Making the Correct Decision (Maroney or Henry)
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by FanProphet
We all know that choosing the correct player at the right time in your fantasy draft will make all the difference in the world when it comes to winning championships. However, drafting can be exceptionally difficult and without doing your own research you will find yourself in the leagues basement before you can say the word ‘go’.
Another first or high second round dilemma that you will be confronted with this season is whom to draft, Laurence Maroney or Travis Henry.
Unlike Westbrook/Bush, Jacobs/Jones or McGahee/Parker, this situation is perplexing because neither back has the “name” that we can depend on if or when the clock begins to wind down. However, this dilemma will arise and making the correct decision is extremely important if you want to remain competitive in your fantasy league.
The similarity in both of these backs are frightening; they’re both young enough to carry the full load, they play on AFC contenders, they are in a situation to receive an equal amount of touches, and their durability has been an issue throughout their careers.
We all know that Maroney is a special player that runs with overwhelming intesity, explosiveness, and determination. Maroney is young, in an ideal situation playing alonside an excellent passing game, and a Pats defense who has the ability to create multiple opportunities for this offense. The AFC conference will have to go through New England this season to play in the Super Bowl and stopping Maroney will be opposing teams biggest nightmare while having to worry about the Pats passing game.
Henry also finds himself in an ideal situation in Denver where he will receive the majority of the workload in this relatively young offense. During his career Henry has not been in the most opportune situations in Buffalo and Tennesse, however, he still managed to post over 1200 rushing yards in three out of his six seasons. Even though Henry approaches his seventh season, he should still be considered young due to the fact that he hasn’t carried the ball more than 300 times in each of his last three seasons. Denver is notorious for turning average backs into NFL All-Pros, however, over the past few seasons they have not shown a willingness to stick with a true “feature” back.
In my recent analysis of runningbacks I have Maroney 8th and Henry 9th and after looking closer into these two situations my mind hasn’t changed. Maroney is in a better situation with a better passing game and the Pats only true runner.
Vote on which back you will choose?
