Can Lamar Miller Hold off Knowshon Moreno to Win Dolphins RB Battle?

June 10, 2014   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

When Knowshon Moreno signed a free-agent deal to join the Miami Dolphins after a career season with the Denver Broncos, the assumption was that Moreno was brought in to serve as the lead back who would jump-start Miami's lagging ground game.
Well, you know what they say about assumptions.
Apparently, third-year running back Lamar Miller didn't get the memo, and now the storyline has shifted from what Moreno brings to the Dolphins to whether it will be Miller, and not Moreno, who opens the season as the starter in Miami.
As Chris Perkins of The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported, it's been Miller who has spent the majority of time working with the first-team offense in OTAs, while Moreno has practiced primarily with the reserves.
Head coach Joe Philbin singled out Miller for praise, telling Perkins that the former University of Miami star is "a little bit bigger than he was a year ago, he's moving very well." Philbin also told James Walker of ESPN, "He's had a very ...

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