The Facts: In making an "educated guess" about how the Saints will likely split touches between Ingram, C.J. Spiller and Khiry Robinson, ESPN.com's Mike Triplett predicts Ingram will get 240 touches (950-1,000 rushing yards), Spiller 150 touches (400-plus rushing yards, 500-plus receiving yards) and Robinson 90 touches (350-400 rushing yards).

Diehards Line: Triplett based his projection on the way the Saints have split touches between RBs throughout their history under coach Sean Payton. Unfortunately, there's no perfect comparison for this season's trio. But there are a lot of comps to pick and choose from. The closest match is 2009, when the Saints had Pierre Thomas (186 touches), Mike Bell (176 touches) and Reggie Bush (117 touches). Spiller will play an all-purpose role, similar to Bush. But that year, the Saints limited Bush's touches to keep him healthy. So Triplett expects a little higher workload for Spiller -- something similar to how the Saints used Darren Sproles during his three seasons in New Orleans (173 touches in 16 games played in 2011, 123 in 13 games in 2012 and 124 in 15 games in 2013). Triplett also expects Ingram to be more of a No. 1 back and Robinson more of a backup, instead of the even split the Saints used with Thomas and Bell in 2009. Ingram's 255 touches last year were the second most by any running back in the Payton era (behind only Deuce McAllister's 274 in 2006) -- and Ingram did that in just 13 games played. Combine that with the four-year, $16 million contract New Orleans gave Ingram this offseason, and I don't expect a dramatic drop-off in his workload in 2015. However, the Saints do have the luxury of keeping Ingram fresh if everyone stays healthy.