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Will Lamar Miller Rush For 1200 Yards?

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From James Walker at ESPN

Over/under total: 1,200 rushing yards

The case for over: Miller, 24, is a young running back entering his prime. He's coming off a career year where he rushed for 1,099 yards and eight touchdowns. Miller got these numbers despite just 216 carries. He also averaged a career-best 5.1 yards per rush in 2014. Miller could surpass 1,200 yards with good health and a few more carries per week. He put on about 15 pounds of muscle this offseason to handle the wear and tear that comes with the position. Add in the fact that Miller is entering a contract year, and you could be a motivated player looking to put up big numbers.

The case for under: Miller isn't your typical "bell cow" running back. He's not going to get 25 carries a game, which means Miller must keep his yards-per-carry average very high. In fact, Miami's coaching staff only gave Miller 15 or more carries in six of 16 games last year. He also never hit the 20-carry mark, which is unusual for a 1,000-yard rusher. Miller has durability questions dating to college at the University of Miami. One injury could derail Miller's chase for 1,200 yards. The Dolphins also drafted bigger rookie running back Jay Ajayi in hopes that he take some carries away from Miller between the tackles.
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I think he can do it as long as he doesn't come with a lingering type injury like a hamstring.
 
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With good health, absolutely YES. He will have a much better over all year with receiving and protection as well.

I have a lot of vCash if anyone feels like a wager?
 
Hmmm , 1200 yards ? Damn thats. Pretty niceeeeeee Season . I hope so . Its all about work load
 
That's 75 yards a game. I think that is low, based on talent on this team, and the fact they are in year two of the system. Moreover, for this offense to more vertical, the running game must be effective and will be more emphasized in Dec. I think the bigger, global issue is if Miami as a team can rush for 1,800 or more yards this season. Ajai will take some carries away, but Lamar's effectiveness should be felt. We live in a multi-back society now.
 
I think this will be answered by whether or not we sign Mathis. If we can find two starting caliber OGs then yes I think he has the ability to rush for 1200. But I also think Williams will get more carries this year. Jay will be brought along slowly IMO. Joe likes to bring rookies along slowly.
 
Southbeach 2 said:
I'm betting over 1200 yards. You're betting under 1200 yards this year for Miller. How much do you wager?
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Just to be clear, we're talking 1,200 rushing yards and there are no qualifiers such as "if he plays in X amount of games", correct?

If so, I currently have 13k so let's make it 13k.
 
KTOWNFINFAN said:
I think this will be answered by whether or not we sign Mathis. If we can find two starting caliber OGs then yes I think he has the ability to rush for 1200. But I also think Williams will get more carries this year. Jay will be brought along slowly IMO. Joe likes to bring rookies along slowly.
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Miller was over 1,000 with some very horrible run blocking last season, not only from the OG,s but the OT's for almost half the year. IMO we are already better, without Mathis,and more than just a bit.
 
rob19 said:
Just to be clear, we're talking 1,200 rushing yards and there are no qualifiers such as "if he plays in X amount of games", correct?

If so, I currently have 13k so let's make it 13k.
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The only qualifier I would add is that Miller is healthy to start the season. That said, a "Dan The Man" bet is a done deal.
 
Lamar is going to have to do better in 2nd halves. He seems to pump his numbers in 1st halves when teams are asleep taking advantage of gameplans. But by the 4th quarter he disappears when the game turns up a notch, in energy. Jay Ajayi has much better hands than Miller so I am expecting Ajayi to see more 3rd down action as the season rolls along. And if Ajayi runs the ball effectively in spurts out of that he could take time away from Miller.
 
Ayahuasca said:
Lamar is going to have to do better in 2nd halves. He seems to pump his numbers in 1st halves when teams are asleep taking advantage of gameplans. But by the 4th quarter he disappears when the game turns up a notch, in energy. Jay Ajayi has much better hands than Miller so I am expecting Ajayi to see more 3rd down action as the season rolls along. And if Ajayi runs the ball effectively in spurts out of that he could take time away from Miller.
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http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/14886/lamar-miller

You might want to take the time to look something up before posting it. lol
 
Also notice how his ypc takes huge dives the more the team goes down the field. His numbers feel empty in comparison to most backs.. Doesn't impact the game like you'd want your starter to do. Many fans wanted Gurley and even the Wisconsin back in the 1st round because they felt the team needed more impact from that position.

OWN 1-20 , 7.5 ypc
OWN 21-50, 5.6 ypc
OPP 49-20, 4.5 ypc
OPP 19-GOAL, 3.0 ypc
OPP 10-GOAL, 2.2 ypc
 
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