zippo59

I was scanning a Colts message board when I came across a posted highlight video of Addai. Colts fans were drooling over themselves saying this proves he is better than Maroney. I don't watch college football so I have seen neither Addai or Maroney in action. Is this video impressive? How does it compare to Maroney's and does that mean anything?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk8n2fUvNug

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the taildragger

Big 10 run-D > SEC run-D

...that line ought to shut em up. If not, we'll take care of it in a few months.

the taildragger

he's a physical guy with good balance. He does not have Maroney's explosive acceleration...and all those stupid juke moves will get him run over in the NFL. Maroney has excellent vision but I have no idea how Addai rates in that area.

instead of worrying about Maroney, they ought to worry how he compares to Edge. After all, we've still got Dillon...he's our bruiser and now we've got some burst to compliment it.

don't get me wrong, addai is an NFL-caliber back...but he's no replacement for Edge...and they know it.

CAN WE JUST GO AHEAD AND PLAY THIS GAME RIGHT NOW!

Remix 6

he simply doesnt have too much experience as a starter..look at successfull LSU stars..Kevin Faulk..Domanick Davis..LaBrandon Toefield..receivers out of backfield..Davis being best of them so far in NFL

dryheat44

There both very good RBs. Oddly enough, I think they'd be a better fit on the opposite teams. I see no need to rank them before they've played an NFL game.

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Brownfan80

For some reason, from that video alone, Addai very much resembles Antslow Smith. I realize Addai is faster, but there's just something about it.. It might be the footwork.

Watch the vide of Maroney and watch only his feet. Then watch this video of Addai while watching only the feet. It's like Addai's in slow motion. Footwork is vital in the NFL. On every one of his little stutter step juke moves Addai's feet simply stop for a moment. That will get him killed in the NFL.

BelichickFan

Of course any player will look good in these things but I agree that he doesn't seem to have near the explosiveness of Maroney.

Jacky Roberts

You know, there were some great videos of JR Redmond in college, too. Dolts fans are reaching badly if they think Addai is better than Maroney. They are also reaching if they think Indy would have taken Addai over Maroney if both were on the board.

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JJDChE

There's a reason every draft analyst and football mind in the free world had Maroney rated over Addai before the draft. He's better, that's it. Anyone who thinks otherwise (especially a Colts fan) is practicing revisionist history.

Highlight videos are cool and they can tell you something about a guy, but you can't compare players with highlight videos. If you could, Maurice Drew would have been a 1st rounder.

Bostonian1962

They could have a video of Granny from the Beverly Hillbillies running and they'd say she was better than Maroney. When the team they hate the most takes the player they wanted most, this kind of stuff is bound to happen.