Patriots Backfield is a Muddled Mess
In an early Tuesday snapshot of the Patriots' offensive backfield, nocturnal beat reporter Mike Reiss pointed out that Kevin Faulk has played more snaps than any New England tailback over the last two seasons. That, of course, hasn't led to much fantasy value. Injuries to Laurence Maroney and Sammy Morris helped Faulk finish as the RB27 overall in 2008, but previous to then he hadn't been higher than RB34 since 2000.
In a mailbag posted Tuesday afternoon, the presumably coffee-chugging Reiss predicted that newly signed Fred Taylor would finish second on the team in snaps this year.
Here is a rundown of the Patriots' depth chart, along with Average Draft Position (ADP):
1. Fred Taylor - ADP = 114 (RB45)
2. Laurence Maroney - ADP = 142 (RB52)
3. Sammy Morris - ADP = 141 (RB51)
4. Kevin Faulk - ADP = 184 (RB61)
5. BenJarvus Green-Ellis - NR
Drafters are smartly avoiding Pats ball carriers even as late as the middle rounds, but aside from Maroney (who has the most upside of any back here) we still see Taylor and Morris as significantly overvalued. We wouldn't mind taking a late-round "flier" on Maroney, or one on Faulk in points-per-reception settings, but this is the league's most muddled running back committee entering training camp. Here's a list of RBs Taylor and Morris are going ahead of:
1. Ray Rice
2. Jerious Norwood
3. Jamaal Charles
4. Shonn Greene
5. Jerome Harrison
New England could potentially employ a legitimate four-man committee, with Taylor and Maroney sharing early-down work, Morris and Maroney vying for short-yardage carries, and Faulk dominating passing downs. Let someone else deal with it.
Comments
misfit your avoiding all the bucs running backs when they just came out and said that they are going to be featuring derrick ward??
Posted by: AL | July 17, 2009 06:26 PM
I would not say the Pats have a weak backfield at all, as Alex posted "everyone will have their role" and that statement is true to how the Pats run their offense. I would draft in order of fantasy value L.Maroney, F.Taylor, K.Faulk, S.Morris, B.Green-Ellis. When the Patroits aquired F.Taylor, to me that was a sign that the Pats will "pound the rock" more in '09.
Posted by: Jesjbut | July 20, 2009 11:40 AM
I would not say the Pats have a weak backfield at all, as Alex posted "everyone will have their role" and that statement is true to how the Pats run their offense. I would draft in order of fantasy value L.Maroney, F.Taylor, K.Faulk, S.Morris, B.Green-Ellis. When the Patroits aquired F.Taylor, to me that was a sign that the Pats will "pound the rock" more in '09.
Posted by: Jesjbut | July 20, 2009 11:41 AM
I think it all depends on whether Maroney can show anything at all. This is clearly his make or break year in NE. He will prob catch on elsewhere next year if he fails. But if he succeeds, the offense runs through him. He's the only one with enough talent on that team to take over a major share. K.Faulk will get his, but hes getting older and could get injured/decline at any point. The rest of them are fallback options if/when Maroney falters.
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