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We all know coach had a long season watching the games from the couch, and IMO he must've done a lot of reflecting on his prior seasons coaching this team and thought about what made the team the best is could be. His statement claiming his approach to the '13 season will be just like his approach to the '06 season in terms of acting like it's his first season as a head coach really resonated with me. I think he's noticed that the 2 most effective/complete seasons our offense had were in the 2 years we went the furthest in the playoffs: 2006 and 2009. IMO the biggest factor in our offense and teams' overall successes in those seasons was the fact that we had very good running games, and it made it hard for other teams to game plan against.
SP had to have taken note of that and apply it to this upcoming season. I also think that Ingram has been intentionally held back from getting a large quantity of touches early on in his career in order to perverse/extend his shelf life. After the '11 season SP even stated the only thing stopping Ingram from being OROY was the coach holding him back. 2013 will be the year that Ingram lives up to what we gave up in order to get him IMO.
I'm almost certain that our RBs and their performance will almost mirror what the 2006 squad achieved, but the RBs for the 2013 season will be better overall for the most part. Ingram will be the number one running option similar to Deuce; Sproles will play the same part that Reggie did; and PT will be their relief bc of his versatility.
This past season the distribution of touches btw the 3 main RBS was as such:
- Ingram had 38% of touches with 156 rushes / 602 yards / 5 TDs and 6 catches / 29 yards.
- Sproles had 29% of touches with 48 rushes / 244 yards / 1 TD and 75 catches / 667 yards / 7 TDs.
- PT had 34% of touches 105 rushes / 473 yards / 1 TD and 39 catches / 354 yards / 1 TD.
My idea of how next season will play out in terms of roles on the team:
- Ingram will play the same role that Deuce did, and of the RBs he'll receive about 50% of the overall touches and 65% of the handoffs/runs. He'll be the featured back getting the majority of the touches. In the '06 season Deuce has 244 carries / 1,057 yards / 10 TDs, and he only had 30 catches / 198 yards. I forsee Ingram having very similar or better numbers in '13 barring injury.
- Sproles will play the scat back role same as Reggie did. I think Sproles will get about 30% of the overall RBs' touches and 65% of the RB receptions. We've all seen that Sproles is a much more effective RB in that role than Reggie, obviously bc Reggie never came close to setting yardage records. Reggie's '06 rushing stats were 155 attempts / 565 yards / 6 TDs, and his receiving stats were 88 catches / 742 yards / 2 TDs.
- I think PT will be the relief back, and he is a far superior 3rd RB option than Aaron Stecker was. He can do a little bit of everything, but I do not see him getting as many touches as Ingram and Sproles. I still think he will get enough to be productive though. He will get the remainder of the touches, about 20% of the RB touches. I think his role will be about 2:1 running to receiving as a RB when he gets on the field.
I think PT is a very good RB and is capable of handling the workload of the #1 back, but he is going to be relegated to 3rd overall just bc of the other talent the team has at the same position. I just think SP sees more untapped potential in Ingram which is why I think he'll get more touches than any other back in 2013. This will be Ingram's year to shine if he can stay healthy, and Sproles will continue doing what he's always done in the 2 seasons he's been with us. Cadet will get some touches but not a whole lot if the 3 main RBs stay healthy.
SP had to have taken note of that and apply it to this upcoming season. I also think that Ingram has been intentionally held back from getting a large quantity of touches early on in his career in order to perverse/extend his shelf life. After the '11 season SP even stated the only thing stopping Ingram from being OROY was the coach holding him back. 2013 will be the year that Ingram lives up to what we gave up in order to get him IMO.
I'm almost certain that our RBs and their performance will almost mirror what the 2006 squad achieved, but the RBs for the 2013 season will be better overall for the most part. Ingram will be the number one running option similar to Deuce; Sproles will play the same part that Reggie did; and PT will be their relief bc of his versatility.
This past season the distribution of touches btw the 3 main RBS was as such:
- Ingram had 38% of touches with 156 rushes / 602 yards / 5 TDs and 6 catches / 29 yards.
- Sproles had 29% of touches with 48 rushes / 244 yards / 1 TD and 75 catches / 667 yards / 7 TDs.
- PT had 34% of touches 105 rushes / 473 yards / 1 TD and 39 catches / 354 yards / 1 TD.
My idea of how next season will play out in terms of roles on the team:
- Ingram will play the same role that Deuce did, and of the RBs he'll receive about 50% of the overall touches and 65% of the handoffs/runs. He'll be the featured back getting the majority of the touches. In the '06 season Deuce has 244 carries / 1,057 yards / 10 TDs, and he only had 30 catches / 198 yards. I forsee Ingram having very similar or better numbers in '13 barring injury.
- Sproles will play the scat back role same as Reggie did. I think Sproles will get about 30% of the overall RBs' touches and 65% of the RB receptions. We've all seen that Sproles is a much more effective RB in that role than Reggie, obviously bc Reggie never came close to setting yardage records. Reggie's '06 rushing stats were 155 attempts / 565 yards / 6 TDs, and his receiving stats were 88 catches / 742 yards / 2 TDs.
- I think PT will be the relief back, and he is a far superior 3rd RB option than Aaron Stecker was. He can do a little bit of everything, but I do not see him getting as many touches as Ingram and Sproles. I still think he will get enough to be productive though. He will get the remainder of the touches, about 20% of the RB touches. I think his role will be about 2:1 running to receiving as a RB when he gets on the field.
I think PT is a very good RB and is capable of handling the workload of the #1 back, but he is going to be relegated to 3rd overall just bc of the other talent the team has at the same position. I just think SP sees more untapped potential in Ingram which is why I think he'll get more touches than any other back in 2013. This will be Ingram's year to shine if he can stay healthy, and Sproles will continue doing what he's always done in the 2 seasons he's been with us. Cadet will get some touches but not a whole lot if the 3 main RBs stay healthy.