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Steamer86 · 09-15-2010, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by resdubwhite

Agreed. He made the roster. BB saw value in a trade.

they were wrong. As was Troy Brown.

They were right that BB no longer wanted Maroney on the team and was looking for a way to get rid of him and get any value he could. He probably would have been cut eventually if we couldn't get find a dance....er....trade partner....

***resdubwhite*** · 09-15-2010, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Steamer86

They were right that BB no longer wanted Maroney on the team and was looking for a way to get rid of him and get any value he could. He probably would have been cut eventually if we couldn't get find a dance....er....trade partner....

Personally I think he'd have kept him on the roster to see out the season. Now, we will never know.

I still think with Morris and Taylor being injury liabilities a new body will have to be brought in.

***BradyFTW!*** · 09-15-2010, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Steamer86

They were right that BB no longer wanted Maroney on the team and was looking for a way to get rid of him and get any value he could. He probably would have been cut eventually if we couldn't get find a dance....er....trade partner....

Or he found someone willing to trade a mid-round pick for a non-starter in the final year of his contract. The rest is just pointless (dumb) conjecture. Your bias is showing

All that matters, as far as the topic of this thread, if that Maroney wasn't cut. Not only was he cut, but he had enough value to be worth a 4th minus a 6th with less than a year left on his contract. No other RB on the Pats' roster has that kind of value.

Steamer86 · 09-15-2010, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BradyFTW!

Or he found someone willing to trade a mid-round pick for a non-starter in the final year of his contract. The rest is just pointless (dumb) conjecture. Your bias is showing

All that matters, as far as the topic of this thread, if that Maroney wasn't cut. Not only was he cut, but he had enough value to be worth a 4th minus a 6th with less than a year left on his contract. No other RB on the Pats' roster has that kind of value.

So if BB thought Maroney could help the team, would he have traded his "most valuable" running back for a 4th minus a 6th and made him inactive for first game? Bottom line is BB didn't think he could help the team and wanted to dump the dead weight. Getting a 4th minus a 6th would not have been worth it if BB thought he could help the team this year. The truth is BB didn't cut him because he thought he could get a little something for him, which he did - but would have cut him if he couldn't, because he had no value to the team. We can find a FA running back that runs harder and hit hole better than Maroney - if any of the old guys get hurt...I think you are being petty by sticking to the point that all that matters is he didn't get cut - BB inactivated him week one and traded him for a can of corn week 2.

Steamer86 · 09-15-2010, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BradyFTW!

Or he found someone willing to trade a mid-round pick for a non-starter in the final year of his contract. The rest is just pointless (dumb) conjecture. Your bias is showing

All that matters, as far as the topic of this thread, if that Maroney wasn't cut. Not only was he cut, but he had enough value to be worth a 4th minus a 6th with less than a year left on his contract. No other RB on the Pats' roster has that kind of value.

I think someone has a hard time admitting they were wrong....I know you thought you were smarter than the media and the rest of the fans who could see Maroney was a bust. You drank the koolaid BB was selling (even though he was BS-ing just so he could trade him for something)...sometimes you just have to admit you were wrong and move on...

captain stone · 09-15-2010, 09:42 AM

NESN & Troy may have been wrong about the means of LaMa's departure, but they were right about Bill's now-obvious displeasure at his development, be it physical, mental or social.

I suppose that LaMa would not have fetched more than a 2011 4th-round comp as a FA signee, but for 2010, Bill has made vunerable a position that wasn't exactly one of strength even with him on the 53. Kinda like what happened with $eymour last year: sure, a 2011 1st-rounder from the Faiders looks great, but his production wasn't close to being replicated, and it cost us another wasted year of Brady's prime.