Drew Brees, Saints Record Setting Offense, And #1 Draft Choices

• Footwedge

  O-line...receivers, tight ends, running backs and of course the quarterback. How many starters were number one picks? None.
  
  Second stringer Robert Meacham was a 27th overall out of Tennessee.
  
  Maybe...just maybe...coaching has a little bit of importance...in how to move the ball,
• Ironman92

  

  Spread it out and let Drew be Drew
• Tiger2003

  

  Are you talking first round pics or 1st overall?
• se-alum

  

  Tiger2003;1036630 wrote:Are you talking first round pics or 1st overall?

  This. Alot of great offenses are doing it without #1 draft picks. See New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers.
• justincredible

  

  I would assume he means 1st round draft picks.
  
  Drew Brees: 2nd round
  Pierre Thomas: Undrafted
  Marques Colston: 7th round
  Lance Moore: Undrafted
  Jimmy Graham: 3rd round
• THE4RINGZ

  

  For every second or seventh round super star there are a string of second and seventh round busts. I am sure coaching plays a little into that, but not as much as the sheer desire and athletic ability of the individual players involved.
• gorocks99

  

  Has to be 1st round, there are only 11 first-overall picks playing in the league now.
  
  But I'll play along and look at some other playoff teams:
  
  Packers (3rd in total offense)
  Aaron Rodgers: 1st round
  Ryan Grant (undrafted)/James Starks (6th round)
  Greg Jennings: 2nd round
  Jordy Nelson: 2nd round
  Jermichael Finley: 3rd round
  
  Patriots (2nd in total offense)
  Tom Brady: 6th round
  BenJarvus Green-Ellis: Undrafted
  Deion Branch: 2nd round
  Wes Welker: Undrafted
  Rob Gronkowski: 2nd round
  
  Giants (8th in total offense)
  Eli Manning: 1st round
  Ahmad Bradshaw (7th round)/Brandon Jacobs (4th round)
  Victor Cruz: Undrafted
  Hakeem Nicks: 1st round
  Jake Ballard: Undrafted
  
  Lions (5th in total offense)
  Matthew Stafford: 1st round
  Kevin Smith: 3rd round
  Calvin Johnson: 1st round
  Titus Young: 2nd round
  Brandon Pettigrew: 1st round
  
  Steelers (12th in total offense)
  Ben Roethlisberger: 1st round
  Rashard Mendenhall: 1st round (Moore, 4th round)
  Mike Wallace: 3rd round
  Antonio Brown: 6th round
  Heath Miller: 1st round
  
  Ravens (15th in total offense)
  Joe Flacco: 1st round
  Ray Rice: 2nd round
  Anquan Boldin: 2nd round
  Torrey Smith: 2nd round
  Ed Dickson: 3rd round
• se-alum

  

  Thought this was a rather amazing piece of info. The Saints have 26 players on their roster that were either undrafted(19) or 7th round picks(7).
• raiderbuck

  Who's their other first rounder? Mark Ingram?
• sportchampps

  Sean Payton is like the new bill parcells he knows talent