Ridley being hurt is a pretty big issue for this team

[Brady_to_Moss]

I know he isn't a AP and was having a bad year. But without him and the dump truck back there..they have no speed or no ability to break off the long run. His absence hurts much more then people realize even though he has had a crappy year.

Blount can have some good runs, but right when he hits the hole..his feet stop. Ridley can at least bounce it if he sees it. I think this was a big part of the pats struggles vs the bengals. (that and TB, the line ect)

 

[chasa]

I know he isn't a AP and was having a bad year. But without him and the dump truck back there..they have no speed or no ability to break off the long run. His absence hurts much more then people realize even though he has had a crappy year.

Blount can have some good runs, but right when he hits the hole..his feet stop. Ridley can at least bounce it if he sees it. I think this was a big part of the pats struggles vs the bengals. (that and TB, the line ect)

Long runs from the patriots this year

Blount: 47 yards
Vereen: 21 yards
Riddley: 20 yards

Please stop saying the patriots have no big run potential without riddley.

Ridleys longest run of his career is 41 yards, blount has constantly put up 40+ and 50+ yard runs throughout his career.

If anything riddley is turning into maroney 2.0 what with his 3.5 YPC average, and his constantly fumbling the ball.

 

[upstater1]

Agree. Ridley helps the offense keep moving.

 

[JackBauer]

If anything riddley is turning into maroney 2.0 what with his 3.5 YPC average, and his constantly fumbling the ball.

What an absurd post.

 

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

The loss of Vereen hurts more in this matchup.....Vereen is our Kevin Faulk as in catching passes out of the backfield and making plays that way.

The running game in the Broncos/Cowboys scoring fest last week was minimal at best and a rushing attack isn't going to win this game unless you have a dominant rusher like Adrian Peterson who can run the clock down.

The Pats O needs to put up 35 or more to win this game and they'll need to pass 50 times this game to keep up with N.O.

I don't expect any back on either side to gain more than 50 yards,Ridleys presence becomes more important against less scoring powerhouses than N.O.

 

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Long runs from the patriots this year

Blount: 47 yards
Vereen: 21 yards
Riddley: 20 yards

Please stop saying the patriots have no big run potential without riddley.

Ridleys longest run of his career is 41 yards, blount has constantly put up 40+ and 50+ yard runs throughout his career.

If anything riddley is turning into maroney 2.0 what with his 3.5 YPC average, and his constantly fumbling the ball.

Ridley and Maroney never belong in the same sentence together comparing them is ridiculous.

 

[chasa]

What an absurd post.

Maroney 4 seasons with the pats, 4 fumbles
Riddley 3 seasons with the pats, 6 fumbles

Maroney YPc: 4.1
Riddley ypc 4.4

Maroney Long run during his first 3 years 59 yards
Riddleys current longest run 51 yards



coming out of the backfield as a receiver

Maroney avg yards per reception 14.9
Riddley 8.2

I'd hardly say .3 yards per carry compared to ball security issues, and being a less effective receiver put riddley in a catagory much higher then maroney was.

Riddley so far in his career has not been as good as people seem to think.

 

[Get it shawtaay]

Long runs from the patriots this year

Blount: 47 yards
Vereen: 21 yards
Riddley: 20 yards

Please stop saying the patriots have no big run potential without riddley.

Ridleys longest run of his career is 41 yards, blount has constantly put up 40+ and 50+ yard runs throughout his career.

If anything riddley is turning into maroney 2.0 what with his 3.5 YPC average, and his constantly fumbling the ball.

The Maroney comparisons start and end with Blount, who runs like he's wearing a back brace.

He just breaks off a nice run once every couple of games so people can ignore the 10 times he ignores an open hole, shuffles behind the line of scrimmage, or falls backwards.

If you can't see the difference between Ridley and Blount as runners, I don't even know what to tell you. Maybe 10 more years of watching football will do it.

 

[JackBauer]

Maroney 4 seasons with the pats, 4 fumbles
Riddley 3 seasons with the pats, 6 fumbles

Maroney YPc: 4.1
Riddley ypc 4.4

Maroney Long run during his first 3 years 59 yards
Riddleys current longest run 51 yards



coming out of the backfield as a receiver

Maroney avg yards per reception 14.9
Riddley 8.2

I'd hardly say .3 yards per carry compared to ball security issues, and being a less effective receiver put riddley in a catagory much higher then maroney was.

