Hendrix

I've watched almost every game of Maroney's in the past 3 years. His first year I kept thinking how great he was and how much better than Marion Barber III he was.

Seriously, you guys got the best back after Bush. And actually, you might think it's blasphemic, but Maroney has the potential to be better than Reggie Bush.

Minnesota's OL was excellent I have to admit...but they can only do so much after they make a hole. You still have to get away from the secondary and the LBs.

I mean, Maroney put up about 130 yards on 25 carries against Ohio State and their 3 defensive standouts, including a 50 some yard run I think.

People think he's just one of those guys who can only run in holes..it's so much more than that. he can do cuts, he can stiff arm, he can carry 3 guys on him for 5 more yards, he can hurdle over players.

I mean, his first year he had to compete with Marion Barber and Terry Jackson Jr and still got 1100 yards and minimal carries. The next year he competed w/Barber again and got 1300 yards. He wasn't even a starter his first two years.

His third year (last year) he got about 1500 yards even though he didn't play against Michigan State, and he got taken out in like the 1st quarter of a few games. The Tulsa game, he didn't even play the 4th quarter and still got 203 yards.

He had 43 carries and 258 yards in one game against Wisconsin too..not to count 46 carries and 217 yards against Purdue earlier..he's a workhorse.

I'm sure you've already seen it, but http://www.frales.com has some good highlights of games he's in.


But I'm sure of this: if Maroney had stayed his final year, he would have easily been a top 10 pick.

You guys got a steal. Last year I was a half fan of you guys since you took a guy from the school I attend (Ellis Hobbs from Iowa State) and now I'm going to have to be a full on fan because of this pick. Maroney is extremely exciting to watch.

patsfan55

thanks for your insight
let me tell you, that we really appreciate it

as for the ohio state game, i looked it up and it was a 53 yd run

let me ask you something though: how quick is he to the hole? like once he gets the ball in his hand how fast does he get up to and past the line of scrimmage? thanks again

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Hendrix

he's fast as hell to the hole..i just saw this in another topic, but it's a small highlight video of him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwBbBY0tf6E

patsfan13

Thanks for the info, Hobbs is very popular around here, hopefully Maroney will be just as popular.

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Hendrix

A few more things worthy of pointing out:

1) Minnesota didn't have much of a passing attack. Opponents KNEW they'd be running the ball and stacked up their defense, but Maroney still ran right through it.

2) Guy who recruited him out of HS also recruited 5 time Pro Bowl WR Mike Quick and Dana Stubblefield. He told a paper Maroney has hall of fame talent and is the best player he's EVER recruited in his 30+ years of recruiting.

shmessy

Thanks, Jimi. That's some great video.

Some observations I have from watching much of that is that Maroney sure is fast for his size. His can cut on a dime. I 'm not sure he "loves" to bang the defenders like Dillon does - he doesn't seem to like to hit them like Corey does, but is more of a Barry Sanders cutter (altho' much bigger than Barry). Some of those blitz pickups by him looked a bit half-arsed. He was asked about it on Saturday by the media here and he was refreshingly honest, saying he knows he needs to work on that aspect of the game. After all, we can't let him be out there endangering our Hope Diamond.

Re: Ellis Hobbs - - the kid really endeared himself to us Chowderheads last year. Great smarts, great attitude and fabulous speed. During last year's draft many of us were down on the fact that he lacks height (we have had a smurf convention in our secondary for a few years) but he overcame that first impression. He is a favorite here already.

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Hendrix

awesome re: Hobbs..I kind of heard that, but wasn't sure how much of a favorite he was. Earlier this year they had a 5-10 minute ceremony for him at halftime..crowd went wild and i think he was wearing Ty Law's jersey but I'm not sure.

But Maroney..he was seriously the main reason I kept up w/U of Minnesota once I came down here.

Hendrix

So here are some stats from his sophomore year..keep in mind he was splitting time with Marion Barber:

Penn St.: 25 carries 144 yards
Michigan: 19 carries 145 yards
Iowa: 19 carries 156 yards (4th ranked rush defense in the nation)
Alabama: 20 carries for 110 yards


What's so special about the Alabama game was he was the ONLY RB in the entire nation to get 100+ yards against Bama last year

Remix 6

can you explain what happened last year vs Penn State and Iowa?

patsfan55

i dont think he has the same style of running as sanders at all
i put him in the same style of running as ricky williams, shaun alexander, ladanian tomlinson, clinton portis
guys that are pretty strong, but rely on their vision and balance most of all

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