Atlanta Falcons received 1985 sixth round pick (#152-Reggie…
Atlanta Falcons received 1985 sixth round pick (#152-Reggie Pleasant), while New Orleans Saints received Junior Miller. The Saints' draft history and the 1985 draft history confirm New Orleans sent a sixth-round selection, later No. 152, used on Reggie Pleasant. That return earns a D+ grade for Atlanta Falcons, and the overall verdict is New Orleans Saints Win.
Atlanta Falcons Received
- pick 1985 sixth round pick (#152-Reggie Pleasant)
New Orleans Saints Received
- player Junior Miller
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 1984-08-26, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints completed a deal in which Atlanta Falcons received 1985 sixth round pick (#152-Reggie Pleasant), while New Orleans Saints received Junior Miller. The exchange was modest in scale, but it still created a direct comparison between the service one club obtained and the player or draft value returned to the other. The supported package provides a clear basis for judging both sides.
Atlanta Falcons Return
Atlanta Falcons came away with 1985 sixth round pick (#152-Reggie Pleasant). That side receives a D+. The grade reflects direct service for the acquiring club and, where a selection was involved, the identifiable value produced by that choice. A useful role in a smaller transaction deserves credit, but the evaluation stays proportional to the size of the deal and the length of the contribution.
New Orleans Saints Return
New Orleans Saints received Junior Miller, which earns a C+. The same standard applies here: actual playing time, starting value, or a productive draft result counts more than theoretical value that never reached the field. A short stay or a late selection can still help, but it does not receive outsized credit simply because the exchange is easy to trace decades later.
Value in Hindsight
The Saints' draft history and the 1985 draft history confirm New Orleans sent a sixth-round selection, later No. 152 Reggie Pleasant, for tight end Junior Miller on August 26, 1984. Miller contributed 15 games and modest receiving production for New Orleans, while Pleasant had only brief Atlanta regular-season value. Hindsight therefore favors the return that produced the stronger supported value for the original club. Later movement of a player or selection can explain what the consideration became, but unrelated success after another transaction is not credited twice. Where historical sources differ on a minor detail, the comparison uses the strongest supported description without inventing information that the record does not establish.
Final Verdict
The final call is New Orleans Saints Win. Atlanta Falcons receives D+, while New Orleans Saints receives C+. The result follows the stronger direct return supported by the transaction history and the players or selections that actually reached the field. The grades are measured for the scale of the trade, separating a useful edge from a truly lopsided outcome.