Posts Tagged ‘Daniel Thomas’

Daniel Thomas: “I’ll be ready to go Sunday”

After missing last weekend’s game in the Big Apple, Dolphins rookie running back Daniel Thomas says he will play at Arrowhead against Kansas City on Sunday. “I feel good,” Thomas said. “I went through practice the whole week. Held up pretty well. So I’ll be ready to go Sunday.” The Kansas State product has missed [...]

Chiefs Gab NFL Week 9 Preview – Miami at Kansas City

WHEN THE DOLPHINS HAVE THE BALL Poor execution on offense has been one of the many problems plaguing the Dolphins throughout this dreadful season, with the team having converted a league-low 25.8 percent of third-down chances and ranking near the bottom of the NFL in red-zone touchdown percentage (39.1) as well. Miami does have a [...]

Dolphins Gab NFL Week Three Preview – Miami at Cleveland

After two home losses, the Dolphins will take their show on the road looking for their first win of 2011, as they head to the Dawg Pound Sunday in Cleveland to take on the 1-1 Cleveland Browns. Cleveland got its first win Sunday, beating the Colts in Indy 27-19. The Fins first challenge entering Cleveland [...]

Dolphins Players Say They Need To Step Up the Intensity at Practice

Some Dolphins players believe the team needs to step up how they practice, particularly after their 23-13 home loss to the Texans. “We have to start practicing like it’s the game,” safety and defensive co-captain Yeremiah Bell told Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald. “We have to do that because so far, we’ve been playing [...]

Dolphins Players Say They Need To Step Up the Intensity at Practice

Some Dolphins players believe the team needs to step up how they practice, particularly after their 23-13 home loss to the Texans. “We have to start practicing like it’s the game,” safety and defensive co-captain Yeremiah Bell told Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald. “We have to do that because so far, we’ve been playing [...]

Dolphins Want Bush on the Field 70-75 Percent of Time – Thomas 25-30 Percent of Time

The Dolphins would like to see Reggie Bush on the field 70-75 percent of the time and rookie running back Daniel Thomas 25-30 percent of the time. “I don’t know how the games are going to go so that dictates touches,” Sparano told Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald. “But from our end, in a [...]

Dolphins Out of Day Two With a Running Back

As was predicted by myself before it happened, the Dolphins traded back into the second round. But at the time, I was thinking the Fins would take the free-falling Ryan Mallett, and not a running back. Instead, Miami continued to address perhaps their biggest weakness last year, in the running game. In a trade that [...]

Dolphins Go Running Back with Pick #62 Taking Kansas State’s Thomas

The Dolphins knowing that the RB spot may be in flux for them with Ronnie Brown and Rickey Williams’ future in doubt pulled off a solid pick in round two with the drafting of Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas. Here’s a tidbit on Thomas from NFL Draft Scout: 2010: Last season’s Big 12 Offensive [...]