Saints’ choices in 2010 draft are still worth expectation

Although quite a few people think that the New Orleans Saints picked too many offensive rookies but showed somewhat ignorance with the defensive line, some other people, judging from the team’s success with draft picks during the past few years, believe that the Saints newly drafted rookies will prove they are the right choices.

Since 2006, the Saints have successfully turned low-round picks into popular star players who used to be selected into Pro Bowls and win Super Bowl rings. Such examples include former seventh-round pick Marques Colston, six-round pick Zack Strief, sixth-round pick Carl Nicks and fourth-round picks Jahri Evans and Jermon Bushrod. The team also managed to prove their high-round picks all deserve the original expectations. Former first-round picks like Jammal Brown, Reggie Bush, Robert Meachem and Sedrick Ellis were all with team in the Super Bowl XLIV victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Now we can have a look at the rookies drafted by Saints from the 2010 NFL draft. Cornerback Patrick Robinson has proven he could be a playmaker with his performance in college football career; defensive tackle AI Woods is highly expected to develop into a great professional player; tackle Charles Brown is widely recognized as a talent young player and tight end Jimmy Graham has the potential to be another valuable weapon of the team. Therefore, the Saints fans do have quite a few reasons to get their beloved Saints jerseys ready with the belief that the team will have another winning season.