Just in the more modern era of Saints football, we’ve seen this story play out where a new guy comes in and replaces the old guy the fans have loved for years. But it’s not typically as abrupt as what happened yesterday when the Saints rather quickly decided to move on from Mark Ingram and cast their lots with Latavius Murray.
Pierre Thomas, an undrafted nobody from the University of Illinois gradually replaced Deuce McAllister, a son of the South, SEC, a 2001 first-round draft pick and a huge fan favorite. Mark Ingram, a Heisman Trophy winner from the most dark, most vile embodiment of collegiate corruption to cast its shadow on the SEC, captained by a cowardly turncoat who had no honor or morals and whose very name rhymed with Satan came in to edge out Pierre Thomas, the hard-working blue-collar kid with a heartwarming smile and a huge fan favorite.