The Facts: The expectation is that when the Dolphins begin their 2018 season, Kenyan Drake will be allowed to pick up where he left off a year ago — as the starting running back, getting a majority of the snaps and the carries. Except ... “We don’t know that yet," RBs coach Eric Studesville said this week. "I think that’s going to play out over time."
Diehards Line:
They've obviously thought about it. They've obviously planned for it because it still might happen. But cast that plan to concrete certainty? The truth is Drake might be the starter. Or Frank Gore might be the starter. Drake might get most of the carries. Or Gore might get most of the carries. Or the two will share the carries in an almost equal distribution of work. The Dolphins will determine the roles in training camp during what Herald staffer Armando Salguero suggests "will be more a competition than coronation." By the way, Salguero adds the Dolphins really, really like rookie Kalen Ballage so far. No, he's not ready to push the incumbent Drake or possible future Hall of Famer Gore aside. But people within the organization have been whispering he might be a significant factor before the 2018 season is over. So stay tuned.