NBC : Maroney may DNP even if healthy

[crowell33]

Well, considering that Maroney missed practice Wednesday, was limited on Thursday and Friday, and is listed as questionable on the injury report; I don't know how they nailed it. If Maroney practiced all week and was not on the injury report, then they would have nailed it. He isn't a healthy scratch.

This is football. Healthy enough for the bulk of carries in preseason game 4, and healthy enough to practice last week, means healthy enough for regular season game one.

BB plays an injured player in the most meaningless preseason game (4) and then practices him again last week, but he's too injured to play? Sorry, not buying it.

 

[RayClay]

NBC's Rotoworld nailed it. Great scoop.

If healthy.... he's on the official NFL injury list as questionable, limited participation in practice.

The NFL Injury Report

Even Rototimes, which is the same as NBC too (upper left, apparently anything with roto in the name...) says no one expected him to play week one. apparently, unlike Rotoworld, they follow the injury lists.

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Our View: Edelman tested his foot out on the field on early Sunday morning, but obviously couldn't get it warm enough to go. Maroney, meanwhile, is dealing with a mysterious thigh injury and was never expected to play in Week 1. Fred Taylor will likely start in his absence.

http://www.rototimes.com/nfl/news.php?tqid=8540&type=news&nid=78530

 

[Keyser Söze]

wait, there are actually still Maroney apologists left on here?

Oh boy.

 

[crowell33]

wait, there are actually still Maroney apologists left on here?

Oh boy.

These are the same guys that said AD was a great player. BB was just using him wrong ! LOL.

 

[Rob0729]

maroney defenders unite!

Well, the defenders actually use facts and logic so it would be logical that they would be more organized than the bashers who ignore simple facts and logic.

If Maroney practices all week and isn't on the injury report and still doesn't get activated, I will happy to conceed that he is flaming out.

 

[Keyser Söze]

These are the same guys that said AD was a great player. BB was just using him wrong ! LOL.

seriously, those who defend him are those who must think think a Pats player can do no wrong. Gulping that kool-aid.

 

[patsinthesnow]

Well, the defenders actually use facts and logic so it would be logical that they would be more organized than the bashers who ignore simple facts and logic.

If Maroney practices all week and isn't on the injury report and still doesn't get activated, I will happy to conceed that he is flaming out.

I'll give you some facts.

Maroney is inactive. He is not playing. He is not helping the team.

 

[Rob0729]

These are the same guys that said AD was a great player. BB was just using him wrong ! LOL.

I am defending Maroney right now and I have never defended Thomas saying Belichick used him wrong. In fact, I was one of the people who correctly predicted that Thomas wouldn't be on an NFL roster today.

 

[Pessimistic Pete]

Laurence Maroney missing his 20th regular season game (31%) in 4 years.

 

[crowell33]

I'll give you some facts.

Maroney is inactive. He is not playing. He is not helping the team.

Two more facts: 1. he was healthy enough to play in preseason game 4.
2. He was healthy enough to practice last week.

 

[Rob0729]

I'll give you some facts.

Maroney is inactive. He is not playing. He is not helping the team.

Neither is Edelman. So let's bash him too.

 

[Rob0729]

Two more facts: 1. he was healthy enough to play in preseason game 4.
2. He was healthy enough to practice last week.

What does that mean? So there is no chance he couldn't have aggravated his injury in the last preseason game?

 

[patsinthesnow]

Laurence Maroney missing his 20th regular season game (31%) in 4 years.

That's pathetic.

Let's put down our epic war down, it's almost GAME TIME! To the game day thread. Dadadada

 

[crowell33]

What does that mean? So there is no chance he couldn't have aggravated his injury in the last preseason game?

Then why did he practice last week as well?

 

[crowell33]

Neither is Edelman. So let's bash him too.

Edelman could be QB 3 ( emergency QB ) today.

 

[RayClay]

Maroney has played the same number of games as Morris since they've been on the team.

 

[jbb9s]

Well, the defenders actually use facts and logic so it would be logical that they would be more organized than the bashers who ignore simple facts and logic.

If Maroney practices all week and isn't on the injury report and still doesn't get activated, I will happy to conceed that he is flaming out.

Just for the record, Maroney's kick pass TD to Mankins in the 2007 AFCCG was a designed trick play, right?

 

[RayClay]

I can't find any link citing Maroney as a healthy scratch.....

It's the missing link.

 

[Rob0729]

Then why did he practice last week as well?

You mean before the last preseason game? Is he psychic? If you are talking this past week, why did Edelman practice this past week just as much as Maroney? Please don't let your ignorance of how NFL teams work with players returning to practice a week or two before they are healthy enough to play as proof he was a healthy scratch.

Again, if Maroney was a healthy scratch, why was he held out on Monday and Wednesday, only participated in limited fashion Thursday and Friday, and he appeared on the injury report as questionable? Because Belichick is a softy and he wanted to protect Maroney's ego?

Get in touch reality and get back to me.

 

[RayClay]

What does that mean? So there is no chance he couldn't have aggravated his injury in the last preseason game?

It means he can't figure out what "Questionable, limited participation in practice" means.

My guess is, it means if it was a playoff and they were low on running backs, he would play. Since they have a full complement of backs, they'd rather have him heal, than re-aggravate a groin or hamstring or whatever. These things actually happen to running backs besides Maroney too, believe it or not.