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I know there are a lot of haters out there, but this sounds like a guy who gets it.
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"This definitely is a challenge to try to run the ball on those guys. It ain't going to be something that's going to be easy. It's going to be a hard challenge, a hard task and you know it's going to be difficult because you know they're going to come out 100 miles an hour playing physical.
"It's really one of these games to where east and west running is not going to work against these guys. You're going to have to sit here and really take a pounding. I'm going to have to get my Advil and Tylenol ready, it's going to be one of those type of physical games, one of those games that as a running back you like to play
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It's doubtful we'll have a 100-yard rusher, but mostly because we have so many backs to share the load. But I hope we commit to run the ball, even if we aren't getting a lot of yards, to at least show some balance.
"Maroney said he has learned a lot from watching 33-year-old Fred Taylor operate. 'Just like a lot of one-cuts and gos. A lot of times when you think there ain't nothing there just to keep your feet moving,' said Maroney. 'I learned a lot. How to really improve as an NFL running back.' "
When we signed Taylor one of my hopes was that he would be a role model for Maroney and help teach him how to run. I thought Maroney looked his best his rookie year, when he had Corey Dillon as a role model. Hearing Maroney talk about making one cut and going and keeping his feet moving is music to my ears.
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Maroney is a mysterious creature, no doubt about it. Under the tutelage of Faulk and now Taylor, I think he's going to turn it on this year and it wouldn't surprise me if he's revered along the lines of Lord Faulk around these parts 4-5 years hence.
I don't mean to say he'll EVER manage to be the load-bearer, but he could become that third-down nightmare we'll be looking to replace in a couple of years.
Makes you think though, Faulk and Taylor sure have been impressive.
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I know there are a lot of haters out there, but this sounds like a guy who gets it.
I think the guy is full of talent and he obviously has the right idea, but he needs to shut up and do it. He did it against San Diego in 2007, but he does tend to get gangly and waste time looking for spots.
He needs to practice running compact and low and having faith the hole will be where it's supposed to be. It's that split second he's wasting that guys like Taylor and Dillon use to find a crack of daylight in a traffic jam where they can turn on the open field running.
As has been pointed out many times, Maroney is like many running backs. If you give him the ball 20 times a game, he does fine (over 4.5 yards per carry as I recall). What were Dillon's numbers?
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I think the guy is full of talent and he obviously has the right idea, but he needs to shut up and do it. He did it against San Diego in 2007, but he does tend to get gangly and waste time looking for spots.
He needs to practice running compact and low and having faith the hole will be where it's supposed to be. It's that split second he's wasting that guys like Taylor and Dillon use to find a crack of daylight in a traffic jam where they can turn on the open field running.
By the way, I think Maroney's a nice kid and sincere and he was learning from Dillon before he got hurt. Taylor is a great role model with a different style that's closer to Maroney's in the quickness and running style aspect. Nice bonus the Taylor looks fresh and able, so they might as well use him.
The other aspect is toughness. Maroney's going to have to prove it, all the top RBs have it. I loved Dillon's meanness and sarcasm. He earned every bit of his attitude, 300 lb. lineman at a time. It kills me these posters that say he wasn't the wonderfullest nicest teammate. Who cares (and it's not true, he spent plenty of time grooming his replacement). Miss congeniality doesn't run head first into 1500 lbs of people trying to kill her.
All successful runing backs are tough and Taylor had to fight his soft image. Curtis Martin is the nicest guy in the world, but I'm sure in a fight, you'd have to drive a stake through his heart before he quit. That's what it's all about.
Maroney is going to have to prove it on the field and drive Fred Taylor into retirement. Time for talk is done.
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