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Maroney is never going to look good in pre season games. Most of the running plays are off tackle plays and Maroney is not really an off tackle kind of guy. He can be when the linemen run stunts but he almost never does well without them.
I never really understood why Belichick wanted Maroney as he really is not a between the tackles kind of runner. He needs plays designed to his strenghts. He runs much better when he runs away from the strength of the line in front of him. I think he would be especially good if Belichick brought back the old pitch out to the RB play and Maroney could run around the tackles rather than between them.
We're not a running team and we're not going to be anytime soon. We're better off just signing veterans like Fred Taylor and Sammy Morris even if we have to sign new names every year. We can then utilize cap money in other areas on defense. If Maroney could bring us another 2nd round pick I would trade him and just add a veteran who gets cut from another team.
Are you nuts?
From here, last year:
New England Patriots Football Team Stats and League Rank - FOX Sports on MSN
Pats had 42 total touchdowns. 21 were rushing TD's. 4th ranked in NFL
Total offensive plays: 1095. 513 were rushing plays. 4th ranked in NFL
Total rushing yards: 2278. 6th in NFL
I'd say the Patriots were a rather GOOD rushing team, but why let the facts get in the way of perceptions?
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