I was just talking to my (very Hawk-knowledgeable) sister-in-law about Miller tonight and we both marveled about how weird it is that many folks seem to forget what a stud TE he is, coming from the Raiders, it was a steal. Then, due to circumstance, he spent the first couple seasons with us doing little more than blocking, as if that was his fault.
Now, whenever Miller has a great play, it seems to be a "Wow, look at that!" from the media like it was almost an anomaly.
Even some fans tend to think that. Not for a lack of intelligence, but more from how he's been used in our offense for the majority of his time spent here. If he came here say in 2005 with THAT offensive line, he would have had tons of great plays, showcasing his very real talent, because the OL was so dang dominant there was no need for him to spend much of his time in the backfield providing max protect like he was doing here for the first couple years.
I've always thought that Miller was one of the best TE's in the game, but we hardly had a chance to see that fact for ourselves due to our own shortcomings on the OL. Then, when Miller has had his chance, he's rarely disappointed, and almost always come up big for us.
I've been swinging towards an ADB jersey for awhile but maybe it's Miller Time.