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Footballguy
My original post was never meant to defend Ingram's mediocrity. I haven't touched him in fantasy football for 2 years, as I quickly saw the writing on the wall from a fantasy perspective after his rookie season.
However, I think many of you are severely downplaying the bad results that come from Ingram's usage, and the affect that it may have on the Saints and on Ingram as a runner.
When Pierre is in the game, again, there is only a 27% chance that the Saints will run the ball.
When Ingram is in the game, that percentage skyrockets to 59%. I'm shocked that so many of you think this is a non-issue.
No, teams aren't going to put 8 in the box to stop Ingram, so he should be able to do better than his career 3.9ypc average.
BUT, that doesn't mean that teams aren't more prepared for the run. Putting 8 in the box is not the only way a defense prepares for the run.
The NFL is all about tendencies. When defenses can find a tendency, they try to exploit it.
It would appear to me that the Saints would be better off lowering the run to pass ratio when Ingram is in the game, and raising it when Pierre is in the game. When Pierre is in the game, defenses can sell out to stop the pass, and maybe that was part of the reason Brees had so many int's last year, and the offense didn't click at it's usual rate, who knows.
Maybe the Saints don't care if teams know whether it's a pass or a run. I'll be interested to see if these numbers change much with SP running the show.
However, I think many of you are severely downplaying the bad results that come from Ingram's usage, and the affect that it may have on the Saints and on Ingram as a runner.
When Pierre is in the game, again, there is only a 27% chance that the Saints will run the ball.
When Ingram is in the game, that percentage skyrockets to 59%. I'm shocked that so many of you think this is a non-issue.
No, teams aren't going to put 8 in the box to stop Ingram, so he should be able to do better than his career 3.9ypc average.
BUT, that doesn't mean that teams aren't more prepared for the run. Putting 8 in the box is not the only way a defense prepares for the run.
The NFL is all about tendencies. When defenses can find a tendency, they try to exploit it.
It would appear to me that the Saints would be better off lowering the run to pass ratio when Ingram is in the game, and raising it when Pierre is in the game. When Pierre is in the game, defenses can sell out to stop the pass, and maybe that was part of the reason Brees had so many int's last year, and the offense didn't click at it's usual rate, who knows.
Maybe the Saints don't care if teams know whether it's a pass or a run. I'll be interested to see if these numbers change much with SP running the show.