And then, McFadden did this:
With the Oakland offense sputtering in its first two games, McFadden set the tone early against the Steelers with a 64-yard touchdown run that will serve as an embarrassing reminder of how not to tackle a running back, courtesy of safety Ryan Mundy (No. 29 in the video).
With that run behind him, McFadden finished the game with 113 yards on the ground, helping Oakland secure their first win of the 2012 season.
This season, however, continues to be an odd one for McFadden.
While many doubted his ability to stay healthy for an entire season, few doubted his ability to consistently produce at a high level. Some have even said he's among the top backs in the league when healthy.
Some will point to Oakland's new zone-blocking scheme as a source of McFadden's problems this season, and to a certain extent, that's a fair assessment. It's not as if McFadden isn't hitting holes as quickly or running over defenders as easily, it's simply that the holes just aren't there and that the defenders have come in bunches.
On Sunday, however, the offensive line came up big. While the holes still weren't there as often as McFadden and Co. would like, the fact that he had even one big opportunity at all is a start.
In fact, if that video is proof of anything, the Oakland Raiders' current king just needs one tiny crack, and he's capa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
