Take this poll: Should the Saints take a late round flier on Kyron Lacy

Snakehead said

Yeah, from what I read, the accident was behind him after he passed through the area.

I'd be curious how these posters commented on the Jalen Carter incident that also resulted in a young lady losing her life. He was still drafted by the Eagles with our pick and is a dominating force on the Eagles D-line. It seems these NFL teams don't care as much about what these guys do before they enter the league as some fans think. Also, as long as The Predator Watson is employed by and NFL team, guys are going to get second and third chances to turn their life around after making bad decisions.

I'd also be curious about these posters thoughts of Dante Stallworth who also killed someone and he still had alcohol in his system.

Click to expand...

It's always been this way with pro athletes. If a guy can run and catch, he'll at least land a tryout somewhere. Actual jail time is about the only thing that would stop that from happening. Emphasis on the first three words there, of course.

For the older fans out there, I'll take a passage out of my Saga of the Saints book that's probably a bit dusty on the ol' bookshelf. In 1976 or '77, during Hank Stram's time as coach, the Saints signed a lineman named Oakley Dalton out of Jackson State as a free agent off the street. Free agency back then was strictly "off the street." Reason he wasn't drafted? "I shot some dude," he's quoted in Wayne Mack's book as saying at the time.