Laurence Maroney: Can you forgive him? Will you ever go back?

Heading into the 2007 season – a year in which New England's passing offense ultimately rewrote the NFL record books – running back Laurence Maroney(notes) was the player that Pats fans were most excited about. In fact, I'm not sure that I've ever received as much email hype about any player, in any sport. Nearly all the emails were sent by New England fans who insisted that Maroney was severely undervalued in fantasy drafts. At the time, he was the No. 12 overall pick in an average league. Tom Brady(notes) was about to have one of the greatest individual seasons in the history of human competition, yet he was typically selected 20 picks after Maroney. Randy Moss(notes) was taken a full round after Brady. You might recall that in the days leading up to final cuts in '07, there was actually widespread speculation that Moss wasn't going to make New England's roster:It’s 7 p.m. and the Patriots still haven’t released their list of cuts....