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When did height become a handicap? McFadden IS a powerful runningback. He was running it between the tackles for 5 yards a pop. And when the game was on the line he was clutch. 205 yards and 3 TDs!! What more do you want, for him to butter and slice your toast for you??
Agreed, from the way Sebman talks it sounds like only midgets can be good NFL RBs. That's completely backwards from the way most people traditonally think about RBs. You want big strong guys like a 6'2 220 lb McFadden pounding that pigskin on the ground and killing that clock. Not only can McFadden run between the tackles but he can also hit the homerun TD anytime he gets daylight.
205 isn't only the number of yards Mr. McFadden ran for today, it is also the number of pounds he weighs. I have zero clue where you got the 6'2" 220 number, but every single source I've seen (including the Arkansas media guide... a medium which is usually significantly more friendly to measurables) says he is 6'2" 205. That is tall and lanky for an NFL running back. For a college back, okay, fine, he can run between the (often ~250 lb.) tackles and gain five yards a carry. In the NFL, he's going to be dealing with linebackers who are larger than the tackles he ran against in college.
If you were operating on the mistaken assumption that McFadden weighs 220 lbs, I'm sorry to shatter your dreams. To be an NFL back, he'll have to put on 15 lbs... thus weakening what makes him special, his speed to the outside and third and fourth gears. McFadden is not comparable to Peterson because he doesn't run with the same downhill force; he isn't comparable to Lynch because he doesn't run with the mindset to punish would-be tacklers.
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