DCPatsFan

Anybody here not like seeing Maroney on kickoff returns? I hate to see him taking any big hits back there...

broadwayjoe

Yes I'm one that does not like seeing him on kickoff returns I wish the Pats could find a replacement also but you also have Kevin Faulk back there and he needs velcro scares the daylights out of me when he handles the ball to much.

T-ShirtDynasty

No, I don't like Maroney back there.. but not because I'm afraid of him taking a big hit. I just don't think he's that good at it. Love the dude at TB out of the I with a FB ahead of him, but I'd like to see something different on kick returns.

I'm okay with Faulk at PR. Yes, I hold my breath every time he's running one back, but the man is leading the NFL in Punt Returns. How do you pull that off the field? You don't. You say. "Run Kev, RUN... and hold on to that damn ball."

zippo59

He's a football player.

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Unofficial Kevin Faulk supporter.

Fencer

Better Maroney taking the hits with his build than, say, Ellis Hobbs. That said, what happened to Willie Andrews' collegiate return skills?

SeanBruschi54

Good question. I can only see as of right now they are maybe still teaching him things and hoping he will get better beofre he might have trouble on the field. Also i know he was hurt a week or two ago.

But a very good question that needs to be addressed.

patsox23

I'd bet most of us would rather not have #39 back there.

RayClay

That's why you draft smurfsin the 7th round. Idon't see Andrews threatening to take Rodney's job. Little fast guy not big RB IMO.

As for punt returns, I really don't care if Faulk has .2 yds more than the next guy if he's going to cough up one in ten.

Is that extra 1/2 yard more important than a free TD for the opposition every ten tries? Not in my book.

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DB15

well said my friend

Pawn512

Pound for pound, special teams plays are just as important, if not more important than regular off/def plays. Per play, more big plays (turnovers, big gains) happen on kick returns than regular plays. Kickoff return is an opportunity for Maroney to get the ball in space, which is his strong suit imo. I want our best open field runner returning kickoffs. Also, a running back is much less likely to fumble than a DB (remember Hobbs in the Denver playoff game?)