New Orleans Saints going with a committee at RB

Saints HC Sean Payton still plans on getting RB Pierre Thomas plenty of touches this year.   "He definitely has a significant role with what we do and was a big reason why, and his role is a big reason why the club signed him [to a new contract in the offseason]," Payton said of Thomas.  "There’ll be plenty of touches not only for Pierre, but for Mark [Ingram] and Darren [Sproles] and it’s our job to mix those up and also to let the running back get comfortable and get in a rhythm when he’s in the game.”  Sounds like a full-fledged committee to us.  Ingram still has the most upside because he'll see goal line looks.  But the limited carries will make it tough for him to crack the top-20 RBs.  Thomas, meanwhile, is a nice value pick in the 8th or 9th-round.  Sproles should be a PPR gem in Reggie Bush's old pass-catching role.