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Question about NE running game


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Their line is top 3 in pass blocking. Do they not run block as well or is Maroney an overhyped back who is really not that good. I was not impressed with him last year and this year when he does show up to play(when not hurt) he really doesn't show much. I know he has been a darling of this board since he got drafted but I'm not impressed. Was just wondering if it was him or does the line not run block well. if I remeber correctly Sammy did pretty good running before he got injured.

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He never gets the chance to do anything.

 

Evans looks good running for Td's, I think he just doesn't do anything with the chances he gets. No running game will be the downfall of the "Kings" this year.

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I thought your question was going to be "Does it exist?"

 

No just trying to figure out if the reason they don't run that much is because they have no faith in Maroney. I know Brady is all world and they have the best group of WR ever put together. But you still have to run the ball some, right.

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Evans looks good running for Td's, I think he just doesn't do anything with the chances he gets. No running game will be the downfall of the "Kings" this year.

Give Laurence the ball on the 2 and I bet he runs it in too.

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I thought Maroney actually looked pretty good last night against a tough run D. But it looks like they are using a committee at RB like they used to use at WR before this year, so you'll never know who's going to have a good day.

 

Glad I wasn't able to get Maroney in the draft. But I did end up with the Denver backfield somehow. :D

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+----------+-------------+--------+----+| WK  OPP  |  RSH   YD   |  RECYD | TD |+----------+-------------+--------+----+|  1  nyj  |   20	72  |	 0  |  0 ||  2  sdg  |   15	77  |	 0  |  0 ||  3  buf  |   19   103  |	 0  |  0 ||  7  mia  |	6	31  |	 0  |  0 ||  8  was  |   14	75  |	37  |  0 ||  9  ind  |   15	59  |	 0  |  0 || 11  buf  |	6	19  |	 0  |  1 || 12  phi  |   10	31  |	 0  |  1 || 13  bal  |   13	44  |	79  |  0 |+----------+-------------+--------+----+|  TOTAL   |  118   511  |   116  |  2 |+----------+-------------+--------+----+

 

 

i just don't think he is getting many opportunities. very rare we see him in when they are on the gl (or getting the call). clearly in the off-season, NE made a conscious decision to change their approach...rushing is not a priority- not even to shorten the game when involved in a blowout.

 

 

to a lesser degree it reminds me of the year following manning's 49..... they became a run first team (significantly lowering manning's numbers).

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Hard to say since the Pats rarely run anything other than a 4 WR sets and haven't ever really seemed to commit to running the ball early in games.

 

When Dillon had his big year in '04, he wasn't breaking many runs. He plodded out his 100yd games on around 20-25 carries per game behind multiple TE sets, not 4 WR sets as the lone tailback. In '05, Dillon's numbers declined due to a combination of injuries and age. Maybe there was also a decline or change in the run blocking.

 

Again, all hard to say considering the Pats haven't committed to running the ball early in games this year and haven't committed to a single runner.

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