Sean Payton on Role of Chris Ivory.

Saintswrath · 03-31-2011, 02:33 PM

Sean Payton on Chris Ivory's potential role: "I see him as a first- to second-down strong back. I don’t necessarily see him on the field on third down. I see him in short-yardage, goal-line situations. You know, his rookie season was exceptional.

Now, the key is staying healthy."
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BringTheWood · 03-31-2011, 03:29 PM

I see him straight trucking people no matter what down it is, assuming he is healthy. If he can avoid getting hurt, I saw glimpses of him being able to do everything last season, aside from blocking, he needs work on that.

saintsfan1976 · 03-31-2011, 03:31 PM

If he can hold onto the football...

73Saint · 03-31-2011, 04:01 PM

Not to be a negative nelly, but what makes him so intriguing is exactly what scares me most about him...Total disregard for his body. How do you un-teach that? I love the guy, but the way he runs right through people concerns me b/c that seems to be exactly why he keeps getting hurt.

he's a human oxymoron

saintsfan1976 · 03-31-2011, 04:34 PM

What bothers me is that he didn't do squat in college, he had fumble-itis, showed flashes of skill, then ended the season on IR.

I see him as a guy who can absolutely fulfill Payton's vision for him

IF

He can hold onto the football. And stay healthy.

Rugby Saint II · 03-31-2011, 06:09 PM

He'll be great in the rotation.

GeauxForMore · 03-31-2011, 07:22 PM

Agreed he's a rotation back. So him being healthy relies on the other backs staying healthy. Limit everyone's touches and we will get the best production from our backs.

jnormand · 04-01-2011, 03:59 AM

He was fun to watch when he played. Love to see backs running thru people.

SapperSaint · 04-01-2011, 02:34 PM

this is why if Ingram is available in the 1st round.... I say we take him.

If we have too, I say we offer Devery or who ever as trade bait to get him.

I really feel he is the RB we need. We need to stop all of this, picking guys up off the street that "MAY" have a little something left in the tank, crap.

BringTheWood · 04-01-2011, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by SapperSaint

this is why if Ingram is available in the 1st round.... I say we take him.

If we have too, I say we offer Devery or who ever as trade bait to get him.

I really feel he is the RB we need. We need to stop all of this, picking guys up off the street that "MAY" have a little something left in the tank, crap.

I have to disagree. Our RBs will be healthy, and between the 4 of them, including Lynell I think we can do good things. Our defense was clearly the weak link. We had no trouble scoring points, we had trouble stopping them.

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BringTheWood 100th Post Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 165	Originally Posted by SapperSaint this is why if Ingram is available in the 1st round.... I say we take him. If we have too, I say we offer Devery or who ever as trade bait to get him. I really feel he is the RB we need. We need to stop all of this, picking guys up off the street that "MAY" have a little something left in the tank, crap. I have to disagree. Our RBs will be healthy, and between the 4 of them, including Lynell I think we can do good things. Our defense was clearly the weak link. We had no trouble scoring points, we had trouble stopping them.
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SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	this is why if Ingram is available in the 1st round.... I say we take him. If we have too, I say we offer Devery or who ever as trade bait to get him. I really feel he is the RB we need. We need to stop all of this, picking guys up off the street that "MAY" have a little something left in the tank, crap.