The Problem with Mark Ingram

DaveXA said
Brees has so many targets, it's tough, but we should try to get the ball to him in space more often. I liked how we split him out and it opened up the middle on the TD to Thomas. Ingram can help in a lot of ways. As others have said, the run blocking up front can stand improvement. This would help a ton.

The run blocking will never improve to be as good as a team that spends time practicing run plays and running the ball. We pass a lot and practice passing the ball thus our passblocking will naturally be better. It's very simple logic. You won't suddenly fix the run blocking you need a capable runner or capable run blockers either or demands a change in personnel not scheme as is being suggested on this forum.

We don't give Ingram the ball enough has been a similar rhetoric for every RB on the roster that wasn't a Reggie or Sproles. Pierre if it wasn't the screen game would get hot then you'd watch Payton pass the ball 17xs in a row....same happens for Ivory, Bell, Hightower, Deuce, and Robinson. That's not changing. Either u get a super talented back or you get another Jahri/Nicks Combo. The latter was rare..and is expensive. Meanwhile the David Johnsons of the world are popping out in the 3rd round (yes I know Nicks and Jahri were had late but think about how many capable RB's have been had in that same span). Us getting a Jahri/Nicks combo is less likely than nabbing an above average RB. Levels Bell, David Johnson, the Kid Chicago Has, Karlos Williams, Carlos Hyde, Shady McCoy,Demarco Murray, The Kid the Chiefs have (west)Hell even Jay Ajayi, Chris Ivory, list goes on are all above average RBs that are popping up across the league and aren't breaking the bank or costing high round picks.

Yet I'm not in the get rid of Ingram camp....he's the man but you have to build around his weaknesses while incorporating him into the scheme as best you can but rarely will that be 20-25- touches a game. Not with us..not happening stop asking stop suggesting, it's not valid. If we were the Jets and not handing it off knowing we want to be a power running team then you could question his usage but he's being used max amount as it goes within this offense for the RB.