{"id":122366,"date":"2021-09-29T10:30:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T14:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=122366"},"modified":"2021-09-29T07:05:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T11:05:46","slug":"potential-marlon-mack-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/09\/29\/potential-marlon-mack-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Teams That Could Trade For Marlon Mack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indianapolis Colts and Marlon Mack are looking for a trade. According to NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero, Mack is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1442889133492473856?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">frustrated with his lack of playing time<\/a> and is hoping to find a spot with more on-field opportunity. The Colts have honored this request, so there\u2019s a very real chance that the five-year veteran finds a new home in the coming weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Colts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Colts<\/a> and RB Marlon Mack have agreed to mutually seek a trade, per sources. Mack is fully healthy after last year\u2019s Achilles tear. But Jonathan Taylor as the bell cow and Nyheim Hines recently extended, Mack is hoping for opportunities elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1442889133492473856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mack tore his Achilles in Week 1 of the 2020 season, but is supposedly back to full strength. While nobody would confuse him with the second coming of Barry Sanders, he can be a valuable part of a committee approach if he actually is playing like his old self.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Five Marlon Mack Trade Suitors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Baltimore Ravens<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know you have an issue at running back when Devonta Freeman is playing meaningful snaps. The Ravens entered the offseason with one of the better running back stables in the league, but injuries completely decimated the unit. With J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards, and Justice Hill sidelined for the season, the run-heavy Ravens had no choice but to place their faith in Ty\u2019Son Williams, Latavius Murray, and Devonta Freeman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Williams has certainly made the most of his opportunity, but the other two backs simply look old and washed up. Mack would easily be the second-best running back on this team and would see a good portion of touches on a Super Bowl contender.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a slow start, Clyde Edwards-Helaire came through in a big way in Week 3. The former first-round pick is the unquestioned starter, but there is absolutely no depth behind him. Darrel Williams is a fine complementary piece and Jerick McKinnon is a good pass blocker, but neither player could handle a three-down workload in the event of injury. Mack is probably better than Williams and McKinnon, and he has a three-down skillset should something happen to Edwards-Helaire.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;5571&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the injury to James White, New England should be in the market for a reliable veteran that can make plays on third down. Rhamondre Stevenson <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/09\/26\/fantasy-football-week-4-running-back-waiver-pickups-chuba-hubbard-peyton-barber-more\/\" target=\"_self\">could theoretically be this guy<\/a>, but he is just a rookie. It\u2019s notoriously hard for young players to earn the trust of Bill Belichick, and Stevenson didn\u2019t exactly make the best impression in Week 1. Mack isn\u2019t a great pass-catcher, but he has some experience with the role. Perhaps most importantly, he can be a solid pass blocker, which is perhaps the most important skill you can have when your quarterback is a rookie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tampa Bay Buccaneers might just have the worst group of running backs in the league. Ronald Jones can\u2019t get out of his own way, Leonard Fournette kills the drive\u2019s momentum every time he touches the ball, Giovani Bernard is going to miss some time with a knee injury, and Ke\u2019Shawn Vaughn can\u2019t even see the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">does Ronald Jones have a dual-read from 54 to 45 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9rDQAWXRfB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9rDQAWXRfB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Taylor Kyles (@tkyles39) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tkyles39\/status\/1443080150380253188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This underwhelming group of backs combined with Tampa Bay\u2019s high-flying passing attack is the reason that the Buccaneers are throwing the ball over 70% of the time. While this strategy is obviously effective, can an age-44 Tom Brady really handle 752 passing attempts in the regular season? Because he\u2019s on pace for that. Marlon Mack is a league-average running back, which makes him easily the best back on this roster. As long as he can find a way to not singlehandedly ruin drives, he\u2019ll be an upgrade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Seattle Seahawks<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chris Carson is a really good running back, but what happens if he goes down? The team lost Carlos Hyde in the offseason, leaving Travis Homer, Alex Collins, and an injured Rashaad Penny as the only other backs on the roster. Considering how much Pete Carroll loves to run the ball, they should probably look into getting a better backup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"C_XKoHCjTUh4NK7OZZkleg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1341545197\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'C_XKoHCjTUh4NK7OZZkleg',sig:'Ll7Wn0Ys4CLOxOMjWVk6QD5CKyBQ0pMk04X3RsUp1os=',w:'594px',h:'359px',items:'1341545197',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indianapolis Colts and Marlon Mack are looking for a trade, but which teams could be interested in acquiring the five-year veteran?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":122367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,10,16,5,32,29],"tags":[7811,7800,2252,7394,7638,7282,7331],"class_list":["post-122366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colts","category-ravens","category-chiefs","category-patriots","category-seahawks","category-buccaneers","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-indianapolis-colts-news","tag-marlon-mack","tag-new-england-patriots-news","tag-ravens-featured","tag-seattle-seahawks-news","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers-news"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}