Maroney vs. Sanders - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

chris66 · 10-31-2007, 10:52 AM

Sanders wants to play at the line of scrimmage, he is pretty much one dimensional in this regards. He doesn't have great cover skills and if the pats force him to stay in a deep cover 2 that will pretty much take him out of the game. The same way taylor and rhodes were non factors

mesoslo · 11-01-2007, 08:56 AM

Injuries are a part of football, so you should not use an injury to judge a players toughness.

To me toughness is the willingness to hit holes and drive legs(after contact) rather than just fall down and not get hurt and play for like 8 seasons with out any injuries.

Maroney's head is huge, so is his jaw, the guy is made to be a battering ram, throw in some agility and cutback visions, you got your self a hammer.

Something about hammer and nails and tough as nails?

Nordy · 11-01-2007, 09:01 AM

Didn't Maroney lead the league in yards after contact last year? Yes he's had some injuries, but on the football field he's a tough runner to bring down, as witnessed by the play against Washington where he shrugged of the DE and reversed field for a nice gain. Some of you people can dog him all you want, but the truth is he's a very talented player.

everlong · 11-01-2007, 09:02 AM

One of the interesting things I saw in the Washington game was they used Welker to come out of the slot and block London Fletcher and he was very successful. Fletcher is obviously bigger than Sanders but not as quick or explosive. So I'm not sure I want Welker colliding with Sanders on every running play but with Watson returning I could see the Pats using him in a similar manner on Sanders who much like Fletcher keys the run defense for the cover two for each team.