jeanpierre

Actually liked Zane Beadles at Utah; remembered seeing him manhandle Bama linemen, which is rare and stood out to me, in the SugarBowl when Utah beat Bama...

MarchingOn

This is who I wanted.

1st: Should've taken Sean Lee (LB) who went to Dallas. Come on, Sean! Even could've traded down 23 picks to mid-2nd to do it. Or, could've taken Alabama's Cody (DT) who went 2 picks later to Ravens. Couldn't stop the run back then (not even up the gut).

2nd: Should've taken QB Colt McCoy. Again, even could've traded down 21 picks to mid 3rd to do so. Sitting behind Brees, he'd be awesome by now. We need somebody there. Maybe Griffin will be that guy.

3rd: I wanted TE Moeaki. Glad we took the correct guy instead.

4th: No need to trade up with Ravens for a DT. Could've got DT Cam Thomas anytime before the first 15 picks in the 5th.

5th: DT Cam Thomas. Together with either LB Lee or NT Cody, we would've stopped the run finally. I don't think we had a 5th in 2010, but traded for one via Patriots and then took the wrong guy.

6th: We traded #201 to Cards. Anyway, the guys I wanted were gone: RB Charles Scott (LSU) went the pick before and RB Starks went to GB 8 picks before.

7th: RB LaGarrette Blount. Our last, best hope for a RB to backup PT. Ended up needing RBs that year, didn't we?

44Champs

Nicely done

hagan714

gee thanks JP i gotta look up what i was thinking at the time.

Round 1
oh yeah that was my Sergio Kindle year. I think i had him just ahead of Weatherspoon on the team needs for a SLB. Team needs? hell tebow had a better nfl career. hell that was the Taylor Mays year too.

if i remember right that was year to forget

Lesson learned: Hype Kills

best draft plan

http://blackandgold.com/saints/25935...ns-saints.html

That "if no one falls" killed me .

DT Linval Joseph, East Carolina, 6-4, 328, 5.09

i wanted the extra pick rounds 3 to 4 (whats new). but you have to admit it was a very good year for those rounds

then you got some of those what was i thinking?

Mr versatility
Dorin Dickerson, Pittsburgh FB/TE

team needs again
SLB - A.J. Edds, Iowa, 6-4, 246, 4.67

Mr what if?????
SS, Myron Rolle, Florida State, 6-2, 215, 4.54

"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins

jeanpierre

Bowman was definitely a miss...

Looking back at the thread then, SCHEX called it on Bowman...

TheOak

Bowman went in the bottom of the 3rd round... 91st pick.
Meaning every team in the league picked someone over him at least twice .... Including San Francisco. Not sure how that is a mark against the Saints. A lot of what players in the later rounds become is because of coaching... No guarantee he would be what he is today in New Orleans... Just as Drew Brees wouldn't be as good in San Francisco under Harbaugh.

Besides...... Having Bowmans contract would mean we could afford Kapernick as a QB.

These exercises are a relentless self mind phuck if you don't put them into perspective.

I'm very good with what we have right now.

jeanpierre

Interesting points, two comments for the discussion...

On Bowman being passed twice is a great example of why I don't give Loomis slaps on the back for finding Colston in the SEVENTH ROUND as everyone in the league had multiple chances - and you're dead on that credit should geaux to the coaching, specifically Sean Payton and Curtis Johnson...

Second, it's not that it's a mark JUST against the Saints, but a mark against MOST NFL staffers who are employed because "of who they know, not what they know"...

Watched MoneyBall again and you can see classic examples of drones and yes men who either direct or support personnel departments in professional sports with only a handful of guys that have a clue...

It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way...

QBREES9

Its all one big CRAP Shoot ! Good Luck.