Kendre Miller quickly found a new home after Saints surprisingly cut him

The New Orleans Saints made the surprising move to cut Kendre Miller, and it didn't take him long to find a new home. Miller is reportedly signing to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. The Saints quickly found out Audric Estime was the right choice, so there's a chance this turns out to be a win-win move for Saints and Miller.

Miller is from Texas and played college ball at TCU. Joining the Cowboys practice squad is a return to the DFW metroplex for the running back. He'll have to learn a new syle of play, but at least he has some familiarity with the area.

Kendre Miller had the traits for another team to take a chance on him

There's a reason Miller was given chance after chance by the Saints to blossom into the player they hoped he could be. The player they hoped he could be would have been a great complement to the top running back and possibly even a solid lead back. The traits have been apparent, even if the production hasn't been.

The fourth year running back has the burst and elusiveness in close quarters to be a good running back. I've always described Miller as the ultimate eye test player, but the box score never supported the claim because he was frequently dodging players in the backfield.

Miller never reached that ceiling in New Orleans, but those traits will make another team say they can help him reach his ceiling. It's the same reason Kellen Moore gave Miller a blank slate when it looked like he may have been on his way out the door after the Dennis Allen era. Moore gave him a chance and it didn't work out with the second consecutive coach.

To make matters worse, all the things going for him in his first three years were absent in the one season Miller was actually healthy. There was no burst and he struggled to elude defenders in the backfield. Simply put, Miller didn't look like the player we've seen in a limited sample size once his workload got larger.

Howver, he did show enough in his first three seasons that it's not surprising the Cowboys decided to take a chance on the traits. It's just a practice squad spot, so the risk is significantly lower than the reward. Miller feels like the type of player who goes elsewhere and finds more success.

Even if that's the case, this shouldn't be looked at as a massive "what if" for the Saints. They gave Miller every opportunity to sieze the moment in both the Allen and Moore eras, but it just never worked. It just wasn't meant to happen in New Orleans even if it works elsewhere.

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