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In their 56-year history the Saints have drafted 1 QB in the 1st round

Posted on 10/2/23 at 3:51 pm
Posted by L.A.
The Mojave Desert
Member since Aug 2003
61411 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 3:51 pm
Archie Manning, 1971.

In 56 years the Saints have drafted as many placekickers in the 1st round (Russell Erxleben, 1979) as they have QB's. I find that shocking for some reason.

Saints 1st round draft picks, 1967-2023
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
64581 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 3:55 pm to
More like tragically funny
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
26517 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 4:16 pm to
Dave Wilson was supplemental 1st Rd.
Posted by ruzil
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2012
16969 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 6:19 pm to
Wasn't Dave Wilson a first rounder in the supplemental draft?

Sorry for being tardy.
This post was edited on 10/2/23 at 6:21 pm
Posted by Marrero
Member since Dec 2021
286 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 7:29 pm to
As bad as this franchise has been that’s absolutely ridiculous
Posted by Rohan Gravy
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2017
18027 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 7:32 pm to

Because our next franchise QB was already in the building
Posted by Flyingtiger82
BFE
Member since Oct 2019
1008 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:47 pm to
I thought Wuerfell was but he was a 4th. For some reason I had remembered it differently but that was the 90’s. I don’t remember that decade very well.
This post was edited on 10/2/23 at 11:51 pm
Posted by TheBoogeyman
Covington
Member since Apr 2020
232 posts
Posted on 10/3/23 at 12:16 am to
Drake Maye this year hopefully. I doubt we finish bad enough to get him or Caleb Williams though
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
17247 posts
Posted on 10/3/23 at 9:54 am to
Honestly, does anyone trust the Saints to draft a QB in the 1st round?

It’s a recipe for disaster.
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
30237 posts
Posted on 10/3/23 at 9:59 am to
Well Dennis Allen isn't making a change at play caller so the good news is the Saints will have a top 10 pick this year.
Posted by TigerSprings
Southeast LA
Member since Jan 2019
1590 posts
Posted on 10/3/23 at 2:35 pm to
You need a top 10 pick to draft a QB really if not top 3. In the 56 year history, Saints had 49 1 Rd picks. Take out the years Archie and Drew were playing, that leaves 26 picks. Only 6 of those 26 were top 10 picks. 1986 had nobody, 1993 we got Roaf and no good QBs were draftable, 1997 had no 1st rd QBs taken, 1998 same, 1999 was Ricky Williams, 2003 I guess we could have had Byron Leftwich.

It just wasn't there. We needed to lose enough at the right time and didn't.
This post was edited on 10/3/23 at 2:36 pm
Posted by Errerrerrwere
Member since Aug 2015
38473 posts
Posted on 10/5/23 at 12:47 am to
quote:

Russell Erxleben


To their credit he could punt too
Posted by bearhc
Member since Sep 2009
4953 posts
Posted on 10/5/23 at 8:11 pm to
Erxleben is the worst pick in the history of the NFL draft.
Our worst quarterback was Bum's buddy Guido Merkens who started several games for the Saints.
Posted by tonyarm99
Member since Sep 2017
202 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 9:09 am to
I don't see that changing anytime soon. Carr is here for at least 2 years and the Saints are going to have plenty of holes to fill soon.
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