This idea that Ingram couldn't catch passes until the past couple seasons is a farce. The dude caught 60 passes in College. He never played in the passing game because that role was specifically given to Pierre Thomas. The MOMENT Pierre Thomas was let go Mark Ingram magically learned how to catch and block? No he immediately absorbed that role. Which immediately translated into better performance at the Running back position because defenses weren't sure if we were running or passing when Ingram was in the game. Up until that point Defenses could stack to box when Ingram was in the game because Sean Payton's play calling/role assignments was very predicable.