Do you remember when we picked Deuce?
 

i remember thinking "WTH"? We already got Ricky Williams - why are we wasting another 1st Round pick on this guy?? LOL

YouTube - ‪Dulymus "Deuce" McAllister‬‏

I was one of those WTF'ers. Funny how things work out.

Nice. Only thing that video is missing is are those runs where he dissapears into a mountain of defenders and moves it 10 yards John Henry style. I remember when we got him I knew he was going to be a good RB. I just wish he would have saw the ball more his first year. Having him return kicks was downright demeaning but the man never said a word.

Deuce was the man. He looked awesome in black and gold.

Yep, I was one of those who said "WTF??"
My younger brother and I argued about it repeatedly. I'm very glad to have been proven wrong.

Then when they drafted Bush, I said the same thing. And the same arguments ensued. Neither of us has seemingly been proven wrong yet, but it's looking like, ultimately, I'll be the winner of those arguments this time.

I loved that video I named my son after Deuce. My wife at the time wanted to use my intials from my name which is CML and she wanted to name him Corey Micheal Luter and was like hell no so I came up with Cameron McAllister

I represented at the first Deuce game:
Boxscore - New Orleans Saints vs. Buffalo Bills, September 9, 2001 - The Football Database

IIRC AB got sacked on the first Saints play and I was like, thank God we have Ricky and this other 1st round RB.

I wish I would have savored the moment a little more. It was the first time I felt like my fav team was becomming a really great team. But that was the last weekend for a lot of things and a lot of people.

Most teams DB's wanted nothing to do with Duece 3rd and 4th quarter. They would find a reason to hit the deck or get blocked down rather than take on Duece and end up on ESPN. They would do a "Dionne" and chase him down from the side or from behind. Look how the ball stays tucked...take a good look Ivory, (and Reggie) look and learn. Duece was the man! Rickey who? I hope Ingram is just as tough.

Thx 44Champs, that video brought back a lot of memories for me. I'm an Ole Miss fan so I was thrilled when the Saints drafted Deuce. We knew he was something special and as it turned out we were proven right. I still remember being at the Independence Bowl in '99 against OU and his 80 TD run from scrimmage. Wow, that was something.

Ingram has almost identical college stats. There's no replacing Deuce but Ingram should be the answer to bring back nice runs b/t the tackes that the Saints sorely missed last season.

Deuce was a class guy who did his job and never griped. Not to mention he was one hell of a running back. I always thought he was underrated in the NFL, but on a third and four, game on the line, there's nobody I would have wanted more toting the rock than Deuce. Heart of a champion... glad he got a ring.

I was at draft fest that day in NO and the whole room was WTF. I was one of the few that was happy when we drafted Duece with that late of a pick.

I'm happy about the Ingram pick too.

He was a great RB for us and all, but my favorite Deuce moment was when he fumbled on a key run (I think it cost us the game) and they showed Deuce on the sidelines.

He was nearly in tears and it was quite obvious he felt like he personally let every teammate and every Saint fan down because of it.

It was one of my favorite Deuce photos... Boo Williams was consoling him, hugging him around his head and you could just see that Deuce was totally destroyed. The guy may have had lousy work-out habits, but he had the heart and soul very few players could equal.

[QUOTE=TheDeuce;308182] but on a third and four, game on the line, there's nobody I would have wanted more toting the rock than Deuce.

Deuce was a great Saint...probably my favorite of all-time. However...even with Deuce, Peyton, Sayers, Brown...name your favorite...with 3rd and 4 and the game on the line...I want Drew chunking it.

I got a little time...let me share something funny that happened to me regarding Earl.

I was working for Toshiba Medical, and I was the Houston Area Service Manager way back during the days that Earl was an Oiler. Our office was in very close proximity of the Astrodome and the Oilers training facility.

I was driving back from lunch or something and came to a 4-way stop near their facility. I came to a stop and when I looked across, there was Earl. The thing that was funny about it was that he was riding one of those mini-bikes...like the one that Jim Carey was driving in the movie Dumb and Dumber. I suppose you had to be there, but if you can imagine seeing Earl with his giant body...particularly the thighs...sitting on that mini-bike. You couldn't really see the mini-bike hardly at all. I wish I had taken a picture.

He also liked Skoal...or at least he endorsed it. I'm pretty sure I remember him driving a van around during those days I was talking about that had "Skoal Brother" written on it.