Johnny Mac

Adam Shefter was just on the NFL Total Access, and he said he thinks Maroney will challenge Bush for Offensive Rookie of the Year.

What do you guys think? What are your projections for Maroney? I'm really wondering how the carries will be split between him and Dillon.

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BelichickFan

Yeah, I saw that last night. It's anyone's guess how things will go but Maroney clearly has more in the tank than Dillon and he has been fine with pass protection and receiving too. If I had to guess, by midseason Maroney will get twice the carries that Dillon gets. A 20-10 split would be nice and give Tommy lots of good playaction looks.

Brownfan80

The Patriots have not been about those individual awards, so I'll answer thusly: Who cares if he's the OROY as long as he helps us hoist another Lombardi?

Johnny Mac

I don't care about the award, per se. But if he wins it, it will mean he had a damn good year, and most likely took the bulk of the carries away from Dillon. I'm wondering if everyone expects that to be the case.

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TeamPats

I do see his point. Maroney has more proven durability than Bush so he is less likely to hit a rookie wall (see Cadillac). Plus, not to take anything away from Dillon, Lord knows I love him, but Deuce is a more solid RB right now so Maroney would be more likely to get more handoffs. But the Patriots play the game that rewards a team and not an indivdual, so Maroney may gather a fair amount of yards but I would not expect any gaudy stats as our red zone O looks titled more towards the TE's.

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Brownfan80

Hmm.. Isn't Duece coming off of back to back injury seasons? Or are my facts confused?

RayClay

Yes, he will be rookie of the year. Phew! Glad we got that over with.

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Dragda

Personally, I doubt either player will be ROY. Dillon will be the starter here. Duece may take carries away from Bush. NO will be a sorry team and Bush will be lost by the "hot story" by the end of the year. It could be anybody at this point. That TE drafted by Oakland would be my guess, but I am probably wrong.

Brownfan80

Do you mean the TE drafted by the 49ers? Vernon Davis?

JR4

ROY would be a nice achievement for Laurence but .....
... I think he'll be happy with an Awesome RING.