The New Orleans Saints lost a major part of their offense today as running back Mark Ingram was put on injured reserve (IR) following a reportedly serious shoulder injury. While this is bad news for some fantasy owners, it could be a good thing for others because now two running backs -- who are available on many waiver wires -- in C.J. Spiller and Tim Hightower. So what is their outlook moving forward as we get into the fantasy football playoffs?
Spiller has been with the Saints all year. Many would suspect he'd have the upper-hand for gaining touches considering Hightower wasn't even signed to the team until Nov. 2 of this season after Khiry Robinson suffered a season-ending leg fracture. However, Hightower spent the preseason with the Saints and knows the offense.
Both of these guys are going to have roles in a 1-2 punch kind of deal.
Hightower is built a bit more like Ingram, and is more of a downhill, physical runner. Odds are, he's going to handle a lot of the between the tackles work, but he also has skills in the passing game. He once had the third-down back role for the Arizona Cardinals and even caught 63 passes for them in 2009. It's noteworthy to point out that Hightower hasn't seen much action since 2011 with any team, but has looked decent in limited action with 12 carries for 48 yards; he also had 29 carries for 96 to go with three receptions for 19 yards in the preseason.
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