I know we got the Dolphins pick but still you lost a whole year going forward. Ditka was a fool to be in on it. Myself personally, just didn't like it.
The 2000 Saints added a starting QB (Jeff Blake), traded for a backup (Aaron Brooks), three new wide receivers (Joe Horn, Jake Reed, Willie Jackson), a new tight end (Andrew Glover), upgraded at LG to fully solidify the OL (Wally Williams) two run-stuffing DTs to go next to La’Roi Glover (Norman Hand, Martin Chase), a new middle linebacker (Darrin Smith), and four new defensive backs (Darren Perry, Chris Oldham, Fred Thomas, Kevin Mathis).
The bad apples in subsequent years soured things up enough to kick off the Payton era, but that 2000 squad always has a soft spot in my heart.