Re: Khiry Robinson Possible Saints Back of the Future?
 

Different angle. There is a business side of this that needs to be taken into account, and passion or dislike for players should be removed from the equation.

Ingram (24 yo) - has a 2.3m cap hit and coming off his best season may be precisely why he is up for trade. Only 1 healthy season of his 3. FA 2015

Sproles (30 yo)- 4.2m cap hit but is more flexible but getting long in the NFL tooth FA 2015

PT (29 yo)- 2.9M cap hit but is the screen master.. getting long in the NFL tooth. FA 2015

K. Robinson (24 yo)- 500k cap hit and has proven to be very flexible, durable, young and hungry. FA 2016

Cadet (24 yo) - 570k in cap hit FA 2015


Here is a different angle to consider. If you are in the NFC Championship game which of the above would you least like to see running the ball against you? Of all listed above and what I have seen Ingram would be my preference of who we would have to stop basically because with out a wide open hole he isn't going anywhere.

We also know what PT and Sproles new if resigned contracts would look like because neither are on their 1st.

What I find odd is all of the people that have claimed for years that we do not use Ingram correctly want to keep him. News Flash... Sean Payton is not going to give any RB 20 carries per game.

Re: Khiry Robinson Possible Saints Back of the Future?
 

Re: Khiry Robinson Possible Saints Back of the Future?
 

We need to get past him being a first round draft pick as that is irrelevant now except for maybe trade value if any other team buys that line.

Bottom line on our running back corps is that we want the cheapest group of RBs with out sacrificing the playbook or the running game. Sproles has a niche, Thomas has a niche, Robinson we do not know for certain yet, Cadet we do not know for certain yet... Which in my view puts Ingram as the odd man out simply because he hasn't proven to have a specialty or is a 1.5M dollar running back over Robinson and Cadet.

Re: Khiry Robinson Possible Saints Back of the Future?
 

If he stays healthy and keeps running like he did in seattle anything is possible.

Re: Khiry Robinson Possible Saints Back of the Future?
 

But it doesn't and shouldn't have to be that way, especially if your trying to get the most out of a 36 and counting Drew Brees. For me, I wouldn't hold ties to any of them....... Bring in new blood in the draft, pair him with Khiry... and decide between cadet, Pierre, sproles, and Ingram for the final spot...

Re: Khiry Robinson Possible Saints Back of the Future?
 

Re: Khiry Robinson Possible Saints Back of the Future?
 

I think Ingram stays, look at how long it took Mendenhall in Pittsburg and McCoy in Philly to get going. If Ingram can stay healthy and run the way he has run of late, he and Robinson(who I think is the better back) would make a good 1-2 punch. If PT stays he could spell out the 2 but if he doesn't I would get a power back to spell them out and to close out the game.

Re: Khiry Robinson Possible Saints Back of the Future?
 

If the Saints need the cap to sign someone they really want, Thomas and Sproles could be on the way out. Otherwise, one of them will be back for sure and probably both. It will be about salary, not talent. I personally would cut both and work Ingram and Robinson hard this offseason to get them fully involved in the offense. The offense will be less predictable and more explosive in my opinion.

Re: Khiry Robinson Possible Saints Back of the Future?
 

I think Sproles and PT are both under contract. I would try to get something for them instead of cutting them. I agree that Robinson and Ingram would make it less predictable and more explosive 100%. I think we could carry 3 backs Robinson, Ingram and ?, Play 2 backs on gameday and dress the ?, back. Carrying 4 backs is to many, sometimes simpler is better.