Originally Posted by MassPats38

I thought that cut back run was tremendous. That run looked very similar to a run Chris Johnson made against the Texans - quick with a good view of the field of defenders.

I did think he held the ball too loosely on the fumble and should not have put that ball on the turf, but I would put him as one of the bright spots last night. Hopefully, he keeps it up into the playoffs and learns to better protect the rock.

Originally Posted by patsinthesnow

I thought the same thing (Chris Johnson) when that happened. I have finally joined the Maroney bandwagon

If we ditch the pass happy offense, Maroney could be a STAR in the league

Originally Posted by patsinthesnow

I thought the same thing (Chris Johnson) when that happened. I have finally joined the Maroney bandwagon

If we ditch the pass happy offense, Maroney could be a STAR in the league

Originally Posted by ausbacker

Maroney isn't really showing anything that most of us didn't know was there, but in my opinion he's taken a book out of the Chris Johnson book of running and waiting for the play to develop rather than sprinting at the hole straight away and into the back of a lineman. Now, LoMo lets the hole develop, makes his cut and runs strong and hard at it. He's also absorbing contact and running through it for the most part.

Putting aside the fumbles, Adrian Peterson has more of a problem with them than Maroney does at the moment.

Originally Posted by Seacoast Fan

Check your stats. He had 64 yards total, on 15 carries.

It always amazes me when a buffoon such as yourself can't get it straight.

Originally Posted by Seacoast Fan

First, let me say, I am not a Maroney hater, I've never bashed the guy on this board, and never subscribed to the "made of glass" club.

Having said all that....the posts above about how great Maroney is running are true, in my opinion, only if you compare his recent games to his overall body of work. If you compare what he has been doing, and what he did last night, with a true, top-notch NFL running back....well....I still think we need a true, top-notch NFL running back on this team. (Yes, I know all about Morris and Taylor...I mean, we need that type of back who can get on and stay on the field.)

Maroney gained 67 yards last night, against a D that was consistently playing back, guarding against the pass. Take out his one long run of 22 yds, and he had about 45 yards on 14 carries. If that is considered a strong performance, well, I think the bar has been lowered too much. I know he scored 2 TDs...both from about the 2 yard line. That should be expected more than lauded. I also understand the math, ie, if he had 45 yds on 14 carries, double it and you get 90 yds on 28 carries....and that is good....but there is a reason he doesn't get 28 carries a game. Dillon got the ball a hell of a lot more, again for a reason.
And he fumbles.

Originally Posted by mayoclinic

I'm not defending the fumbles, but those will happen when you're running hard and trying to make the extra effort. The Indy fumble came when Maroney kept trying to get into the end zone instead of just going down on first contact.

I think the biggest surprise to me is that Maroney is running with a lot more aggression and physicality than I've seen. He's dishing it out to defenders as much (if not more) than he's taking it. We always knew he had the open field and big play ability, but this is a new side to him, and it's quite welcome.

I think Maroney was injured quite a bit for 2 years, and then suffered a major loss of confidence, which wasn't helped by getting a handful of carries in the first 5 games this year and being lambasted weekly in the press and elsewhere (including this board). He seems to be getting some confidence now, and I think he should get better.

Now, if we can only (1) give him the ball more consistently, and (2) block for him. Getting Vollmer back (and possibly Morris as a blocking back) should help a lot.