Allen has proven to be a man of many words this offseason, many of which criticize the players on his team – but perhaps no player has been on the butt end of more criticism than RB Kendre Miller. The second-year running back has been plagued with the injuries from day one, starting just eight games last year and failing to establish a consistent role for himself in the Saints offense. Those injuries are unfortunately bleeding over into his sophomore campaign, as Miller has been dealing with a nagging hamstring injury that has kept him off the practice field for some time – and Allen has clearly taken notice. “I don’t know if he can pick up the system because I haven’t seen him out there”, said Allen (per Saints beat reporter Jeff Nowak). Miller was one of the more talented prospects coming out of TCU in last year’s draft, but without the ability to be on the field in the first place, he’s been unable to showcase that talent as Alvin Kamara continues to head up the Saints backfield. We’re not quite ready to echo questions about the security of Miller’s roster spot at this point, but tension between Miller and Dennis Allen over his injury status appears to be building. Fantasy managers should temper expectations for Miller in Year 2 in the early going in hopes of things potentially picking up once he’s back (or as close as he can be) to 100%.
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