Coach Lane Kiffin said Tuesday that the Raiders are happy with their running back situation and are unlikely to draft Darren McFadden. Kiffin doesn't call the personnel shots in Oakland and may not even be in the know as far as owner Al Davis' line of thinking, so take this with a grain of salt. Kiffin also has never exactly been straightforward with the media. Source: Hashmarks Blog http://www.rotoworld.com/content/home_NFL.aspx
I think they take Al Davis because he has repeatedly said that he wants a home run threat and he believes he can get that in McFadden. Again, the only way they DONT select McFadden is if Jake Long is still available at their pick. This according to an Oakland newspaper.
