Interesting comment from a Falcon's fan board...

thebdj · 12-28-2011, 05:58 PM

The Saints have traditionally drafted horrendously, especially in the earlier rounds, but have developed some amazing talent from the later rounds. Nicks, Evans, Bushrod and Colston would be my standouts. Thomas and Moore as undrafted would be two others.

We have a hell of a lot of high draft picks on D which is not all that impressive!

Danno · 12-28-2011, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by thebdj

The Saints have traditionally drafted horrendously, especially in the earlier rounds, but have developed some amazing talent from the later rounds. Nicks, Evans, Bushrod and Colston would be my standouts. Thomas and Moore as undrafted would be two others.

We have a hell of a lot of high draft picks on D which is not all that impressive!

Jenkins
Porter
Harper
Ellis
Will Smith
Robinson

Looks like we hit on quite a few of them.

What early round picks would you classify as horrendous?

Danno · 12-28-2011, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by thebdj

The Saints have traditionally drafted horrendously, especially in the earlier rounds, but have developed some amazing talent from the later rounds. Nicks, Evans, Bushrod and Colston would be my standouts. Thomas and Moore as undrafted would be two others.

We have a hell of a lot of high draft picks on D which is not all that impressive!

Just to clarify...

Here are the early round picks in the Payton era (I even included the 3rd round)

2006
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 2 Reggie Bush RB USC
2 43 Roman Harper SS Alabama

2007 - New Orleans Saints
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 27 Robert Meachem WR Tennessee
3 66 Usama Young CB Kent State
3 88 Andy Alleman G Akron

2008 - New Orleans Saints
Rd Sel # Player Position School
1 7 Sedrick Ellis DT USC
2 40 Tracy Porter CB Indiana

2009 - New Orleans Saints
RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 14 Malcolm Jenkins DB Ohio State

2010 - New Orleans Saints
RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
1 32 Patrick Robinson CB Florida State
2 64 Charles Brown T USC
3 95 Jimmy Graham TE Miami (Fla.)

I don't think there's a "horrendous" player anywhere

papz · 12-28-2011, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by thebdj

The Saints have traditionally drafted horrendously, especially in the earlier rounds, but have developed some amazing talent from the later rounds. Nicks, Evans, Bushrod and Colston would be my standouts. Thomas and Moore as undrafted would be two others.

We have a hell of a lot of high draft picks on D which is not all that impressive!

Are you jeanpierre's alter?

12-28-2011, 06:02 PM	#2
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Originally Posted by thebdj The Saints have traditionally drafted horrendously, especially in the earlier rounds, but have developed some amazing talent from the later rounds. Nicks, Evans, Bushrod and Colston would be my standouts. Thomas and Moore as undrafted would be two others. We have a hell of a lot of high draft picks on D which is not all that impressive! Jenkins Porter Harper Ellis Will Smith Robinson Looks like we hit on quite a few of them. What early round picks would you classify as horrendous? Halo, biloxi-indian and papz like this.

12-28-2011, 06:14 PM	#3
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Originally Posted by thebdj The Saints have traditionally drafted horrendously, especially in the earlier rounds, but have developed some amazing talent from the later rounds. Nicks, Evans, Bushrod and Colston would be my standouts. Thomas and Moore as undrafted would be two others. We have a hell of a lot of high draft picks on D which is not all that impressive! Just to clarify... Here are the early round picks in the Payton era (I even included the 3rd round) 2006 Rd Sel # Player Position School 1 2 Reggie Bush RB USC 2 43 Roman Harper SS Alabama 2007 - New Orleans Saints Rd Sel # Player Position School 1 27 Robert Meachem WR Tennessee 3 66 Usama Young CB Kent State 3 88 Andy Alleman G Akron 2008 - New Orleans Saints Rd Sel # Player Position School 1 7 Sedrick Ellis DT USC 2 40 Tracy Porter CB Indiana 2009 - New Orleans Saints RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL 1 14 Malcolm Jenkins DB Ohio State 2010 - New Orleans Saints RD SEL # PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL 1 32 Patrick Robinson CB Florida State 2 64 Charles Brown T USC 3 95 Jimmy Graham TE Miami (Fla.) I don't think there's a "horrendous" player anywhere

12-28-2011, 06:24 PM	#4
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,793	Originally Posted by thebdj The Saints have traditionally drafted horrendously, especially in the earlier rounds, but have developed some amazing talent from the later rounds. Nicks, Evans, Bushrod and Colston would be my standouts. Thomas and Moore as undrafted would be two others. We have a hell of a lot of high draft picks on D which is not all that impressive! Are you jeanpierre's alter? biloxi-indian likes this.

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12-28-2011, 05:58 PM	#1
thebdj 100th Post Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: London, England Posts: 272	The Saints have traditionally drafted horrendously, especially in the earlier rounds, but have developed some amazing talent from the later rounds. Nicks, Evans, Bushrod and Colston would be my standouts. Thomas and Moore as undrafted would be two others. We have a hell of a lot of high draft picks on D which is not all that impressive!