Sep 15, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden (20) carries the ball in the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Let Him Tote it!
Everyone around the NFL knows what Raiders running back Darren McFadden is one of the best in the NFL when healthy. That has been a problem over his career but he is healthy right now so it’s time to use him right now to win. McFadden will scare the Texans, who gave up 131 rushing yards last week, with his speed and big-play ability so they will put eight in the box for him.
That puts defenses in one-on-one coverage and when the Raiders use play action, the Texans’ pass-rush will slow down some. One big mistake the Raiders made last week is they only tried one screen pass to McFadden and that was late in the game. He certainly could have made the Jets pay for all of those exotic blitzes with a big play and that would have slowed the rush down.