"The New Orleans Saints got a lot better on Thursday night. A whole lot better. In a head-spinning 30-minute period, they upgraded the two weakest aspects of their football team. In defensive end Cameron Jordan, they added some lightning to their tepid pass rush. And in running back Mark Ingram, they injected some thunder to their sputtering running game. In two bold strokes, they landed the second-ranked defensive end in the draft by NFLDraftScout and the consensus top running back. About the only one in Who Dat Nation unhappy about the unlikely set of circumstances was the Saints other Heisman Trophy-winning running back, Reggie Bush, who tweeted "It's been fun New Orleans" soon after the selection of Ingram. Otherwise, the Saints received nothing but praise for their aggressive action at the bottom of the first round. It's always dangerous to leap to conclusions on draft picks. But at first glance, this looks like a pair of hits. From all accounts, Jordan and Ingram own the makeup, character and talent to be solid pros. Maybe they won't be the second coming of Mike Strahan and Deuce McAllister -- the players Saints officials compared them to on Thursday -- but they also aren't the kind of guys who are going to fall on their facemasks and be outright busts." Read more: http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/04/saints_hit_daily_double_with_m.html
