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Miami Dolphins Rated To Have 2nd-Best Running Back Tandem In NFL For 2024 Season
There’s a reason why the running back duo of veteran Raheem Mostert and rookie De’Von Achane was so effective for the Miami Dolphins last season. Turns out, they’re ranked the second-best in the NFL for the upcoming campaign.
Mostert has been on quite a journey in the NFL. After bouncing around four teams in his first two seasons, he found a home with the San Francisco 49ers in 2016. Over the next six years, Mostert established himself as a productive running back, including a trip to the Super Bowl in 2019.
This offseason, Mostert followed coach Mike McDaniel to the Dolphins, and the 31-year-old is now enjoying the best years of his career. He currently leads the NFL with 18 rushing touchdowns and ranks fourth with 1,012 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, the Dolphins added another dynamic backfield piece in the 2023 draft, selecting Texas A&M’s Devon Achane in the third round. He burst onto the scene in Week 3, erupting for 203 rushing yards, 30 receiving yards, and 4 total touchdowns in a blowout win over the Broncos. That performance earned him AFC Offensive Player of the Week and over 51 fantasy points.
While Achane is currently on injured reserve, he has shown the potential to be a generational talent. If he can maintain this level of production, the Dolphins’ backfield could be one of the most feared in the league for years to come.
Miami Dolphins Running Back Duo of Raheem Mostert and De’Von Achane Ranked as Second-Best in the NFL
The upcoming season won’t start until a few months later but Miami already has a potent duo in Mostert and Achane. In an article for Bleacher Report, Kristopher Knox details why the two running backs are ranked the second-best duo in the league.
“As a duo, Raheem Mostert and De’Von Achane are even scarier than McCaffrey and Mitchell. The Miami Dolphins have two explosive playmakers in the pair, and either could probably serve as a lead back for another team.
In fact, it was extremely difficult to rank Mostert and Achane behind our No. 1 duo.
Mostert and Achane both possess blazing speed, reliable hands, solid field vision and extremely versatile skill sets. Their traits fit Mike McDaniel’s offense to perfection, and they spent plenty of time last season frustrating opposing defensive coordinators,” Knox wrote.
Based on their schedule, the Dolphins are projected to obtain a 12-5 record for next season. This will put Miami as one of the top teams in the league and give them a chance to contend in the playoffs.
Of course, that projection will still change. If Miami succeeds, though, the duo of Mostert and Achane will be one of the reasons why.
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NBA draft now with a halftime, with Heat back at it for second round Thursday
MIAMI — This time, the NBA draft comes with a halftime, the league for the first time spreading the two rounds over two days.
So Wednesday night the main course, the first 30 selections over the first round at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
Thursday at 4 p.m at ESPN’s New York studios, the final 28 selections (with picks forfeited due to previous salary-cap violations by the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns.)
For the Miami Heat and the rest of the league, it means an opportunity for a double exhale. Not only about the 17 hours between the rounds, but teams are now given four minutes in the second round per selection instead of the previous two (there remains a five-minute limit between selections in the first round).
“It’s going to be a lot of digging of information between the two rounds,” said Adam Simon, the Heat’s vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager, who oversees the team’s draft.
With the Heat entering the draft process slotted at No. 43 overall, the 13th selection of the second round, the break in the draft will mean a reset of the intel process, with teams having played some of their hand in the first round.
“So it’s either going to be a lot of maneuvering or a lot of lying,” Simon said of the chatter during the break, “one or the other.”
As it is, having a second-round pick is somewhat of a Heat anomaly.
The last time the Heat emerged from the second round with a selection was when they traded for the rights to KZ Okpala in 2019. That foray led to an uneven partnership on a three-year contract the Heat eventually dealt for salary-cap relief.
The second round is one that is played by its own rules – numerous rules. Unlike first-round selections, which come with guaranteed contracts, players selected in the second round are not slotted into a specific salary scale. Further, some teams make second-round selections with the intent of signing those picks to two-way contracts, which do not count against the salary cap. In addition, second-round agreements often are made with overseas players to have such selections remain overseas and therefore count neither against next season’s salary cap nor roster limit.
While the Wild West nature of the season round hasn’t changed, what has is the added time for agents to influence the process.
“I anticipate a lot of phone calls between teams and agents, and agents trying to figure out where their players are going to go,” Simon of the break between rounds, with the Heat’s war room set up on the team’s practice court at Kaseya Center.
With the NBA’s rookie scale, the first round is formulaic.
“The second round, there’s the ability to sign players to four-year contracts or two-way contracts or ‘stash,’ you take a foreign player, leave him over,” Simon said. “So I think every agent’s going to have a different agenda, and some are going to want their players to try to get to certain teams.
“They’re going to do what they can to maybe potentially get their player to a team. And then at the same time, there’ll be teams trying to find out from agents where they think their players are going to go and help them to maneuver.”
Recent Heat second-round picks
2024: No. 43 (own selection).
2023: None.
2022: None.
2021: None.
2020: None.
2019: Bol Bol (No. 44, immediately dealt to Denver Nuggets). Traded for No. 32 selection KZ Okpala.
2018: None.
2017: None.
2016: None.
2015: Josh Richardson (No. 40).
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2025 NCAA Tournament Projections Has Miami As An Eighth Seed; First Alert: June 25, 2024
Joe Lunardi’s has released his second early predictions his 2025 NCAA Tournament projections and he has the Hurricanes as an eighth seed.
The Miami Hurricanes missed the tournament last season, after finishing the previous year in the Final Four. That year they lost to eventual champions UConn Huskies and had most of its roster either was drafted in the NBA, graduated, or transfered. This season they have a chance to return with an impressive resume.
The Hurricanes in Lunardi’s first prediction had the Jim Larrañaga lead squad as a sixth seed before dropping them in the recent predictions. The Hurricanes have many expectations to come back after their disappointing season. This could be the chance to get back in toe national light for what they can be.
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Live Updates: Miami Marlins at Kansas City Royals (Game Two)
On Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium, the Kansas City Royals (43-37) are set to face the Miami Marlins (27-51). With the Royals currently in contention for an AL Wild Card spot, every game holds significant weight as they aim to build on their recent successes against a lower-ranked opponents.
Seth Lugo takes the mound for Kansas City, boasting an impressive 10-2 record with a stellar 2.42 ERA and 87 strikeouts. Lugo’s consistency and dominance on the mound have been instrumental for the Royals this season, providing stability in crucial games.
The Marlins will counter with Yonny Chirinos, who recently joined their roster. Chirinos brings a 0-0 record and a 3.60 ERA with six strikeouts. His role in Miami’s rotation marks an opportunity for him to establish himself and contribute to the Marlins’ efforts to disrupt the Royals’ offense.
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