hawknation2014":1ey8hdvk said:It sounds like the Saints may have a tough time trying to re-sign Mark Ingram. I like Ingram's running style. Other than Eddie Lacy, he is probably the running back in the league who best mimics Beast Mode's uncanny ability to gain yards after contact.
Maulbert":asx0ndjw said:hawknation2014":asx0ndjw said:It sounds like the Saints may have a tough time trying to re-sign Mark Ingram. I like Ingram's running style. Other than Eddie Lacy, he is probably the running back in the league who best mimics Beast Mode's uncanny ability to gain yards after contact.
Amusingly, both Alabama backs, and neither considered as good as superbust Trent Richardson coming out of college (also an Alabama back).
rideaducati":9530y4h0 said:Saw this coming when Drew Brees got his contract. NOBODY is worth 1/5 of the entire cap.
hawknation2014":apx56apy said:Maulbert":apx56apy said:hawknation2014":apx56apy said:It sounds like the Saints may have a tough time trying to re-sign Mark Ingram. I like Ingram's running style. Other than Eddie Lacy, he is probably the running back in the league who best mimics Beast Mode's uncanny ability to gain yards after contact.
Amusingly, both Alabama backs, and neither considered as good as superbust Trent Richardson coming out of college (also an Alabama back).
That was an amazing RB trio at Alabama. It reminds me of Cal in 2004 when they had Lynch, J.J. Arrington, and Justin Forsett at RB (they also had Brandon Mebane and former Pro Bowler Lorenzo Alexander on defense, not to mention Aaron Rodgers at QB).
Richardson benefited from the reputation that Ingram made for himself by winning the Heisman as a sophomore and then becoming a successful First Round pick in 2011. Richardson proved to be a slightly elevated version of what I think Robert Turbin would be if he were a feature back, flashing amazing athleticism but going down easily on first contact. Subsequent to Richardson's lackluster rookie season, Lacy was hurt in the draft by the poor reputation Richardson had made for himself. A lot of people mistakenly pigeonholed Lacy as being the next Richardson.
All three backs are 24 years old. Ingram and Lacy at least benefited from playing on offenses that don't like to run the ball very much, although I expect to see Lacy's output increase over the next couple years. Ingram in particular has had very limited wear on that New Orleans' offense that had so many options, having run the ball an average of just 11 times per game over the last four seasons. New Orleans lost three close games this season (seven points or less) when they gave Ingram fewer than 12 carries.
Ingram is young, has limited tread on his tires, and is one of the most talented backs in the league. Even with his injury history, I doubt New Orleans will be able to re-sign him without significant personnel cost.
kobebryant":3g7ovfxm said:Is there a program that has accomplished less with as much NFL talent as Cal has had?
Rodgers, Lynch, Forsett, Best, Rodgers (TE), Djack, Mack, Mebane, C Jordan, Bishop, Decoud, Alualu, Kendricks, Allen
AsylumGuido":3ra1wny8 said:rideaducati":3ra1wny8 said:Saw this coming when Drew Brees got his contract. NOBODY is worth 1/5 of the entire cap.
Brees wasn't 1/5th of the entire cap. Not sure where you are getting that from? His contract was five years at $100M total. His cap hits are as follows:
YEAR ..... CAP HIT ........ CAP
2012 .....10,400,000 ..... 120,600,000
2013 ..... 7,400,000 ..... 123,000,000
2014 ..... 8,400,000 ...... 133,000,000
2015 ..... 26,400,000 ..... 145,000,000
2016 ..... 27,400,000 ..... ?????
Brees will restructure this offseason and the annual cap hits will go down markedly for 2015 and 2016. At no point in time was Brees ever counting anywhere close to 20% of the cap.