Published 7/1/2009
by Alex Rodriguez
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Coming into the 2009 season, a lot of Saints fans have focused their attention on running backs Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush, both of who are gifted running backs, but the question that is still being asked is: Who will be the Saints short yardage back and bruiser back coming into 2009?
The run game is a big concern for the Saints coming into the 2009 season after being ranked 28th in the league on the ground in 2008, with only a 99 yards per game on the ground average.
The Saints are a pass-first offense, but balance is key for the Saints coming into the 2009 season. This will keep opposing defenses more modest than they were in 2008 mostly committing to the passing game.
In 2008, two games that come to my mind that New Orleans could've won if they would've just been a bit more effective on the ground.
Those two games were back-to-back losses against a Denver on 3rd-and-1, which the Saints failed to convert, resulting in a missed field goal, and against Washington in which the Saints' ...
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