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Pro Football Weekly

Tuesday, November 20, 2001

Smith There are two major reasons the Dolphins are struggling to run the ball. After a series of early-season fumbles, especially after the fumble that cost the team the first Jets game, Lamar Smith has become a very tentative runner who's always keeping two hands around the ball. Some runners can run effectively this way; others can't. Unless Smith carries the ball with one arm, he loses his effectiveness and cutting ability and his ability to see the field as well, and he turns into a journ ...

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