The Miami Dolphins are coming into the Week 7 matchup after a win and Knowshon Moreno is now done for the season with an ACL injury and that makes Lamar Miller the best fantasy football starter for owners to pick up for Week 7 and both LaMichael James, Daniel Thomas and Damien Williams could be options moving forward for the Dolphins.
Moreno just returned from an injury and now he is done for the year after tearing his ACL and that is one of many injuries suffered around the league this weekend. According to Pro Football Talk, Moreno is out for the season with a torn ACL and it comes as he just came back from his injury for fantasy football owners this week. Now Miller is a strong start option along with James and moving forward he is also a solid RB handcuff for owners to keep if Moreno goes down with Damien Williams as the backup.
Moreno is 27 years old and he was a big signing for the team this offseason and now Miller will take over the starter role again. Moreno ends the season with 148 yards and one touchdown with one reception after setting career highs across the board last season. Moreno had six rushes for 10 yards this week and he had one great game this season, going for 134 yards and a TD against the Pats in Week 1 before getting injured in Week 2.
Miller now takes over and he had 14 rushes for 53 yards last week with a touchdown and he also caught three passes. Miller is playing better than he did last season and now has 330 yards and three scores along with 15 catches this season. Miller is averaging five yards per carry and that is a yard better than last season and he could be a strong starter for fantasy owners now that Moreno is done for the season. The Dolphins have the Bears next and they have been gashed by RBs this season and that could be a good matchup.
Moreno signed with the Dolphins in the offseason and he started off as the number one back before getting injured and now he is making back from his elbow injury. According to Pro Football Talk, Moreno was able to return in Week 6 of the season and he had an okay game for the Dolphins. Moreno was set to be the starter and his injury derailed that for a bit and fantasy owners now should keep using Miller, as he has performed well in the absence of Moreno and looked good Sunday.
Miller had more touches on Sunday and now obviously he will continue to be the starter with Moreno done for the season. Moreno now finishes the year while playing in just a few games and this is a major disappointment after the strong season he had in 2013. Williams is not a strong option apart from deeper leagues, as he had six carries for 23 yards in the game against the Raiders and he did not register anything against the Packers.