this guy does what the great RBs have always been able to do right away. always move forward, slip through small spaces and break away. We haven't drafted a guy like that I think ever.
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Of course we have- just not lately. Merc was like that, as was Tony Nathan, Terry Kirby, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and a couple of other guys. We just needed one now.
no way. karim abdul jabbar was the least shifty back ever. terry kirby was always injured and even at his best wasn't nifty like that. tony nathan was more receiver than runner.
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True, but If Thomas can get and stay healthy (a not insignificant question), I think they sit Miller. His style is very reminiscent of Bush, and Thomas gives you that changeup from a scatback style to a big power runner.
I like the idea of Lamar Miller at TB and split Reggie out wide. that's probably our 2 best playmakers on the field at the same time. Given our lack of playmakers it seems dumb to keep Miller inactive, but D Thomas has a role to play too as our "big" RB
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> Egnew is a soft, crappy player. He's a waste of
> space and I don't see him even being in the league
> next year. Horrible pick.
Really?
I can see you back-peddling on this one down the line like you had to with Miller and soon a number of other players.
This team has a nice stash of young, DEVELOPING talent and just watch and see Mr. Berkolator!
Right NOW Pouncey is arguably the BEST C in the NFL. Thill resembles a real legit NFL coitusback and has a HUGE upside. J Martin is getting his game together @RT. Koa (I'm not a Yapanese soup) Misi is showing some nice game. S Smith is a player. R Jones is ramping up. John (no longer Ben and) Jerry is "sprouting." And I could go on and on. But, Mr. Berkolator, I don't want to rub unscaled fish in your face!
How about some Brazilian snapper?
LOL.
BNF. And rather bored by it all.
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Keeping Miller, Thomas and Bush active means we have 5 RB's active with Thigpen returning kicks and punts (and Lane). It's going to be about the game plan and matchups. We may need to carry an extra DB or DL or something so I guess we'll see.
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> told you he was great!
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Let's not get too excited after seeing him in one game. Miami's running game was extremely efficient vs Oakland. Was it because our OLine was great? Were our RBs great? Or did Oakland just plain suck in the running game?
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> I hope we keep both.
> I was very happy when we picked up Lamar Miller
> after he fell in the draft.
> Get rid of Daniel Thomas after this year.
Why do you want to dump Thomas? You may say he is injury prone, but the jury is still out on that. Don't forget Ireland traded up to get him; he's not just gonna let him go that quickly.
If Thomas could stay healthy, he could be a very valuable back for Miami, plus he is a big back, unlike Bush and Miller.
Remember, too, that Bush is in the last year of his contract; his price may be way to high for Miami's liking. Thomas will be needed if Bush leaves.
Besides, do we really want Miami to have to draft another running back when they have more pressing needs?
So far the phins OL has been physical in both the texans and raiders game...We just had to get away from the run against the texans in the second half because we were down by a lot of points.
He might be a talented runner, but it won't happen because Miller can't block. I'd hate to have my QB drop back if Miller had to pick up a blitzing linebacker.