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Are there really BJGE bashers on the board? All I see are contingents who think he is the next great back, and a more pragmatic group who think he's an ok RB. Nothing great, just ok.
Yeah, apparently being pretty sure that Maroney's better than BJGE makes you a BJGE-basher. I think Maroney's a good RB, the kind who someone will trade a 4th rounder for even in the last year of his contract. BJGE is a different kind of back, and is a pretty decent one in his own right. I like BJGE, I think he could be a pretty good RB; don't see why I'd be a basher.
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I'm not looking for that. I just want his RB by committee work to be a solid contribution. Block for Brady and maybe catch a pass now and then.
You touched on an important point, Maroney was a better RB BUT.... he was not very good at blitz pickup, with a franchise qb if you can read the blitz and protect the franchise you are a liability to the team.
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You touched on an important point, Maroney was a better RB BUT.... he was not very good at blitz pickup, with a franchise qb if you can read the blitz and protect the franchise you are a liability to the team.
Thank you very much! This is exactly the issue that such a huge number of posters don't seem to realize. The way the NFL is these days and with #12 at the helm, blitz pickup and route running are at least of equal importance for a RB as running skills. I don't care if Maroney runs the ball like Walter friggin Payton, if he can't pick up the blitz, he's just a part-timer. And over the course of his career it's pretty obvious that his blitz pickup is below par and hasn't improved at all.
I'm surprised the BJGE bashers haven't been more vocal over the last few days. Maybe they're waiting for him to have a bad game or a key fumble to say "I told ya so".
For what it's worth Taylor had made some comments about the members of the RB group about two weeks ago during a radio interview. He said BJGE was hard working and determined. He said Maroney was a nice kid who was realizing that you have to work at being a RB- that's paraphrased but isn't too far from what he actually said. It was very telling at the time.
I think it's more that now that these stories about Maroney's lack of work ethic, and Law Firm's incredible work ethic, that fans appreciate and accept that. This is one of those situations where it could slap Maroney into adding working hard into the mix. If he does, he could be something. If he goes it on talent alone, as he has been, it will be a huge waste. He's already served most of his first contract at less of a level than he could have been at. Sad.
Thank you very much! This is exactly the issue that such a huge number of posters don't seem to realize. The way the NFL is these days and with #12 at the helm, blitz pickup and route running are at least of equal importance for a RB as running skills. I don't care if Maroney runs the ball like Walter friggin Payton, if he can't pick up the blitz, he's just a part-timer. And over the course of his career it's pretty obvious that his blitz pickup is below par and hasn't improved at all.
And that, kiddies, is why Kevin Faulk is the guy to follow around and learn from, even over Fred Taylor.
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There is no doubt to me that Maroney is the better RB than BJGE. He's clearly more talented and has better results throughout his career. However, if BJGE is here because he outworked LoMo, then I have all of the admiration in the world for that.
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Makes that 2006 draft look even worse. Jackson wasn't much of a worker either, but at the time there wasn't much else at the RB position to fall back on.
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Re: F. Taylor: BJGE outworked Maroney
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