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Michael Thomas to Start Sunday?

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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article2156818.html

Is this a move against Delmas?
Is this a move to pull Davis from the Nickel Defense?
Is this a move to line up the best safety combo upon Jones' return?

I find it odd UNLESS it is about kicking Davis to the curb in the Nickel. However, Thomas getting a ton of snaps scares me more. I like the kid, but his role has expanded way too fast IMO.
 
Michael Thomas to have expanded role vs. Chiefs

The Miami Dolphins struck unexpected gold last year when they plucked Michael Thomas off San Francisco’s practice squad.

Now, they’re hoping for a similar jackpot Sunday when they plug him into their revamped secondary.

The Miami Herald has learned that Thomas will have an expanded role when the Dolphins host the Kansas City Chiefs.

At the very least, Thomas will be the safety alongside Louis Delmas when Miami goes to its sub package on passing downs, moving Jimmy Wilson back to the nickel corner spot, where he excelled last year.

It is unclear which two safeties will work in the team’s base package, but if last week’s game is any indication, it will be a combination of all three – Thomas, Delmas and Wilson. Thomas and Wilson started, but Delmas played the vast majority of defensive snaps.

“I was surprised when they told me I was starting,” Thomas said Thursday. “You never know when your number's going to be called. It's that next-man-up mentality. I just want to take advantage of any opportunity I can get.”
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“I like the way he tackles,” Dolphins coach Joe Philbin said. “I think he’s a very good tackler. He’s very intense. He’s a competitor. He’s a guy that we’ve liked what he’s done really since the day he’s got here. We’ll see how it goes this week, [but] those are the things we like about him. The guy is a football player.”

The odd man out in the Dolphins’ new coverage plan is Will Davis, who has been uneven as the team’s No. 3 corner the first two weeks of the season.

The belief is the Dolphins want to see a number of different lineups in the four weeks that Reshad Jones is suspended for a failed drug test, so that when Jones returns in October, they can get the best group on the field.

Jones’ starting job is not believed to be in jeopardy, but the Dolphins will have to decide which safety to start alongside him.
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Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article2156818.html#storylink=cpy
 
Philbin is not loving Delmas it would seem...I thought he's played solid
 
I dunno but I'm pretty sure I saw Wilson completely whiff on a tackle Sunday. Jimmy is a liability at safety, especially with the linebackers so banged up.
 
It has to be about Davis and Taylor's inability to be trusted on the field.
 
Maybe they also really like Thomas. Jimmy Wilson's best place is definitely as the nickel back. Let's see how it turns out. Coyle is not prone to crazy experimentation. I bet he really likes Thomas and thinks he can go further.
 
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roy_miami said:
I dunno but I'm pretty sure I saw Wilson completely whiff on a tackle Sunday. Jimmy is a liability at safety, especially with the linebackers so banged up.
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It's not like we haven't seen that move from him several times b4...
 
Maybe they feel that Thomas might actually be able to make an interception. It just seems that Miami's secondary can't every force a turnover.
 
Good for him get Wilson back to the nickel.
 
Hayden Fox said:
I find it odd UNLESS it is about kicking Davis to the curb in the Nickel.
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gotta be all it is. they would rather thomas on the field than davis or taylor so you move wilson to the slot. when jones is back thomas is back to a reserve roll.
 
I remember Davis falling down and allowing a big catch. Maybe he was also out of position and a reason for all the completions to wide open guys across the middle ?
Just guessing about that but I have no problem replacing him with Wilson in nickle and playing Thomas at safety. They may have also pulled Jimmie off spacial teams as the full time starter so this free him up to help out in an area we stunk at last week.
 
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