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Dolphins' RB race could be decided in third preseason game

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DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins will take the field in less than three weeks for their regular-season opener. But coaches, players and fantasy owners still don't know who will be their starting running back.
Miami's closest position battle this summer involves second-year tailback Jay Ajayi and former Pro Bowler Arian Foster. It's been back and forth throughout training camp, with each player having their good and bad moments in practices and preseason games.
Foster, who is returning from an Achilles injury, mostly looked good in practices but rushed for minus-5 yards on two carries in his preseason debut against the Dallas Cowboys. Ajayi hasn't flashed as much in practice, but has 25 rushing yards in two preseason games.
Both running backs will play during the regular season, but only one can start. Right now it is anyone's guess who that will be.
"In my mind right now I look at myself as the starter," Ajayi said Monday. "I'm not worried about what anything else is. That's just my mentality to go out there as the No. 1 guy with that mindset, and when I step on the field, make plays."
Dolphins head coach Adam Gase is taking a patient approach with his running backs. He hasn't given an indication either way, and the team has been diligent to give both players split reps with the first team throughout training camp.
Gase made a decision to sit Foster in the preseason opener and only gave him a pair of carries this past Friday against Dallas.
"We didn't have much to evaluate," Gase said. "The couple of carries that he had, there wasn't much there. He tried to create a couple things on his own. Hopefully we can get him going a little bit this week. Obviously I don't want to overdo it with him but I'm pretty sure his résumé speaks for itself."
Look for both running backs to get more carries Thursday against the Atlanta Falcons. The third preseason game could decide this close race between Foster and Ajayi, because many starters won't play in the fourth preseason game.
http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/...race-could-be-decided-in-third-preseason-game
 
Tough to know when the opportunities to run haven't been there. Run them both 10-12 times on Thursday.
 
split carries between them all season (or until foster goes on ir)

done and done

no reason for it to be a competition anyways...no one else is in the running

we need to see foster get north and south Thursday see what kind of juice he has in those legs
 
They're both very capable imo to get the job done. It will come down to the oline to create some holes. I'm not worry about the RB's. I'm just worry about the run blocking. I'm looking forward to this coming game(I'll be there)and see the oline and the LB's.

Ozzy rules!!
 
Judging Arian Foster off of preseason is about as idiotic as starting Dallas Thomas.

Sorry this is the wrong article, there is one floating around that has Foster not making the team.
 
well there's been media reports that foster doesn't have much burst in practices

I'd just like to see him show those sweet feet and glide thru the hole he's known for a couple times to check off a box
 
Foster barely had burst last season before his Achilles injury, why would he magically start showing it now?
 
in that Miami game he was putting in work...looked the part...just let me see that again...check off the box and move on

it looked to me like there was gas left in that tank
 
If we're looking at preseason alone I'd pick Pead as the starter. Even if it's against the 2's and 3's, I doubt Ajayi or Foster would've produced like that.
 
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