bed33

I have to say I had higher hopes for Moroney after some of his early success. I think he has a ton of talent but it's not being used correctly.
Has anyone lese felt he should be pitched the ball wide to take advantage of his speed ? I don't understand why they do not run him wide!!

Iverson

What a great nickname if he ever does anything really stupid... "Moroney".

Brilliant!

DefenseRules

Instead they pitch the ball wide to Dillon.
Not that Dillon can't get it done, but Maroney is much faster. It is frustrating to see how they've used him.

Oswlek

I think that Maroney will be featured in the Colt's game, particularly on plays that get him out in space.

The_Dragon

I would imagine you answered one of the questions in your post - Faulk is first choice on a lot of those types of plays. It's hard to argue with the choice given Faulk's production.

Flying Fungi

I completely agree.

If we had used Maroney properly, we might be 14-4 and playing for the AFC Championship next week!

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PatsFanInVa

You know I love this guy, but JEEEEZ!!!

Let's get a grip. I don't think we had the talent level of the Bolts, and we beat them just yesterday with tough football, a tough mindset, and yes, superior coaching...

Sometimes you just have to go with "the proof is in the pudding." When we lost (gasp!) two in a row, and 3 out of 4, I was more in tune with the second-guessing, but to my eye, the ship got righted pretty well.

I hate to throw cold water on a good discussion -- and believe me, I like Maroney -- but sometimes you just have to accept that the playcalling is not going to look "perfect" from the outside... LoMo was not doing much when he got the ball, and I think they started going to Faulk because he was the guy getting it done. Or, it might have been game planned that way.

Either way, the ball started moving when they dug up Faulk and Gaffney as the primary weapons... and the job got done.

Sometimes when something ain't broke, and the pro mechanic already fixed it, you have to question your buddy Earl's opinion that they shoulda rebuilt the engine.

PFnV

bed33

No disrespect intended, the spelling error was a mistake.

I gave up hope seeing him used differently and I don't think they've been holding back to surprise anyone. There obviously must be an issue we don't know about because if the casual fan is questioning it, the coaches must have already figured something out.

MoLewisrocks

Did we win yesterday or was I dreaming?

Maroney dances too much behind a line that doesn't multi task well. Yesterday their focus was on keeping our QB off life support. And until we get some more seriously talented WR's or Olinemen (no offense to the incumbants who are football players) that will likely continue to be their focus against teams with a tenacious pass rush.

Perhaps one day BB will decide to change the blocking schemes to suit a young RB's particular skill set, but I wouldn't hold my breath. He is on record saying all the backs are expected to run all the plays, and Dillon and Evans aren't built to run wide because speed isn't their game, or Bill's. He wants to be able to play smashmouth football in the slop when we need to and Maroney needs to come to terms with that. And using Maroney over Faulk coming out of the backfield (and blocking) just isn't going to happen in a playoff setting - Bill trusts his veterans. And even though Faulk has put the ball on the ground when overused, Maroney was barely hanging onto it yesterday. And he looked slow and indecisive, like a rookie who is running on fumes.

The_Dragon

I would rather have Faulk in there knowing what he can do. Also he was excellent in blitz pick-ups yesterdays.