2011 NFL Draft: Can Drew Brees and New Orleans Saints Avoid “Worst Draft Ever”

February 20, 2011   ·   T. Sharkey   ·   Jump to comments

To paraphrase Anita Bryant’s husband, “a Sunday without football is like a day without sunshine…Nancy Boy!” An overt homophobia aside, I fully understand his point. Last weekend’s seemingly interminable Death March of NBA, NHL and NCAA Basketball games lacked the intensity and immediacy of a good ol’ NFL Sabbath. Kinda like following up a drunken night at Kim Kardashian’s with brunch at Khloe’s.
And with the looming lockout putting a freeze on free agency, it appears the NFL Draft will be our next infusion of real football. So with that in mind, I decided to find the Saints the worst draft ever which sadly is what angry, misanthropic, functioning alcoholics do with their free time…enjoy!
 
New Orleans Saints 1979 Draft
 
1 (11) RUSSELL ERXLEBEN-P 
Yes, coming off a whopping 16 wins in the previous four years, GM Steve Rosenbloom used the 11th pick on punter Russell Erxleben of Texas the...

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