An encouraging report on Maroney - New England Patriots Forums

***363839*** · 08-09-2007, 08:45 PM

http://www.projo.com/patriots/conten...U.3424a92.html

I was hoping we'd get a glimpse of him tomorrow night.
I don't think he's even taking contact at practice so I guess we won't.
Maybe next week?

RayClay · 08-09-2007, 08:50 PM

Great story, great quotes.

McDonald took a good angle on this story and it's much better than the usual pap.

patriot lifer · 08-09-2007, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 363839

http://www.projo.com/patriots/conten...U.3424a92.html

I was hoping we'd get a glimpse of him tomorrow night.
I don't think he's even taking contact at practice so I guess we won't.
Maybe next week?

yeah, we probably won't see him in the game. It's probably better that way.

PonyExpress · 08-09-2007, 09:15 PM

It is very rare that BB praises a player so openly, especially a young relatively unproven one. In BB's last interview of year, after the Colts loss, he talked about his team. He said some of his players he loves, and he respects them all. IMO BB loves Maroney. This bodes well for Lawrence' career, and is the reason I believe he will rush for 1500 yards in 2007, shocking the world. He will be great, and in time will become the greatest runner in franchise history and the owner of all NE's rushing records.

patriot lifer · 08-09-2007, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PonyExpress

It is very rare that BB praises a player so openly, especially a young relatively unproven one. In BB's last interview of year, after the Colts loss, he talked about his team. He said some of his players he loves, and he respects them all. IMO BB loves Maroney. This bodes well for Lawrence' career, and is the reason I believe he will rush for 1500 yards in 2007, shocking the world. He will be great, and in time will become the greatest runner in franchise history and the owner of all NE's rushing records.

i agree that he's capable of 1500+ yards, as I'm sure many would agree on the messageboard, just as long as the shoulder holds together. That's a bigger question than whether or not he's capable of the yardage.

Don't run like Jim brown, run like Maroney.

***Patjew*** · 08-09-2007, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PonyExpress

It is very rare that BB praises a player so openly, especially a young relatively unproven one. In BB's last interview of year, after the Colts loss, he talked about his team. He said some of his players he loves, and he respects them all. IMO BB loves Maroney. This bodes well for Lawrence' career, and is the reason I believe he will rush for 1500 yards in 2007, shocking the world. He will be great, and in time will become the greatest runner in franchise history and the owner of all NE's rushing records.

So you're saying that you think LoMo is OK? Stop being so ambiguous.

***goalkeepr*** · 08-09-2007, 10:31 PM

I'm still worried that the bum shoulder will effect that stiff-arm of his...

***DarrylS*** · 08-10-2007, 04:20 AM

That is encouraging, nice story, the team must have a lot of confidence in him to put so much on him as a second year running back recovering from off season surgery. BB seems to know when to minimize certain players accomplishments, while heaping praise on others..

PatsFanInVa · 08-10-2007, 05:12 AM

A lot of high expectations... just a matter of seeing it on the field, regular season. I hope for the best from that shoulder.

***ctpatsfan77*** · 08-10-2007, 07:44 AM

That article also had some praise from Heath Evans for both Maroney and Faulk:

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“To me, it’s always mental,” said Evans. “Every year, I’ve gotten more comfortable, and that’s why I have to hop on that with him. Athletically, we all know how gifted he is. But when you combine the mental approach, like if you put Kevin Faulk’s mind on Laurence Maroney, you would probably have the greatest running back of all time, but you can’t do that, and he has to learn by experience.

Odd visual, but I get his point.