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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Yes, I said he a great game yesterday. He did lower the boom a couple times and move the pile. Yesterday showed what Maroney could bring to the table.
Our offensive line alone can get ANY back 80 yards on 20 carries this year. If Kyle Eckel can rack up yardage than you know its the oline.
My point is Maroney does not break a lot of tackles like a Brian Westbrook or Corey Dillon after contact but usually avoids contact altogether. I'd like to see him do both.
On stats and tracking: I'm watching these games at Gillette.
Compare Broken tackles per game for Barber or Ryan Grant to Maroney.
Yeah, they're very similarlike a Brian Westbrook or Corey Dillon
First, Maroney definitely played his best game of the season yesterday. He hit the holes hard, made some great cuts and lowered the boom when he needed to get first downs and the score. If he played like that all the time it would be great.
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First, Maroney definitely played his best game of the season yesterday. He hit the holes hard, made some great cuts and lowered the boom when he needed to get first downs and the score. If he played like that all the time it would be great.
A lot of his yards, however, are due to the Pats great offensive line blocking and receivers downfield. They are creating massive holes that a lot of backs would look good running through. I think these guys should be getting more of the credit. If Sammy Morris were still playing I think we would see great production from him too.
I decided to start tracking his plays over the last month. The results are interesting.
Yards After Contact: Not many
Maroney had 2 long runs in the Miami game-- both of them he was untouched. He also had a few long receptions vs. Baltimore that he made great plays on -- again untouched. Too many plays the first guy to touch him brings him down. Welker, Stallworth and Gaffney break more tackles than Maroney does against the same guys. Cmon LoMo! Stay inbounds, lower the shoulder and stay on your feet--at least a little more!
Yards After Cut: A Lot
So after tracking the last few games, I realized Maroney is just a different type of runner. Even though he was in the same backfield as Marion Barber and has size, Maroney is really a finesse runner and needs a Corey Dillon or Sammy Morris to soften up the defense so he can slash and burn them.
Yes, he gets tackled a lot by the first guy to touch him which pisses me off. (I really loved Dillon's stiff arms!) BUT, Maroney makes it very hard for anyone to touch him. The first guy to touch him is really the 2nd, 3rd or 4th guy to have a chance to tackle him. So for Maroney the key stat should be Forced Missed Tackles or Yards After Cut. Speed and moves make people miss instead of running them over.
Keep ripping off 4-5 avg per run and the Pats win anyway! Lets just give credit where it is due.
i agree with this -- maroney makes ppl miss
This post got blown out of proportion. blame it on the rookie!
I like watching him run and he has great speed.
Super Bowl--
-tackled by a kicker (the first contact) on a great return. Without his speed he doesn't make the return. Hobbs and Gaffney don't get tackled by kickers, though.
-the other two returns he was heading backward and hit the wedge like a marshmallow.
4 words- Drew mc fad den
no RB should be pulled down in backfield if he has good blockers. good blockers? what are those? didnt see those on sundayMaroney either gets pulled down in the backfield or busts an 8+ yard carry. The man is a finesse runner in a bruiser's body. You won't break many tackles from D linemen no matter what you do in Madden with LT. He used to have a mean stiff arm. He was using it all of his rookie year. For whatever reason we didn't see it this year though.