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

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.

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

Just thinking about that deal makes me wanna barf.

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

Yea... that cheese will always stink.

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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.

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

Took years to recover.

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

Terrible.
But the Erlexben pick wasn't much better

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. :bang:

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.

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

We might as well have done this exact same thing in 2014.

Brandin Cooks. That's it. Then you have the rest of the clowns from that draft that are better off forgotten. But let's open them wounds:

2nd Rd - Stanley Jean Baptiste: worthless. 5 NFL games since 2014. BTW, this isn't injury related, either, which makes it just sad.
3rd Rd - None
4th Rd - Khairi Fortt: worthless. 3 total games. 1 tackle. Same situation as SJB. He just sucks.
5th Rd - Vinnie Sunseri & Ronald Powell: As 5th Rd picks, we could have done worse, but neither of these guys have played in the NFL anywhere other than preseason games & practice squads.
6th Rd - Tavon Rooks: ?

Our coaching staff is a billion times better now than in 2014, but these guys did nothing outside this organization either. We picked 5 guys after the 1st Round who have contributed a bit more than zero since 2014 anywhere within the NFL.

After the 1st Round in 2014, it would have been equally productive if some random drunk dude off of Bourbon Street made the next picks. I wouldn't be near as bitter. Folks got PAID to evaluate & determine SJB, Fart, Sunseri, Powell & Rooks were NFL-quality talent. I want that job.