Injuries are hindering new Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak as he installs his scheme [Video]

Injury-related absences by skill players across the New Orleans Saints’ offense are making new coordinator Klint Kubiak’s job “a lot more challenging,” coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday.“Availability is the most important ability,” Allen said as the Saints prepared for Sunday’s preseason finale against Tennessee. “So, if you’re out here and practicing, we get a chance to evaluate you. If you’re not, it’s hard for us to make evaluations.”Running back Kendre Miller, a 2023 third-round draft choice out of TCU, pulled a hamstring in the first individual drill of the first practice of training camp on July 24 and has yet to return. Deep-threat receiver Rashid Shaheed, a projected starter as he enters his third NFL season, has been limited by a toe injury.Allen sounded pessimistic when discussing Miller, whom the Saints drafted after he helped a prolific 2022 TCU team advance to the College Football Playoff. “Quite frankly, since we …