Fullback Mike Karney doesn’t need the football to be effective because of his blocking.  But every once in a while Coach Payton lets him loose to score a TD to reward him for a job well done.  He played in 15 games (7 starts) last season for the Saints and he carried the ball 11 times for 33 yards (3.0 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 15 passes for 96 yards (6.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Karney will likely start at fullback for the next few seasons and he deserves it.  He has now played in 47 games (29 starts) and he has carried the ball 20 times for 52 yards (2.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also has caught 31 passes for 199 yards (6.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Kevin Dudley is the likely back up at fullback for the Saints but he only appeared in 1 game last season and he didn’t touch the football.