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By JERÉ LONGMAN / New York Times
Of the 255 players selected in last year’s N.F.L. draft, only three were taken after receiver Marques Colston of Hofstra. He flirted with becoming Mr. Irrelevant, the dubious honor given to the last player drafted. In the local football parlance, it was a “Who dat?” moment.
As New Orleans prepares to face Philadelphia here Saturday in the National Football Conference divisional playoffs, the Saints are at least honest enough to concede that Colston’s flowering has been more a matter of hindsight than insight.
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