Riddley so far in his career has not been as good as people seem to think.

First of all, his name is Ridley.

Second of all, Ridley's a much better player than Maroney was. The stat comparisons you've put up don't mean much of anything. Watch the games.

 

[borg]

Maroney 4 seasons with the pats, 4 fumbles
Riddley 3 seasons with the pats, 6 fumbles

Maroney YPc: 4.1
Riddley ypc 4.4

Maroney Long run during his first 3 years 59 yards
Riddleys current longest run 51 yards



coming out of the backfield as a receiver

Maroney avg yards per reception 14.9
Riddley 8.2

I'd hardly say .3 yards per carry compared to ball security issues, and being a less effective receiver put riddley in a catagory much higher then maroney was.

Riddley so far in his career has not been as good as people seem to think.

Please...no facts supported arguments ....it just clouds the worship clarity.

 

[JackBauer]

The Maroney comparisons start and end with Blount, who runs like he's wearing a back brace.

I agree, and that's a really funny way of describing his running style. I loved it during the CIN game when one of the announcers was talking about what a bruising, punishing RB Blount is - I mean, seriously? The guy is huge but he hits like a pillow.

 

[Ring 6]

Please...no facts supported arguments ....it just clouds the worship clarity.

Posting as if 4.1 per carry and 4.4 per carry is the same thing is not a fact supported argument.
Posting as if either of those 2 players is a frequent fumbler is also a misrepresentation.
In other words the entire argument we was making missed wide right.

 

[chasa]

The Maroney comparisons start and end with Blount, who runs like he's wearing a back brace.

He just breaks off a nice run once every couple of games so people can ignore the 10 times he ignores an open hole, shuffles behind the line of scrimmage, or falls backwards.

If you can't see the difference between Ridley and Blount as runners, I don't even know what to tell you. Maybe 10 more years of watching football will do it.

According to all of the stats im right and you are wrong, and once riddley is healthy and riding pine the coaches will probably be agreeing with me also.

 

[Ring 6]

The Maroney comparisons start and end with Blount, who runs like he's wearing a back brace.

He just breaks off a nice run once every couple of games so people can ignore the 10 times he ignores an open hole, shuffles behind the line of scrimmage, or falls backwards.

If you can't see the difference between Ridley and Blount as runners, I don't even know what to tell you. Maybe 10 more years of watching football will do it.

Actually Blount is Antowain Smith 2.0
Last week he got tackled at the los running over LT by the LDE (opposite side of the field). The only 2 backs I've ever seen that happen to.

 

[JackBauer]

Please...no facts supported arguments ....it just clouds the worship clarity.

Don't you have a bridge you should be living under?

 

[Get it shawtaay]

Posting as if 4.1 per carry and 4.4 per carry is the same thing is not a fact supported argument.
Posting as if either of those 2 players is a frequent fumbler is also a misrepresentation.
In other words the entire argument we was making missed wide right.

Maroney YPc: 4.1
Doug Martin YPc: 3.4

Clearly Laurence Maroney is a better back than Doug Martin.

 

[JackBauer]

According to all of the stats im right and you are wrong, and once riddley is healthy and riding pine the coaches will probably be agreeing with me also.

What you meant to say is when Ridley is healthy and the starting RB again, I'm sure.

 

[Ring 6]

According to all of the stats im right and you are wrong, and once riddley is healthy and riding pine the coaches will probably be agreeing with me also.

There are actually no facts at all that support your argument, including the ones you are pretending do.

 

[Ring 6]

Maroney YPc: 4.1
Doug Martin YPc: 3.4

Clearly Laurence Maroney is a better back than Doug Martin.

Not sure where that comes from, but Doug Martin averaged 4.6 in 16 games last year and 3.4 in 4 games this year, and 4.3 for hs career, so your stats are about as indicative of anything as his.

 

[Get it shawtaay]

According to all of the stats im right and you are wrong, and once riddley is healthy and riding pine the coaches will probably be agreeing with me also.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

And when you're inevitably wrong you'll be too busy blowing smoke over your new cause célèbre to remember this thread.