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Dan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. He also covered the Chicago Bears in 2003 and 2004. Follow him on Twitter @StribDW.
Mark Craig has covered football and the NFL the past 20 years, including the Browns from 1991-95 and the Vikings and the NFL since 2003. Since 2008, Craig has served as one of the 44 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors. He can be followed on Twitter at @markcraignfl.
Perspective on what the Saints lose without a second-round pick
Posted by: Mark Craig under NFC Updated: April 10, 2012 - 4:30 PM
Before @StribDW (BTW, Darrell Waltrip will always be the first DW I think of) and I turn the page to Round 3 in our preview/review of Rounds 2-7, I thought I'd toss out some perspective on what the Saints are losing out on by having their second-round picks this year (59th overall) and next year taken from them as part of their punishment in the bounty scandal (perhaps you've heard about that a few million times).
Here's what the Saints have done with their second-round picks since Sean Payton was hired in 2006:
2011: They traded the 56th overall pick and their first-round pick in 2012 to the Patriots to take Alabama running back Mark Ingram 28th overall.
2010: Selected USC OT Charles Brown.
2009: Traded the 45th overall pick and a fifth-rounder to the Giants for Jeremy Shockey.
2008: Selected CB Tracy Porter 40th overall.
2007: Traded the pick to Detroit for a third-round pick (Usama Young) and a fifth-rounder (David Jonesto).
2006: Selected safety Roman Harper 43rd overall.
So while they weren't docked a first-rounder, the Saints lose a valuable pick that could have produced solid starters such as Harper and Porter or been used to make a splash move like acquiring an Ingram or a Shockey.
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