true dol-fan
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I think this is going to be a stepping stone for us I don't know how many people seen the pats new RB (Maroney) he is crazy and Dillon how do you think this would affect the chances of us taking the div can I get some opinions
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LoneWulF
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im not sure about this year, but laurence maroney is the real deal. he reminds me of ricky williams. i think he will definately help the pats, especially in the future. they have a 1-2 punch now like we had going last year. but i think its our time
trainwreck
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true dol-fan said:
Maroney has had a pretty solid preseason for the Pats.
I saw a few plays were he was running through/over defenders.
Having said that, it is what it is - preseason.....
It ( AFC East ) will probably come down to who stays the healthiest.
The best RB in the east resides in Miami, followed by McGahee ( Bills ), who is from, well ... Miami....
Alex44
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Their #1 WR at this point is Reche Caldwell.....I think teams will load the box if Maroney shows he can run effectivly, because anyone who fears Caldwell beating them for big gains....well they suck
trainwreck
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Alex44 said:
I can tell by your post that you know your football, but are you sure you
want to do that against Tom Brady?
ThePats
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You must not have watched Saturdays game. Brady went 15-20. But more importantly he spread the ball to anyone who was open. Maybe Watson was open, maybe Caldwell was open, maybe Kevin Faulk was open for a screen, Bam Childress got open for 3 catches and 70 yards on the first team offense. Graham got a catch or two, Garret Mills and David Thomas also got catches, then later on when Cassel was in he hit Troy Brown for one 20 yard gain then another for a 15 yard gain the next play. Then he found Rich Musinski for a touchdown then Heath Evans for one.Alex44 said:
CLEARLY, it doesnt matter if you have Bam Childress starting or Troy Brown starting or Reche Caldwell starting, or Chad Jackson when he gets there. Brady will find them if they get open, they just need to catch the ball. There are four effective tight ends on the Patriots and all four have looked very good so far in the pre season. Same goes for Kevin Faulk, who has made some brilliant catch and runs.
As Michael Smith said on his ESPN article today...
"The Patriots WR's are like the Broncos running backs over the years. With or without Deion Branch."
What he means is the Patriots could bring in Bam Childress to start, they could bring in Reche Caldwell or Chad Jackson and they can produce because they have Brady as their QB, joke all you want about Brady he is the best QB in the league or second best. The running game will be superb but the passing game will still be dynamite. Why? Because last year the Patriots set a record with 14 players catching TD's. Branch, Givens, Brown, Watson, Graham, Fauria, Dwight, Davis, Vrabel, Ashworth, Dillon, B. Johnson, and two others.
Only 6 of those 12 were proper WR's. Brady has many targets who arent Wideouts. He doesnt need 1 or 2 star WR's since he can find anyone open. Brady has the best vision of any QB right now in the NFL. Maybe you disagree but if you watched Brady and his first team offense last night there were all types of players making recieving contributions including Recievers you've never heard of. The Passing game should be feared by teams. I'm sorry but Brady isnt going to Caldwell 70 times for 10 touchdowns. I only see 60 receptions max for a single player and thats Ben Watson who had a mind blowing 15.2 YPC, same as Steve Smith.
On one play saturday night (Heath Evens run for TD) NE had all 4 TE's on the field. I think NE's offense has enough talent to confuse any defense in the league. When it comes to wr we've never really had a stand out player until Branch's SB year but before that and even these past two seasons we've relied on spreading the passes around. I'd rather have Branch with the team but I think we'll do alright without him. I think Belichick has used this preseason to check out his options on offensive play calls with the TE's and how best to utilize them. I also think Alex44 is in for a big surprise from the Patriots this season and its not going to be what he's expecting. :wink:
Aqua4Ever04
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I remember watching Minnesota (Gophers) play Iowa last year and thinking to myseld. Self, forget Reggie Bush, this guy is the man. I was very upset to see him go to the Pats. While he isn't no Ronnie Brown (yet) he is going to be a baller.
By the way Tru Dol Fan, try using punctuation and possibly changing your font and color. It is kind of hard to read, especially the grammer. Just a suggestion. :wink:
By the way Tru Dol Fan, try using punctuation and possibly changing your font and color. It is kind of hard to read, especially the grammer. Just a suggestion. :wink:
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MR NFLFAN said:
Even there, he could go and kiss Brady on that one, he gift wrapped it for him. I think Branch will loose alot of his superstardom if you put him anywhere else.
Whoever they put in there, Brady will find them... and that pisses me off, but it's what it is...
trainwreck said:
Only in the minds of Dolphans...... Mcgahee is the only proven back in the east....Brown had a nice rookie year....not as good as Willis first year......
But Brown also didn't get as many carries.....and still broke down before the end of the year......
Brown is a very, very talented back....but he's not proven to be better than mcgahee yet.
Mike13
I am a golden god
Its hard to have a good first year when you are on IR.
Anyways Brady makes his WRs look good, even though they are only decent.
Marooney is looking like he is the real deal though. But we shall see how things turn out, its too early to actually judge him but he has alot of talent.