lets set the record straight

Phillips couldn't replicate the same success in New Orleans after being fired by the Oilers after the 1980 season. He never guided the Saints to a winning record going 27-42 in New Orleans, but Phillips did help put together one of the best draft classes in Saints history in 1981 by selecting players like Rickey Jackson, George Rogers, Frank Warren, Hoby Brenner, Jim Wilks and Hokie Gajan.

Former New Orleans Saints coach Bum Phillips dies at 90 | NOLA.com


saints - 1981–1985

1981
George Rogers RB
Russell Gary DB
Rickey Jackson LB
Frank Warren DE
Hoby Brenner TE
Johnnie Poe DB
Glen Redd LB
Hokie Gajan RB
Jim Wilks DE

1982
Lindsay Scott WR (Had to leave his all time bust pick in )
Brad Edelman G
Morten Andersen K
Tony Elliot NT

1983
Steve Korte C
John Tice TE

1984
Jumpy Geathers DE
Terry Hoage DB
Joel Hilgenberg C
Brian Hansen P


1985
Jim Dombrowski G
Dalton Hilliard RB
Rueben Mayes RB
Pat Swilling LB
Gill Fenerty RB
Pat Swoopes NT


1986 was the Jim Mora era

Ok he built the house Mora lived and thrived in. that is simple to see. So give credit were credit is due!

He was not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. Archie got hosed and sent to Houston and we got Kenny the Snake Stabler in return. Now any one alive during that time period has to admit Kenny was very creative at losing a game and many fans suspected it was point spread driven. This to me is the biggest blemish in his time here.


Rest in peace Bum and i will always remember you for the laughs and the team you helped build here. Oh yeah it took me a year to figure out Kenny and my wallet says thanks for keeping him as long as you did

RIP, coach Bum. You did pass on Lawrence Taylor, drafting Rogers instead. Can you imagine the Dome Patrol with LT?