Watching the 30-for-30 the other night about the '83 QB class got me curious. After doing a little homework(using NFL draft tracker), is this the biggest bust for the Saints?
Our picks that year:
2nd-- Steve Korte
3rd-- John Tice
3rd-- Cliff Austin
4th-- Gary Lewis
8th-- David Greenwood

***The hindsight is 20-20 picks:

Karl Mecklenburg was taken in the 12th by Denver
Jesse Sapolu was taken in the 11th by San Fran
Tim Krumrie was taken in the 10th by Cincy
Mark Clayton was taken in the 8th by Miami
Richard Dent was taken in the 8th by Chicago
Charles Mann was taken in the 3rd by Washington

Obviously other teams missed on these guys too, but the Saints made it a habit for a loooong time. But, was this their worst draft?

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Posted by soccerfüt

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Posted on 4/26/14 at 3:02 pm to TrapperJohn

Two words:

Ricky Williams

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Posted by saintsfan22

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Posted on 4/26/14 at 3:08 pm to TrapperJohn

quote:
But, was this their worst draft?

95-97 are pretty ugly. '03 is bad but Stinchcomb at least gives you something.

This post was edited on 4/26/14 at 3:13 pm

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Posted by Lakeboy7

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Posted on 4/26/14 at 3:48 pm to TrapperJohn

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The worst (Saints) draft ever?

Pre Payton there are many choices.

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Posted by DaBeerz

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Posted on 4/26/14 at 9:16 pm to TrapperJohn

2007, 2005, 2003, 2001

1997

Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Rnd Pick Pos To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1997 1 10 Chris Naeole G 2007 0 0 9 73 154 Colorado
1997 2 33 Rob Kelly DB 2000 0 0 0 8 60 4 Ohio St.
1997 2 39 Jared Tomich DE 2002 0 0 2 10 57 10.0 Nebraska
1997 3 62 Troy Davis RB 1999 0 0 0 5 46 150 446 1 36 237 0 Iowa St.
1997 4 99 Danny Wuerffel QB 2002 0 0 0 6 25 184 350 2123 12 22 31 189 1 Florida
1997 4 116 Keith Poole WR 2001 0 0 1 13 54 1 14 0 96 1734 11 Arizona St.
1997 6 165 Nick Savoie TE 1997 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 LSU

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Posted by Bear Is Dead

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Posted on 4/26/14 at 10:34 pm to TrapperJohn

03 was real bad, but I wasn't in the world for those 60's drafts.

We had the 17th and 18th picks, and came away with Sullivan, who IMO (among most opinions) was the biggest bust in franchise history. Stinchcomb came early in the 2nd, but then it was complete garbage the rest of the way that year.

I remember thinking we were lucky to grab talmon Gardner in the 6th. Until tonight, that's the last time I have thought of talmon Gardner.