Time running out on Maroney
Still digging through the notes from Sunday, not to mention the mental cobwebs after a successful weekend in New Orleans. Thanks for continuing to stop by.
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I missed the first quarter of the Patriots game Sunday night, which means I barely saw Laurence Maroney. Maroney played only 12 snaps against the Bills in a matchup that screamed breakout. And while Maroney finally scored a touchdown, it was the only carry of the night that he ran decisively. With another week of injury uncertainty followed by a Sunday night game, Maroney won't be a fantasy option in Week 12.
The fantasy playoffs will start soon thereafter, and Maroney is going to be difficult to trust unless things change dramatically. The Patriots have always leaned towards the pass, but their 2007 personnel dictates three-and-four receiver sets often until a defense can stop them. Maroney doesn't excel in the pass game, and he can't seem to stay healthy for long. That means more snaps for Kevin Faulk and HeathEvansKyleEckel.
I held out hope for as long as possible, but Maroney looks to be a very useful role player for the Patriots if all goes well. They just don't need more than 30 snaps from him a game. His fantasy owners do.
Comments
I think your better off with ron dayne! i'm down by 11pts and trying to figure out if i play lendale or selvin or brandon marshal at my rb/wr flex!
Posted by: brian | November 19, 2007 07:46 PM
I'm not a Maroney owner so could care less. But it
continues to amaze me that teams playing the Pats don't
just play a 'dime' package at
all times and try to force them to run the ball.
They'd still p/u yards in chunks. But at least it'd
slow down the game and hold
down the score.
Posted by: kj | November 19, 2007 07:50 PM
teams still aren't deep enough in dime formation to cover all of those weapons...
most teams can barely throw 3 good corners in the game let alone 4.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 20, 2007 04:57 AM
Greg Rosenthal looks like a nerd.
Posted by: Roger | November 20, 2007 12:47 PM