PA Season Ticket Holder
05-04-2003, 05:22 PM
METAIRIE, La. -- While all the public attention during the weekend was centered on the New Orleans Saints' draft picks, it was nothing compared to the absolute insanity that follows the selection of Mr. Irrelevant, the final drafted player.
Following two days of wheeling and dealing and difficult decision-making regarding the selection of seven players, the Saints' personnel and coaching staffs, running on fumes, turned up the steam for another hour of frantic salesmanship.
Forget that these youngsters have not been drafted. The staff surprisingly puts in as much effort over the next hour as they had in the previous 30.
The Saints had about 30 players targeted and as many as 10 members of the front office were on the phone at any given time trying to lure the disappointed hordes of the undrafted. They must try to sell these kids on opportunities rather than the dollars that their drafted counterparts will earn.
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/6349572
Following two days of wheeling and dealing and difficult decision-making regarding the selection of seven players, the Saints' personnel and coaching staffs, running on fumes, turned up the steam for another hour of frantic salesmanship.
Forget that these youngsters have not been drafted. The staff surprisingly puts in as much effort over the next hour as they had in the previous 30.
The Saints had about 30 players targeted and as many as 10 members of the front office were on the phone at any given time trying to lure the disappointed hordes of the undrafted. They must try to sell these kids on opportunities rather than the dollars that their drafted counterparts will earn.
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/6349572