Mark Ingram the Pass Catcher?
 

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I like Ingram. Hope he has a 1,000yd season and 10 TDs.

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Word from camp is that KRob is even better catching passes.

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Is it my imagination, or is the average Saint just more intelligent than most other ball players. I never expected Ingram to be so eloquent.

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Uhhh... Junior Gallette who...? :doh:

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I've always like Ingram. I hope he has a great year.

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Ingram was one of the lone bright spots last year, I hope we've improved the O line enough to make him successful.

I'm not liking the reports about people like Jahri Evans struggling, excuses were made that he struggled due to injury last season and now he's finally healthy, so why is he still getting beat nearly every drill?

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Ingram caught the ball pretty well in college. never envisioned him as a three down back, ever.

The long list of nagging injuries he has had, is my number reason I think we might have over paid him just a bit.

Then the ease in which a defense can defend the saints when he is on the field is my second reason to think we overpaid him again.

Then there is his lack of development as a blocker for my third reason.

In this offense I just did not see him as a key piece. ever. Just too one–dimensional.

If the saints lean heavy on the run it is a safe bet he will be out at the very least two games due to injuries.

lets pray last year was no fluke because KRob has been nothing but a tease so far and teams last year had his running style figured out.

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Ingram last season showed he can carry the load. He had vision, speed, and hit the holes like a freight train. If he's getting screen passes thats pretty well rounding out his game. K-Rob will earn reps. but I'm thinking Ingrams play is the reason he's not seeing the field as much. If Ingram goes down at any point K-Rob will be ready to ball.

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I know I have this selective memory issue, but I don't remember him being all that banged up last year. Seems to me he ran a lot, picked up a lot of yards and cut out that stupid tantrum stuff he was pulling the year before.

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Ingram has always looked awkward catching passes. He may be more comfortable now catching out of the backfield.

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BTW, so far in RB vs LB blitz pick up, none of our RB's are even close to as good as Ingram. He's been spectacular in the blitz drills. Booby mentioned today that he hasn't been beat yet.

And also, they said that Austin Johnson has out shined Lorig as well, and it hasn't been close.

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They all better be ready to catch. We have a good backfield but we also have one that is injury prone.

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Please no more 1 play per 1 RB rotation.

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I think with better blocking all of our running backs will do better. I was very very down on Ingram his first 3 years but the fact of the matter is that for the most part when he was healthy non of our backs got much yardage. We will get better run blocking from our TE spots this year on top of all the other changes to the line.