It was another tough out for Minnesota right guard Ed Ingram against the Lions on Sunday. He remains one of the worst-graded guards in all of football, per PFF.
With veteran guard Dalton Risner ready to return any game, is Minnesota thinking about making a switch from Ingram? According to Ben Goessling, it’s a real possibility that Risner could become the next starting right guard.
“Ed Ingram had another tough day today. Maybe… we’ll see what happens,” Goessling said. Everybody keeps saying, ‘Why are you guys talking so much about Dalton Risner possibly being the starter’? That’s what we keep hearing, is that is something [replacing Ingram with Risner] they are considering very seriously. So, again… I said it to somebody on Twitter this week. We generally, our approach at the Star Tribune, is not to just spout opinions, especially on this show. I think, when we say stuff, it’s generally something we’re hearing, and that we’re fairly confident they’re at least thinking about doing.”
Ingram has been known as the better run-blocking guard between him and Risner, but even that has been poor lately. Since becoming the starter, Ingram has been overly suspect in pass protection, and that hasn’t gotten better. It would appear Risner is a viable option at this point.