Ingram benched [OLD THREAD BUMPED]

Yes he is the the SP doghouse. Yes Hightower outplayed him. But I think the reason he stayed on the bench was mental toughness. I think it was a game plan decision.

Payton knew he had to balance in run calls, ineffective or not, in order to have passing lanes open. When the Hawks have beaten us before it was because we showed our hand and they knew the pass was coming. Because he was sticking to his game plan of balancing run calls he needed a RB he could trust not To fumble. He couldn't trust Ingrams mental state and kept Timmy in. With good returns.