Mr.Riaton

I wonder if Saints are planning on letting Mark go after this year regardless. And if so,are they gonna grab a back in the draft. If they do,who would yall like to see them pick up?

Danno

I think 2014 is a make or break year for Mark in a Saints uniform. I'm not really worried about his performance nearly as much as his ability to stay healthy.

I think we may burn a mid to late pick on a scat back type RB that can create mismatches. Its gonna have to be a back that likely is too small for 15-20 touches per game, but can easily get 10 to 12.

DeAnthony Thomas is a name I keep hearing as a mid rounder.

voodooido

No duh, Mark.

ChrisXVI

Considering how the undrafted Khiry Robinson has looked every bit as good as Ingram with far fewer touches, yeah Ingram's a goner. As far as drafting a RB I'd say that will only happen if Loomis and Payton have a hard-on for some scat-back like Dri Archer or D'Anthony Thomas.

Mr.Riaton

I would like another power back that runs over people like Ivory did. I dont want anymore scat backs. I want some big boys back there.

TwistedTiger

Exactly! The Saints would be insane to pick up his option.

SmashMouth

Think Mark Ingram is feeling the heat or something? Does he really even care?

ScottF

I don't think Ingram fits in this company:

» Over the Cap- Top NFL Contracts: Running Back

#massiveunderstatement

WhoDat!656

The New Orleans Saints don't intend to pick up the fifth-year option on running back Mark Ingram, according to CBS Sports.

The Saints have already picked up the option on defensive end Cam Jordan, giving him a base salary of $6.97 million in 2015.

The team has not made any public announcement about their intentions. The Saints have until May 3 to exercise Ingram's option.That would reportedly come with a price tag of $5.2 million in base salary in 2015.

Ingram's contract will be up at the end of the season.

"I'm just working one day at a time, and I'm just glad I'm on a team that's a championship contender," he said when asked about the fifth-year option last week.

New Orleans Saints won't exercise fifth-year option on running back Mark Ingram, report says | NOLA.com

"A Veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of "up to and including my life."

SaintLeonard

I like this move. If Ingram proves 2013 wasn't a fluke, and he continues to be a good RB, then we can just resign him.
If it turns out 2013 was a fluke, his contract's up so we won't be stuck with him anymore.

Win-win situation here.