Vilma was always an interesting FA case because, essentially, he was a player most Saints fans wanted to originally draft 4 years earlier in 2004 out of college but settled for a very successful, dynamic, physical DE in Will Smith out of Ohio St. I see us signing Vilma midseason in 2008 as one of Loomis smartest (and shrewdest) FO decisions ever and also, sort of having your cake and eating it, too just delaying the party for a few seasons being able to sign a talented, effective MLB who automatically, makes a porous defense better and effective and one where you, your pro scouting department knew from the outset he'd be a great fit in this team's system and you were able to achieve this goal, albeit delayed for 4 years.