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Ingram Has Injured Toe, Misses Practice
December 7, 2011
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December 7, 2011
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Sean Payton Unsure How He Will Deal With Saints’ Crowded Backfield
November 24, 2011 For the first time all season, all four of the New Orleans Saints' top four tailbacks are healthy, and that gives head coach Sean Payton a little bit of a problem.
Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles, and Chris Ivory are all healthy and ready to go, but the four backs are one more than Payton would typically like to have.
Having four backs that you have confidence in can be a good problem, but remember, if all of them are active, then you'd be taking away a roster spot from a player at another position.
Payton hasn't said how the Saints will deal with the situation when they take on the New York Giants on Monday night.
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Ivory Can Now Practice With Saints
October 26, 2011
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Ivory Not Activated By Saints … Yet
October 19, 2011 New Orleans Saints running back Chris Ivory is healthy and eligible to return from the physically unable to perform list. However, he was not activated today, and until he is removed from the PUP list, he cannot practice with the team. The Saints have a 3 week window to decide whether or not to activate him, release him, or place him on injured reserve.
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Beyond The Mic: Ivory’s Return Begs Questions
October 14, 2011 New Orleans Saints RB Chris Ivory led the team in rushing a year ago as a rookie. His bruising style as a runner took its toll however, and he had two offseason surgeries. As a result, he's spent the beginning of the season on the PUP list. That will change next week, as he should be activated to the 53 man roster. How will coach Sean Payton deal with an already crowded backfield?
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Grades For NFL First-Round Draft Choices
October 7, 2011 Sure, it's WAY too early to jump to any long-term conclusions about any specific players taken in the 2011 NFL Draft.
After all, these guys are rookies, and they have a lot of football in front of them.
It would be much more logical to put grade on recent first-round draft choices a few years down the road, but we're sports fans, and what fun would that be?
So, let's do it now!
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Top 10 College Running Back Duos Of All-Time
September 30, 2011
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Saints Come Up Just Short In Opener
September 9, 2011 The New Orleans Saints came up a half yard short of a game tying touchdown on the last play of their season opening 42-34 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Superstar quarterbacks Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers put on an offensive showcase, throwing for a combined 731 yards and 6 touchdowns.
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Saints Want Balanced Offensive Attack
September 5, 2011 When a team has a quarterback the caliber of Drew Brees, to go along with a crop of receivers the likes of Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Devery Henderson, and Robert Meachem, they be would foolish not to put the football in the air a fair-share of times.
The New Orleans Saints will indeed not be bashful about letting the football fly through the air this year, but they also want some balance with a solid running game.
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Saints Looking For Better Ground Attack This Year
September 5, 2011 The NFL has undoubtedly become more of a passing league over the years, but that doesn't mean a team doesn't have to have a solid running game to be successful.
The New Orleans Saints realize this, and took steps to correct what they perceived as an area that needed improvement over 2010.
The Saints traded to draft former Heisman Trophy winning running back Mark Ingram, and signed free agent running back Darren Sproles away from the San Diego Chargers, to join veteran Pierre Thomas.