New Orleans Saints best camp collision: Mark Ingram v. Roman Harper

strato · 08-09-2011, 09:11 PM

The New Orleans Saints went "full live" - that is, tackle to the ground, full speed - for the first time Tuesday in a goal line drill and the third down play produced the best collision of camp thus far: rookie running back Mark Ingram crashing into safety Roman Harper just inside the 2-year line.
Ingram got the touchdown; the offense exulted and Harper was left praising his fellow Alabama product.
The offense had not had its best day of practice when Coach Sean Payton called the team together around the 20-yard line and explained how the full contact drill would go. In an identical situation at camp last year, running back Pierre Thomas came up gimpy on the very first play and the coaches obviously did not want a repeat of that.
But no one was asked to pull their punch, either, and when Ingram tried the left side on first down from about the 9-yard line he got three tough yards. Newcomer Darren Sproles got the carry on second down and advanced the ball three more yards before being gang tackled.

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strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	New Orleans Saints best camp collision: Mark Ingram v. Roman Harper The New Orleans Saints went "full live" - that is, tackle to the ground, full speed - for the first time Tuesday in a goal line drill and the third down play produced the best collision of camp thus far: rookie running back Mark Ingram crashing into safety Roman Harper just inside the 2-year line. Ingram got the touchdown; the offense exulted and Harper was left praising his fellow Alabama product. The offense had not had its best day of practice when Coach Sean Payton called the team together around the 20-yard line and explained how the full contact drill would go. In an identical situation at camp last year, running back Pierre Thomas came up gimpy on the very first play and the coaches obviously did not want a repeat of that. But no one was asked to pull their punch, either, and when Ingram tried the left side on first down from about the 9-yard line he got three tough yards. Newcomer Darren Sproles got the carry on second down and advanced the ball three more yards before being gang tackled. New Orleans Saints best camp collision: Mark Ingram v. Roman Harper \| NOLA.com Attached Thumbnails