Saints head to the playoffs thanks in large part to an incredible rookie class

Beastmode · 01-03-2018, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

So? maybe they didn't need those guys to contribute as much in their first year. They did win the Super Bowl, after all. Does this mean that the Steelers did not, in fact, draft four hall of famers in the same year?

I'm having a hard time understanding why this is an argument.

Regardless, they will go down as one of the best draft classes of not only the Saints but of any team. Probably in the top 5 on the first rookie season alone. Talking about long term careers is fairly silly at this point. I don't even know how that is even on the table.

saintsfan1976 · 01-03-2018, 08:07 PM

And if we’d drafted his well between 2011 and 2015 we may have reached the playoffs every season!

homerj07 · 01-03-2018, 09:01 PM

It's a good draft for us. The best this year in the NFL

triman · 01-03-2018, 09:41 PM

At the very least this rookie class has turned around a very bad defense,had the best season of all rookies on either side of the field. Had five starters on the divisional championship team. Not to mention contributors as rotational players. By ANY measure this is an EXceptional draft class. Throw in the two LBs and DE we signed in free agency and our front office deserves all kinds of praise for a tremendous off-season!
If we could come close to replicating this class next year we would have the makings of a dynasty.

Beastmode · 01-03-2018, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by triman

At the very least this rookie class has turned around a very bad defense,had the best season of all rookies on either side of the field. Had five starters on the divisional championship team. Not to mention contributors as rotational players. By ANY measure this is an EXceptional draft class. Throw in the two LBs and DE we signed in free agency and our front office deserves all kinds of praise for a tremendous off-season!
If we could come close to replicating this class next year we would have the makings of a dynasty.

The odds of replicating that are close to 0. Doing it once in this age is insane enough. We got 4 rookies playing like seasoned pro bowlers. A team is fortunate to get just 1.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: Saints head to the playoffs thanks in large part to an incredible rookie class Originally Posted by burningmetal So? maybe they didn't need those guys to contribute as much in their first year. They did win the Super Bowl, after all. Does this mean that the Steelers did not, in fact, draft four hall of famers in the same year? I'm having a hard time understanding why this is an argument. Regardless, they will go down as one of the best draft classes of not only the Saints but of any team. Probably in the top 5 on the first rookie season alone. Talking about long term careers is fairly silly at this point. I don't even know how that is even on the table.
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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: Saints head to the playoffs thanks in large part to an incredible rookie class Originally Posted by triman At the very least this rookie class has turned around a very bad defense,had the best season of all rookies on either side of the field. Had five starters on the divisional championship team. Not to mention contributors as rotational players. By ANY measure this is an EXceptional draft class. Throw in the two LBs and DE we signed in free agency and our front office deserves all kinds of praise for a tremendous off-season! If we could come close to replicating this class next year we would have the makings of a dynasty. The odds of replicating that are close to 0. Doing it once in this age is insane enough. We got 4 rookies playing like seasoned pro bowlers. A team is fortunate to get just 1.
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