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But back to what’s important here: the Saints. Brandt took the opportunity to share an anecdote between himself and Bum Phillips, who ran the Saints as head coach at the time. As Brandt tells it, he approached Phillips shortly before the 1981 NFL Draft – the Saints had the first overall selection, while the Cowboys didn’t pick until 26. Brandt made the Saints an offer “they couldn’t refuse”, so he could boldly leap all the way up to the top and swipe away Lawrence Taylor.

But Phillips refused. New Orleans had 17 draft choices that year, most in the league, and figured that was enough to justify leaving Dallas at the alter. Their only mistake: drafting running back George Rogers instead of Taylor, who the Giants were quick to select with the second overall pick. The Saints listed away through the early 80’s, with Phillips getting within two seconds and a field goal of seeing the team into its first playoffs appearance, but came up short. Rogers had a solid enough career, earning Rookie of the Year, making the Pro Bowl, and setting a single-season rushing mark for the Saints (1,674 yards) that endures to this day.

https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2018...lor-nfl-draft/

"A Veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of "up to and including my life."

jeanpierre

This one still hurts...

vpheughan

"IFS AND BUTS" FACT IS THEY DIDN'T

vpheughan

TWO!! COUNT 'EM...... TWO THREADS ON THIS!!

K Major

My dad had high hopes that the Saints would select Hugh Green from that draft class.

vpheughan

8 out the 12 selections made the team, three of those played in at least one pro bowl. The selections included a running back named Hokie from LSU and some LB Named Jackson out of Pittsburgh!

Papa Voodoo

Round 2 - Rickey Jackson 51 - LB. Picking a very solid RB and a very solid LB is not a bad draft.

Rugby Saint II

You win some and you lose some...…….Bum Phillips was nearly as bad as Ditka!