Saints sign WR Brandin Cooks to a 2-year, $13 million deal

DSnfla said

SMH also the same guy that drafted Shawn Knight @ #11. Go look at his drafts, he has 1 good one and a bunch of bad ones. The best thing Finks did was hire Mora. Ok, so what do you think is the worst trade in Saints history?

I would love to see the we're all human excuse used for Loomis, who had 10 times more success than Finks ever had

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I’d say the Ricky trade was the worst. Disagree on the Loomis assertion too, and that’s ok.

And not gonna bother to try and convince you of anything, you’re the most closed-minded poster on this site imo. And that’s all good, fan how ya wanna. I’m cool with you having different opinions than me about our favorite team.

A quick and easy look up for Finks tho, and I remember him fondly as a young Saints fan, seems his peers thought a lot of him too:

Jim Finks, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, is renowned for transforming the New Orleans Saints into a winning team, including their first winning season in franchise history and multiple playoff appearances.

Here's a more detailed look at his accomplishments with the Saints:

• Turned around a struggling franchise:
  Finks, as the Saints' president and general manager, took over a team that had been a perennial loser and transformed it into a contender.
  
  
• First winning season:
  In just his second season at the helm, the Saints achieved their first winning season in their 19-year history, winning 12 games.
  
  
• Multiple playoff appearances:
  Under Finks, the Saints advanced to the playoffs four times from 1987 to 1992.
  
  
• NFC Western Division title:
  In 1991, the Saints won the NFC Western Division title, a significant achievement for the franchise.
  
  
• Recognized as an NFL Executive of the Year:
  Finks was named NFL Executive of the Year for the second time during his tenure with the Saints.
  
  
• Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
  Finks's contributions to the Saints, and his overall impact on the NFL, earned him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
  
  
• Other Hall of Fame recognitions:
  He was also inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.