PATRIOT64
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The reason Maroney gets caught in the backfield is because he starts dancing in the backfield instead of attacking the line.
Maroney relies on the offensive line to get his yards - Very seldom does he get it on his own or push the defensive linemen back,he is not made for that type of runner - If the OL does not make holes in the middle or block to the outside well enough for LoMo then he is a sitting duck and will get decked for losses consistently as usual - When he does have good yardage per carry its the OL opening holes for him and him running fast through them more than him doing it himself
Today Jordan made holes when there weren't any and made the OL look like it was dominating,Thats the difference in style between these two runners,Maroney is fast but needs guys in front of him to make good gains,Jordan does it with power when the holes are closed.