The NFL draft is an annual exercise in displaying both the best and worst of a front office’s decision making abilities. The Saints flexed their drafting prowess just last year, as their 2017 haul seems primed to be one of the most epic in league history. But they also possess a track record of less-than-stellar selections as well. Bleacher Report recently published their list of each team’s biggest draft busts in franchise history, and even among every team’s biggest missteps, New Orleans’ biggest bust stands a leg above.
The NFL was in a very different place in 1979 than it is today, but that doesn’t excuse what the Saints did with the 11th overall pick that year.