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Seriously, have they ever had this much depth/talent in the backfield? Lawfirm will probably be the odd man out. This is one year where I wont worry about injuries, unless they all go down lets hope not.
I agree nashville Maroney needs to go.
where did i say Maroney needs to go????? :banned:
Must think LawFirm is Maroney.
Nice rundown, Chris, though I take issue with one thing. I don't think that LoMo is a "traditional between-the-tackles runner" -- he's a beast in a broken field or on the outside who can run people over but he doesn't torpedo through chinks for an extra half-yard.
He was getting better at that, I still believe he was working at somewhat of a disadvantage because his presence in the backfield telegraphed run plays and more than the others he had to dodge defenders in the backfield. Hopefully his extended rehab gave him more time with the Juggs machine so he can be used in more passing plays to disrupt the defense.Nice rundown, Chris, though I take issue with one thing. I don't think that LoMo is a "traditional between-the-tackles runner" -- he's a beast in a broken field or on the outside who can run people over but he doesn't torpedo through chinks for an extra half-yard.
I still believe he was working at somewhat of a disadvantage because his presence in the backfield telegraphed run plays and more than the others he had to dodge defenders in the backfield.
I Dont hate Maroney I am just disappointed in him. I hope he proves me wrong. I have no aversion to eating crow if its for the betterment of my team. I wish he would stay healthy and show us that talent in the open field that we all think is there but so rarely flashes. There is some reason they dont use him in the passing game and I cant figure it out. But I suspect it must be his hands.no, he just hates Maroney, and likes to point that out in every thread
.............and is a regular on the new hit reality show, "Dancing in the Backfield" .
I would say there is a trifecta an axis of evil if you would,Watson,Maroney,Seymour. My beef with all three is production < expectations. But some people blindly follow them to the detriment of their own team, I call it the Cal Ripken Blindness.I see the argument about Maroney not being a traditional between the tackles RB, but for purposes of my classification, I'd put him closer to that group that the third-down backs or fullbacks. So I tossed him in there by default.
And I have a question for the patsfans.com crew: Is Laurence Maroney the single most polarizing guy on the team? NO ONE is lukewarm on him -- he's either the guy who'll be the greatest RB in team history of he only got a chance or the worst pick in franchise history.
I see the argument about Maroney not being a traditional between the tackles RB, but for purposes of my classification, I'd put him closer to that group that the third-down backs or fullbacks. So I tossed him in there by default.
And I have a question for the patsfans.com crew: Is Laurence Maroney the single most polarizing guy on the team? NO ONE is lukewarm on him -- he's either the guy who'll be the greatest RB in team history of he only got a chance or the worst pick in franchise history.
He was getting better at that, I still believe he was working at somewhat of a disadvantage because his presence in the backfield telegraphed run plays and more than the others he had to dodge defenders in the backfield. Hopefully his extended rehab gave him more time with the Juggs machine so he can be used in more passing plays to disrupt the defense.
I see the argument about Maroney not being a traditional between the tackles RB, but for purposes of my classification, I'd put him closer to that group that the third-down backs or fullbacks. So I tossed him in there by default.
And I have a question for the patsfans.com crew: Is Laurence Maroney the single most polarizing guy on the team? NO ONE is lukewarm on him -- he's either the guy who'll be the greatest RB in team history of he only got a chance or the worst pick in franchise history.
I would say there is a trifecta an axis of evil if you would,Watson,Maroney,Seymour. My beef with all three is production < expectations. But some people blindly follow them to the detriment of their own team, I call it the Cal Ripken Blindness.
Overall, the New England running game was one of the best in the AFC last season. The Patriots finished with 513 rushing attempts, 2,278 rushing yards and 142.4 rushing yards per game (all second in the conference) to go along with 4.4 yards per carry (fourth in the AFC).
The other reason Buffalo is a good fit for this study is that they have not one but two superb running backs in Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson. One would expect that this twosome could gain yards on runs where none of their blockers were beaten at the POA (Point of Attack), and the numbers bear this out:
Runs without a POA run block loss
Jackson – 81 attempts, 489 yards, 6.0 YPA
Lynch – 166 attempts, 858 yards, 5.2 YPA
Now let’s take a look at how they fared when at least one blocker was beaten at the POA.
Runs with at least one POA run block loss
Jackson – 49 attempts, 82 yards, 1.7 YPA
Lynch – 84 attempts, 178 yards, 2.1 YPA
He's not as intuitive hitting the line of scrimmage as some runners and he gets blamed for things beyond his control much, much too often, but he's a pretty good back. He has worked to adapt his running style and decision making to what Ivan, Dante, BB, et.al. want from him. I believe, more than any other NE RB, opposing defenses game plan for him.I see the argument about Maroney not being a traditional between the tackles RB, but for purposes of my classification, I'd put him closer to that group that the third-down backs or fullbacks. So I tossed him in there by default.
And I have a question for the patsfans.com crew: Is Laurence Maroney the single most polarizing guy on the team? NO ONE is lukewarm on him -- he's either the guy who'll be the greatest RB in team history of he only got a chance or the worst pick in franchise history.