Former OC Greg Knapp's zone-blocking scheme was an absolute disaster for Raiders RB Darren McFadden in 2012. After averaging 5+ yards per carry in each of the previous 2 seasons, Run DMC struggled to a career-low 3.3-yard mark this past year. Oakland is going back to a power run scheme in 2013 under new OC Greg Olson and OL coach Tony Sparano. "We're really going to look at the things that McFadden does really well and we’re going to try to ask him to do those things as much as possible," HC Dennis Allen confirmed. While durability remains an obvious issue for McFadden -- he's missed at least 3 games in each of his first 5 seasons -- we're expecting him to be much more productive when he's on the field in 2013. Run DMC could be a value pick in fantasy drafts this summer.
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