Dolphins Guard Dallas Thomas Showing Major Improvements in Second Season

November 5, 2014   ·   Ian Wharton   ·   Jump to comments

While the Miami Dolphins were busy trying to overhaul the abysmal offensive line that took the field in 2013, it had seemed as though the team had forgotten about its third-round pick from the previous draft class, Dallas Thomas. General manager Dennis Hickey signed guard Shelley Smith from St. Louis and drafted Billy Turner in the third round of the 2014 draft, showing a lack of faith in Thomas’ development.
It’s hard to blame Hickey and the Dolphins coaching staff for adding more depth to the unit after the previous group allowed 58 quarterback sacks and couldn’t create any push in the run game. Miami also hired zone-blocking guru John Benton from the Houston Texans to improve the scheme.
With four new offensive linemen added to the mix and the fact that Thomas played just two snaps in 2013, per Pro Football Focus (subscription required), it seemed he was yet another Jeff Ireland draft miss. That’s why it was surprising when coach Joe Philbin was giv...

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