Saintman2884
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With the Saints 2008 Draft coming up and with it 8 or 9 selections that will hopefully improve the team and bring us some depth and competitive fire we lost this past 2007 season, I was thinking that I should bring up a very good topic of discussion: The 1981 Draft. that draft was the best and still the best in our long storied history. It's impact lasted for almost 15 years and brought the nucleus of the success Mora had and to a lesser extent his predecessor, Bum Phillips. No matter what you may think of his coaching strategy, BUM WAS A DRAFT GENUIS. He did it in Houston and he did in this town too. He drafted Earl Campbell and he drafted his clone in George Rogers and some great outstanding Defensive players like Rickey Jackson, Jim Wilks, Tony clark, and many others who contributed to the break through glory years in the 80's.
But the 1981 draft was a testiment on how you draft the right way and how you get the right guys for the right positions. We filled a lot of needs in that draft and then some.
But what should not be left out is that this draft was the equivalent of hitting a home run at every bat of every time you go to play a game on one day. It was that good and we need to remember that cming up to the dratf. Bum knew how to draft, Payton has shown he can a bit too, but it takes 3-4 successful drafts to make a name for yourself. Loomis has had some good drafts, or mostly drafts with good people in them that have produced or become Pro Bowlers. He needs to hit another home run, and the guy is not Jim Finks, but he does have a good idea on what to do or have good people around him who are well advised to do the job. WE cannot screw up this time around. a Good draft is doing your homework and hoping for a bit of good luck and the player tunring out well.
1981 set the bar for how a great Saints draft can be and how it can shape a team for many many years to come.
But the 1981 draft was a testiment on how you draft the right way and how you get the right guys for the right positions. We filled a lot of needs in that draft and then some.
But what should not be left out is that this draft was the equivalent of hitting a home run at every bat of every time you go to play a game on one day. It was that good and we need to remember that cming up to the dratf. Bum knew how to draft, Payton has shown he can a bit too, but it takes 3-4 successful drafts to make a name for yourself. Loomis has had some good drafts, or mostly drafts with good people in them that have produced or become Pro Bowlers. He needs to hit another home run, and the guy is not Jim Finks, but he does have a good idea on what to do or have good people around him who are well advised to do the job. WE cannot screw up this time around. a Good draft is doing your homework and hoping for a bit of good luck and the player tunring out well.
1981 set the bar for how a great Saints draft can be and how it can shape a team for many many years to come.