While some running backs are incredible in almost any situation, Maroney is only mortal. He had a good game today. Not bad, not great. The thing that our team needs to help us improve our running game are better offensive linemen.
Let me know if anyone else saw this: On several plays, Maroney had to cut back to the other side because there were defenders in the offensive backfield. These instances were not rare occurrences. It happened several times! From my vantage point, it looks like Koppen and our back up right guard (i'm sorry but I totally forgot hit name just now) aren't doing us any favors.
Koppen seems to be able to get to the second level for big gains in the running game. The problem is that it is usually because a defensive linemen just blew past him and was picked up by another interior linemen or running back. Sometimes that lineman or running back can handle that defender. Sometimes they cannot. When they can't, really bad things happen.
Unfortunately Maroney is one of those people affected.