Brees #1 in pass attempts at 44/game

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And to think we traded up to draft a running back

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I understand your point, but you need to reconsider how you attempted to make it.
Very weak.

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And to think we traded up to draft a running back

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no shite..they should have used that pick on a LB or an OL...

What a wasted pick at this point IMO...I hope I'm wrong though

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What a wasted pick at this point IMO...I hope I'm wrong though

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still pretty early to call it a wasted pick. I am not pleased at all with the run game tho. Hope ivory can come back healthy and at least give us a spark and the oline will start getting some gd push

The O is that pass happy because the O line can't get a push to run worth a damn and we rely on Brees' arm a little too much. You can't do much without a push from the line and no holes opening.

Everyone's hailing Ivory and some think his return will insure success in the running game.. I laugh at those people. He may help, but as long as our O line continues to suck it up, no RB is going to get yards consistently.

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The O is that pass happy because the O line can't get a push to run worth a damn and we rely on Brees' arm a little too much. You can't do much without a push from the line and no holes opening. Everyone's hailing Ivory and some think his return will insure success in the running game.. I laugh at those people. He may help, but as long as our O line continues to suck it up, no RB is going to get yards consistently.

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exactly. It isn't our rb's fault that they have someone in their face as soon as they have the ball

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The O is that pass happy because the O line can't get a push to run worth a damn and we rely on Brees' arm a little too much. You can't do much without a push from the line and no holes opening.

Everyone's hailing Ivory and some think his return will insure success in the running game.. I laugh at those people. He may help, but as long as our O line continues to suck it up, no RB is going to get yards consistently.

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Right. It's not like there isn't adequate talent in the backfield.

You have Ingraham, Thomas, and Sproles. All of them are capable of generating yards if you get the defense blocked up front.

saints drafted ingram because:

the fact that we went thru about 7 rbs last year
pierre thomas, although good, gets knicked alot
they knew bush would no longer be on the team
they didnt know sproles would be on the team
chris ivory is made of glass

we throw the ball so much because no one can stop it, not because we can't run.

Here's some crazy logic: A decent run game opens up the play action and passing game. Because you make them respect the plays at the line of scrimmage, you force them to commit more men to the run, and you have a better match up in the passing game with one of the best passers in the league. All of this seems like common sense, but apparently it needs to be explained. A back who has even the slightest bit of intimidation on the other team is a huge advantage.

For the Super Bowl run, we had some nice ball movement when it needed to come from Mike Bell, Pierre, and Reggie. Not to say they were a scary tandem, but they got yards where they were needed. Last year, on the other hand, the run game was seemingly atrocious, and the Saints weren't as dominant. While it isn't working as well yet, Ingram WILL pan out as one of the better backs in the league. He runs hard and shows flashes of his talent. I think we made a phenomenal decision.

Here is the problem:

2009;54:46 2011: 63:36

this is the pass to play ratio from the year we won the bowl compared to this year...