This Day in History Ditka trades eight picks to draft Ricky Williams in 99

WhoDat!656 · 04-18-2018, 07:37 PM

This Day in Draft History: Mike Ditka trades eight picks to select Ricky Williams in 1999 - NFL Videos

Beastmode · 04-18-2018, 08:11 PM

Probably one of the dumbest moments in Saints history if not the dumbest but it could have been much worse. The draft was a bust minus the first round. Really nothing panned out after round 2. Not sure we would have been any better off but it was just a dumb move that will never happen again for a RB.

CharityMike · 04-18-2018, 11:21 PM

Just thinking about that deal makes me wanna barf.

foreverfan · 04-18-2018, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by CharityMike

Just thinking about that deal makes me wanna barf.

Yea... that cheese will always stink.

Crusader · 04-19-2018, 02:03 AM

I still wanna high-five him...

...in the face...

...with a chair.

Loved RW thou.

saintsfan1976 · 04-19-2018, 05:08 AM

Took years to recover.

RailBoss · 04-19-2018, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Took years to recover.

Not to mention the countless hours of Psychotherapy it took to get Iron Mike out of our heads.

ScottF · 04-19-2018, 08:19 AM

Terrible.
But the Erlexben pick wasn't much better

Rugby Saint II · 04-19-2018, 09:48 AM

I still can't believe the trade took place. It set us back years.

billyt81 · 04-19-2018, 09:49 AM

We can knock it all we want but I bet most of us at least a part of us was pumped. That year was the only time I ever attended a Saints practice and there were literally thousands of WhoDats there. Ditka was convinced that Ricky Williams was Walter Peyton. Ricky was awesome at hitting the hole and gettin u 5-10 yds but he lacked balance and cutting ability so he almost never popped long runs. He always left you with that, "ooh he almost broke it" feeling. Deuce would go 5, 7, 5, 60 because he had some wiggle or he'd truck you without slowing down. Deuce also had hands. Pack a bowl for me Ricky.

04-18-2018, 08:11 PM	#2
Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: This Day in History Ditka trades eight picks to draft Ricky Williams in 99 Probably one of the dumbest moments in Saints history if not the dumbest but it could have been much worse. The draft was a bust minus the first round. Really nothing panned out after round 2. Not sure we would have been any better off but it was just a dumb move that will never happen again for a RB. CharityMike likes this.
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04-18-2018, 11:21 PM	#3
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04-18-2018, 11:44 PM	#4
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: This Day in History Ditka trades eight picks to draft Ricky Williams in 99 Originally Posted by CharityMike Just thinking about that deal makes me wanna barf. Yea... that cheese will always stink. SmashMouth, jeanpierre and CharityMike like this.

04-19-2018, 02:03 AM	#5
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,030	Re: This Day in History Ditka trades eight picks to draft Ricky Williams in 99 I still wanna high-five him... ...in the face... ...with a chair. Loved RW thou. RailBoss and foreverfan like this.

04-19-2018, 05:08 AM	#6
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,972 Blog Entries: 3	Re: This Day in History Ditka trades eight picks to draft Ricky Williams in 99 Took years to recover. RailBoss, CharityMike and K Major like this.

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RailBoss 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Of The Mason Dixon Line Posts: 7,113	Re: This Day in History Ditka trades eight picks to draft Ricky Williams in 99 Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Took years to recover. Not to mention the countless hours of Psychotherapy it took to get Iron Mike out of our heads.

04-19-2018, 08:19 AM	#8
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: This Day in History Ditka trades eight picks to draft Ricky Williams in 99 Terrible. But the Erlexben pick wasn't much better Beastmode likes this.

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,117	Re: This Day in History Ditka trades eight picks to draft Ricky Williams in 99 I still can't believe the trade took place. It set us back years.

04-19-2018, 09:49 AM	#10
billyt81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Metairie Posts: 1,129	Re: This Day in History Ditka trades eight picks to draft Ricky Williams in 99 We can knock it all we want but I bet most of us at least a part of us was pumped. That year was the only time I ever attended a Saints practice and there were literally thousands of WhoDats there. Ditka was convinced that Ricky Williams was Walter Peyton. Ricky was awesome at hitting the hole and gettin u 5-10 yds but he lacked balance and cutting ability so he almost never popped long runs. He always left you with that, "ooh he almost broke it" feeling. Deuce would go 5, 7, 5, 60 because he had some wiggle or he'd truck you without slowing down. Deuce also had hands. Pack a bowl for me Ricky. foreverfan likes this.

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