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The thing is, Ivory has caught one reception in his entire career. If they wanted to play Ivory, they should have replaced Ingram with him. As it stands, slotting him in does nothing to fill the void Sproles is leaving behind.
Pierre is also an excellent pass catcher out of the backfield.Only negative is Ingram could vulture TDs.
Thomas caught 50 passes last year with Sproles in the picture..
I was not questioning PT's ability to catch...just pointing out that Sproles is a role player. That role has been greatly diminished this year, and if the Saints are looking to have someone else play the role of Sproles - it probably isn't PT.
Mike Triplett of the New Orleans Times-Picayune confirms Pierre Thomas is likely to see the biggest increase in touches and production following Darren Sproles' hand fracture.Triplett expects a "little" more action for Mark Ingram, and Chris Ivory may now be active on game days. We'd add that UDFA Travaris Cadet can do some of the same things Sproles did in the passing game, although he's not nearly as explosive a football player. Thomas' value skyrockets from low-end flex option to locked-in RB2/flex with legitimate RB1 scoring potential in a high-powered offense, though. He needs to be in lineups for Week 9 against Philly.
me too offering green/redman for him
Count yourself lucky. I have Charles, Morris, Sproles and Dwyer. I have to find someone who will actually play. I was kind of happy that I chose Sproles/Morris based on Charles' meh perfomance last night. Right now, I would take those 9 points in a heartbeat.Wish this news broke yesterday before I started Charles
Sproles' skill set is almost one of a kind. Not many RBs can do what he does consistently. Of course, Cadet is the nxt closest thing they have to Sproles on the roster, but that doesn't mean they should play him. They likely won't be able to have anyone emulate what Sproles was doing so giving PT more reps is the next logical choice.
Great post- Could see lot bigger PPR jumps for Moore and Graham.
This. if my memory serves me correctly, Moore almost always has big games when sproles is out. Big bump for Lance.
It dates back to when R.Bush was in town. He stands to benefit from increased short yardage work. The injury to Sproles, couples with the fact the Moore is at home this week makes me think he's a solid, if not high-upside WR2 play.Also, let's not forget, PT has has durability issues with an increased workload in the past. Hopefully he can hold up, but I tend to think this was one of the main reasons NO shied away from him after the 2010 season.
Me too.
He's been in the league 8 years and has missed 2 games - one each in 2005 and 2006 when he was a Charger.
Would not say hilarious. Every time someone goes down with an injury someone else picks up the slack. If PT was already getting 10-12 touches a game I don't see him going up to 20. He is a hard physical runner who breaks a lot of tackles. That style of running is not great for a heavy load. True Sproles was more of a backfield receiver. But while PT is a good receiver out of the backfield he is not Sproles. Not having that same outlet will lead to probably 4-5 more touches a game by Ingram. Given his style of running improves with more carries this might be enough to get him going.
Your memory is confusing Bush from several years ago with the present. Maybe the pattern holds, but IMO PT gets the bump.
Hilarious topic - can't imagine why anyone other than desperate Ingram owners would think Mark is about to see his role change significantly.
