I thought I already had Darren McFadden ranked low enough when my colleague Jamey Eisenberg pointed out on Friday's edition of Fantasy Football Today that my rankings still reflected that I liked McFadden as a quality Flex.
So I took a second look -- it didn't last long -- and decided to sink McFadden further. I just don't want him on my team.
I took a dive into our player archives to dig up all of the injuries McFadden has had. You can find the long list in our "Defending Our Rankings" video here. Obviously he's injury prone but with shoulder, toe, hamstring and knee problems limiting him through his career the red flag on him is as big as can be.
Now throw in the current state of the Raiders offense: The O-line is a mess. The quarterback situation is a mess. The receiving corps is a step above a mess. Nothing suggests McFadden will thrive like other rushers who are surrounded by weak skill-position players -- and that's if he can stay on the field.
I don't hate McFadden as a low-end flex, but someone in every league I'm in will take him before I'm willing to. That's fine by me.