Extend Ingram NOW!!!

Health and opportunity. He's healthy and he was given an opportunity. I think Ingram showed what he can be when given the chance. And OUR ENTIRE TEAM BENEFITED. The running game opened things for Drew Brees and our play-action. We were able to get some big plays down the field and all of a sudden Brees' arm looked strong again.

I think Payton HAS TO LEARN from this game. There was less substitutions and more continuity from our offense. And what is amazing is Drew still got his numbers. He did not have to throw the ball 50 times to do so. Moving forward, Ingram should be our bellcow and Robinson should be used to spell him with Thomas and Cadet being our satellite backs. But there is room for Ingram to get 18-20 carries a week. When he does, I think it takes a lot of pressure off Drew and just makes our offense more deadly.

Finally, I also like that we finally started attacking the Packers deep with Cooks. Cooks has tremendous speed and it is crucial to get him the ball down the field. Teams will start softening their coverage underneath against him, which will open up opportunities for him to turn some of those slants into big plays. We have a blueprint for a lot of things we can do on offense and I just hope we stick to it.