Lynell Hamilton injured in practice

I have to disagree. Hamilton was a steal. He could play the role that Mike Bell played. He averages 3.9 yards a carry, and that is remarkable considering he got limited carries in mostly short yardage situations.

Theo one game when PT and Bell were out Hamilton had a 5.4 yard average. He had potential to be a very good back. There are not 100 of those around.

The Saints are very fortunate to have found a suitable replacement in Chris Ivory.

 

Well I may view may be skewed cause this dude is one of my top five all time favorite Saints. But he was certainly more than a decent back. He was a guy who had done enough in the eyes of Coach Payton to garner a significantly increased role.

 

I went to a lot of the practices in 08, and he really impressed me. The fact that he is well spoken also helps. I like success stories and he was one. Oft injured in college. Undrafted. Gets on the practice squad and then active roster as a rookie. Increases role in 2nd year. Special teams ace. Steps up when called upon. Plugged to be the 3rd down back as a 3rd year man. He is a winner.

My top five probably goes:

Steve Gleason
Breesus
Freddie Mac
Sam Mills
Lynell Hamilton

 

For the record, whoever scouts running backs for the Saints under Payton has done a bang up job of finding guys to fill roles. PT, Lynell Hamilton, PJ Hill, Jason Craft are all undrafted guys that made the team. It looks like they found another gem in Chris Ivory.