PT was one of the best to ever do it. Like, in NFL history. Patience, contact balance, vision, short area acceleration...he had it all. Props to Sean for seeing it in him and being willing to cut a 4th-rounder to keep him.
I've just always viewed Pierre Thomas as our 4th round pick from 2007.
Neither he (outside of a special teams TD against Seattle and week 16 when he blew up against Chicago), Meachem, nor Bushrod were immediate contributors in their rookie seasons, but all 3 very much would go on to play major roles in bringing us a title.
I'll always remember Payton telling one of the announce crews "hey guys, it wasn't even close" in regards to the "competition" between Thomas and Pittman.