Dennis Allen comments on Kendre Millers’ latest injury.
Kendre Miller has been a popular offseason sleeper for many in the fantasy community due to his measurables and draft capital, along with Alvin Kamara’s lack of a new contract. The talent has shown itself when he is on the field, but the oft injured second year back has not been able to stay on the field. Saints HC Dennis Allen offered this quote about Miller: “That’s a player who needs to figure out how to stay healthy because you can’t make the team in the training room.”
This seems to be a very clear message to Kendre Miller about his toughness and offseason regimen. The best ability is availability, and Miller has not had much of it in his young NFL career. Kendre Miller is currently RB-46 in best ball going around pick 150. If Miller is going to pay off on his offseason darling status, he may have to work his way out of Allen’s doghouse and stay on the field.
New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller (hamstring) ...
New Orleans Saints rookie running back Kendre Miller ...
New Orleans Saints rookie running back Kendre Miller ...
The influence of Mike Shanahan continues as the New Orleans Saints will utilize the highly successful wide-zone rushing attack.
The New Orleans Saints are changing their rushing attack in 2024. Matthew Paras from Saints Now wrote an article on the changing dynamics for the rushing attack of the New Orleans Saints. With Klint Kubiak in town as the new Offensive Coordinator, there has been plenty of talk about more pre-snap motion.
In addition to pre-snap motion, the Saints are going to deploy a wide-zone run scheme that utilizes athletic lineman getting out in space to allow for more rushes to the edge and outside boundaries of the field. Last year, Saints running backs were set up in positions where they had to utilize more cutbacks and grind for their yardage.
Offensive line coach John Benton was quoted as saying, “This system requires linemen to beat defenders to spots on the field rather than engaging them to just “grind it out.” While these changes are being installed at minicamp, Alvin Kamara has been absent from voluntary workouts.
Currently, Alvin Kamara is going in round 6 on UnderDog with Kendre Miller going in round 13. Jamaal Williams is free in round 18. With Klint Kubiak using this successful run scheme, expect the Saints backfield to churn out plenty of fantasy goodness in 2024.
The NFL has suspended Alvin Kamara 3-games for his role in an altercation in February. Kamara will miss games against the Titans, Panthers, and Packers.
Alvin Kamara will miss the first three games of the New Orleans Saints season. The suspension comes in at less than we thought, with the expected outcome to be 4-6 games lost. Jamaal Williams and Kendre Miller will split the backfield early in the season.
Kamara led all running backs in % of snaps played across is 15 contests, a feat the Saints do not seem intent on repeating. Jamaal Williams was brought in on a 3-year, $12M deal to spell Kamara between-the-tackles and on the goalline. New Orleans then drafted Kendre Miller in the 3rd Round, with designs of him replacing Alvin Kamara in the long run.
If the GM who rosters Kendre Miller in Dynasty lowers the price at all due to the truncated suspension, now is the time to buy. The Saints can save over $11M in cap space by moving on from Kamara next summer.