Edgerrin James would have excelled in any offense, from his rookie season in 1999, all the way to this super bowl; Think Adrian Peterson if the coaches developed his receiving skills and pass protection. Adrian Peterson was thought to be able to have the ability to get drafted in maybe the 1st round out of high school, based on what would have been the combine test results.. With one year in Oklahoma or just a better weight & conditioning routine, all of his combine results were exactly the same as his summer workouts before his sophomore year.. Also he stated publicly he had the same daily routine that he used to be the best offensive player at Oklahoma.
Willis McGahee had the raw athleticism to be the 1st overall selection if it wasn't for his knee injury in the bcs game. Willis McGahee had the potential to be compared to Jim Brown. The only one argument against Jim Brown was the era or the size of the players, but former player & hall of fame players; Who both played when Jim Brown played and watched even just his recordings. If any fellow "Great" at any sport vouches how he is the best running back ever to play the game still to this day, always go with the best of the best.
Willis McGahee if anything was a bigger/stronger, also his electronic hand timed 40-yard dashes were clocked to be about / 4.28. I doubt with the way players get b.s. suspensions for eating a meal for free that at Miami, the diet & weight/conditioning routine was the same as what the nfl teams have.
The only debate before was, Carson Palmer being a quarter back. If it wasn't for the injury, McGahee would have been the 1st pick in my opinion; Corey Dillon was easily the best player on offense also having one - star/feature running back was how teams built the offenses around.