Does anyone think if Ingram had played, the outcome would have been different?

WhoDat!656 · 11-01-2011, 05:03 PM

Having 4 healthy RBs may have been too much for the Rams. Of course that is a moot point if the Mighty Wizard doesn't run the ball.

I keep wondering why was Ingram even in the game at the point where he got injuried.

Last year Malcolm Jenkins and Jimmy Graham were injuried in a meaningless game against the Bucs; this year Mark Ingram gets injuried in a game that was already won.

CharityMike · 11-01-2011, 05:06 PM

To answer the question of the topic, NO. We could have AP in there and it wouldn't have mattered. Our staff hates running the ball.

I don't really mind that Ingram was still in there. It was good for him to get more than one run at a time like usual. To me, it seems like it would be hard to adjust to the NFL level when you only touch the ball maybe 10 times a game.

WhoDat!656 · 11-01-2011, 05:09 PM

I understand your point that as a rookie he needs the carries, but I have to question it in the game he was hurt.

Danno · 11-01-2011, 05:18 PM

I do, he's a leader.

strato · 11-01-2011, 05:21 PM

No..we would have passed anyway. we missed Payton more on the sideline

saintfan · 11-01-2011, 05:32 PM

nope.

FinSaint · 11-01-2011, 05:36 PM

I don't think it would've, and as far as 4 RBs instead of "just" 3 of them... what the Saints needed was quality not quantity.

Euphoria · 11-01-2011, 05:38 PM

The only way the outcome would have been different is if the Rams D didn't play and we could have used LSU's Defense.

halloween 65 · 11-01-2011, 05:42 PM

I say no, but we should have run more. Also where were the screen passes. As aggressive as their DE's were that would have slowed them down alot.

FinSaint · 11-01-2011, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by halloween 65

I say no, but we should have run more. Also where were the screen passes. As aggressive as their DE's were that would have slowed them down alot.

I seem to remember them trying to get the screen game going, but at least one such pass got patted down by the rusher from the outside and on another one PT got chased down for a loss by a linebacker.

11-01-2011, 05:03 PM	#1
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,046	Does anyone think if Ingram had played, the outcome would have been different? Having 4 healthy RBs may have been too much for the Rams. Of course that is a moot point if the Mighty Wizard doesn't run the ball. I keep wondering why was Ingram even in the game at the point where he got injuried. Last year Malcolm Jenkins and Jimmy Graham were injuried in a meaningless game against the Bucs; this year Mark Ingram gets injuried in a game that was already won.

11-01-2011, 05:38 PM	#8
Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	The only way the outcome would have been different is if the Rams D didn't play and we could have used LSU's Defense. Kryptonite likes this.

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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	I say no, but we should have run more. Also where were the screen passes. As aggressive as their DE's were that would have slowed them down alot. strato likes this.

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FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	Originally Posted by halloween 65 I say no, but we should have run more. Also where were the screen passes. As aggressive as their DE's were that would have slowed them down alot. I seem to remember them trying to get the screen game going, but at least one such pass got patted down by the rusher from the outside and on another one PT got chased down for a loss by a linebacker.

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11-01-2011, 05:06 PM	#2
CharityMike Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mid City, New Orleans Posts: 3,556	To answer the question of the topic, NO. We could have AP in there and it wouldn't have mattered. Our staff hates running the ball. I don't really mind that Ingram was still in there. It was good for him to get more than one run at a time like usual. To me, it seems like it would be hard to adjust to the NFL level when you only touch the ball maybe 10 times a game.

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WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,046	I understand your point that as a rookie he needs the carries, but I have to question it in the game he was hurt.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	I do, he's a leader.

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strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	No..we would have passed anyway. we missed Payton more on the sideline

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saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	nope.

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FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	I don't think it would've, and as far as 4 RBs instead of "just" 3 of them... what the Saints needed was quality not quantity.