Hand Surgery Sidelines Saints RB Darren Sproles

Saints running back Darren Sproles will not play in Week 9 against Philadelphia after having surgery to repair a broken hand, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Sproles was unable to practice this week ahead of Monday night's game because of the issue and could possibly be sidelined for additional weeks. In his second year with the Saints, Sproles has gained 323 yards on 39 catches to rank as the leading receiver in the NFL among all running backs through eight games.

Pierre Thomas is expected to be the primary replacement for Sproles.

Source: CBSSports

 

can we now see Ivory please.

 

so there probably gonna score 30 instead of 40 lol big deal

 

and we will give up 31.

 

I forgot what scoring over 30 looks like

 

Get ready for a heavy dose of Chris Ivory

 

Why no Pierre Thomas?

 

that's what confuses the crap out of me....PT is a beast when he runs. If he got the touches of a full time RB (and stayed healthy) he'd be a top ten back....but for some reason they won't do that

 

PT is averaging I think 2 yards a pop. Ivory is popping for 4. Since there is on Coach Payton why not change the way the running backs are used?