It is fairly conventional, with all due respect to the value of depth, for an NFL team to employ a featured back. Fans of the Houston Texans might want to prepare for the unconventional - at running back and beyond. The incumbent starter is David Johnson, but if new general manager Nick Caserio had complete faith there, he wouldnt have overseen the additions of free agent vets Phillip Lindsay and Rex Burkhead and Mark Ingram, with per arecent rankings article by Sam Monson of Pro Football Focushe the former Ravens back Ingram as the best of the bunch But only the No Cornell Armstrong T-Shirt. 32 back in the NFL. PFF ranked the Top 32 running backs in the NFL entering the 21 season, and Ingram has the honor - or dishonor - of being the 32nd-ranked running back. The articles takeMark Ingram is getting up in age and has some real mileage under his belt https://www.houstongearonline.com/Shaq_Lawson_Hoodie-212. He is coming off a season in which he was effectively sidelined and reduced to the role of cheerleader in Baltimore. What happened in Baltimore, of course, was the emergence of Dobbins, who emerged as a star in a way that limited Ingram to only72 carries for 299 yards, with two touchdowns. But the Texans have a vision - and maybe a long memory. Just two seasons ago, Ingram rushed for 1,018 yards on 202 carries, with 10 touchdowns, all while averaging 5. 0 yards per carry. That is the Ingram theHouston Texans hope theyve signed Carson Green Flag. Hes probably not getting 200 carries again; the wear after an NFL decade is real. So, therefore, is running back by committee in Houston. Johnson started 12 games in 20, as he was also active for justA No. 32 ranking PFF might be right. But what theHouston Texans really want here is for Ingram and the group, collectively, to zip through theNFL season avoiding such a dubious spot.
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