METAIRIE, La. – Here’s the bright side: If any team is equipped to handle a No. 1 running back getting hit with a four-game suspension, it’s the New Orleans Saints – who have two No. 1 running backs.
Of course Mark Ingram’s suspension is not an ideal scenario for the Saints, who loved their 1-2 punch of Ingram and Kamara last year, mixing them almost interchangeably in the run game, passing game and short-yardage game.
They became the first duo in NFL history to each surpass 1,500 yards from scrimmage in the same season, with both of them scoring at least 12 touchdowns and making the Pro Bowl.