The star running back out of Arkansas is expected to be one of the first players drafted in the 2008 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)Caption History: FILE Running back Darren McFadden, of Arkansas, runs the 40yard dash at the NFL Combine in this Feb. 24, 2008 file photo in Indianapolis.After the Billy Cundiff debacle late in the 2011 AFC title game at New England, Baltimore brought in rookie kicker Justin Tucker and was overwhelmed with the results turned in by the thunderfooted former Texas Longhorn. Tucker was money all season, converting 34 of the 37 field goals he attempted (including the playoffs), and all 58 extrapoint tries. That's 92 successes in 95 attempts, a 96.8 percent conversion rate.

A veteran coach whose team is coming off an unsuccessful season whose job may be in jeopardy may go all out in preseason to win a few games and appease the ownership, media, and fans. This coach may play his starters longer in an attempt to get them ready for the regul