Sorry, but I'm on the Lamar Miller bandwagon.

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Me too. When I watch Thomas it seems like he twist and turns his body to avoid contact.

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Won't be long before DT is gone.

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Are you kidding me Omar? Have you not seen him play at all the last 2 seasons?

Thomas averaged 2.3 yards after contact per carry. In 2011 it was 1.9.

That's 34th and 62nd in the NFL, respectively.

As far as pass blocking goes, Thomas ranked 49th last season.

Honestly, those numbers are even worse than what I thought. He's awful...at everything.

He's good at getting injured

I think that Miller and Gillislee will be our runningback tandem this season, but who knows, maybe Thomas will surprise us?

I honestly thought this was a joke at first.

The question should be more like: Can Thomas remain on the roster?

While I agree that Thomas has been a disappointment up until this point, I still feel that we're going to retain him. The only way I see Thomas being cut is if someone like Grey or Marshall absolutely blow our staff away in training camp. Even then, I think we'd try to move him for a late round pick.

I'm hoping Bush's departure will benefit him.......at times last year he looked like he was trying to imitate him..........that's not his game. He needs to recognize, hit the hole and get what the defense gives him. I don't anticipate him being cut this year, but he wont be around in '14 if doesn't improve in a big way.

Here's a pretty good write up from Phinsider.

http://www.thephinsider.com/2013/5/9/4315476/whats-behind-daniel-thomas-struggles-in-miami

I doubt he gets cut, but I think the conversation of him getting cut is more realistic than a conversation about if he can lead the ground game.

Yes and no. I think like many around here that Lamar Miller will eventually emerge as the feature back in Miami. I also believe that Gillislee will be the 3rd down back to complement him. However, I think there is a good chance that Thomas could split carries with Miller, at least for one more year. I don't think our staff is going to give up on Thomas just yet, and if Miller and Gillislee fail to impress, then Thomas could very well become the primary back. Personally I'm hoping Miller and/or Gillislee play so well that Thomas becomes the third man on the depth chart. What I don't want to see is the entire group play poorly and force Ireland to sign a stopgap free agent runningback.

And Ireland will have to answer for investing a second round pick in this slug, not to mention TRADING UP to get him.

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