Sources: Dennis Allen’s recent mishandling of Kendre Miller’s injury created internal frustration, Miller currently healthy but can’t play

rlemieux said

People only do what you expect them to do. Warm ups aren't that fun to begin with. How different was a guy like Drew Brees and his pre-practice, pre-game routine. Just like any other job, I know they get paid a lot more, but people need to be told what to do, what is expected of them.

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Yeah the impression I got from Allen (and perhaps this is why Trask questioned his leadership) is that he expected the Players to govern himselves, and specifically the team captains to be his buffer to the players. He expected the coaches to coach and then be another buffer. Allen seems like a guy who just wants to put people in place around him, that know what they have to do, so he can focus on what he has to do. And he expected it all to come together on Sunday.

A, I'm going to put my head down and work kinda guy, that expects the same from everyone else. It's a lead by example kind of thing, and I think that perhaps may bode well w/ players who lead by example but aren't rah rah guys. But i think as a HC you've got to have some of that in you and Allen appeared to lack that aspect to his
personality.

He's a self motivated guy who expects everyone else to be that way, vs being a motivator.