The NFL draft has come and gone, and it gave many teams a chance to rectify past failures and possibly help franchises turn their fortunes. Many teams did this, and thus, won the draft.Some teams failed hard with their picks and will feel it for years to come. The New Orleans Saints were among the winners. Despite having only four picks, New Orleans  addressed its greatest need, defense, by selecting three defensive players with their first three picks. The Ohio State University cornerback Michael Jenkins, who was taken No. 14 overall, and Wake Forest safety Chip Vaughn, who was taken in the fourth round, will greatly improve a secondary that struggled mightily last year. Wake Forest linebacker Stanley Arnoux also brings youth to an aging linebacker corps — if he can make the roster. The Detroit Lions also did pretty well with their picks. With the 10 picks they had, they addressed their biggest needs. Former Georgia Bulldog Matthew Stafford should be a franchise quarterback for years to come.If league success was directly proportional to hitting targets tossed in the air by talk show host Jimmy Fallon, Stafford would be a first ballot Hall of Famer. Go ahead. Google the clip. Oklahoma State tight end Brandon Pettigrew and Penn State wide receiver Derrick Williams will provide weapons for a Lions offensive unit which finished No. 30 in the league a season ago. The New York Jets also won, despite only having three picks. They traded up to take USC quarterback Mark Sanchez in the first round and nabbed Iowa running back Shonn Greene in the third round. Sanchez will probably be the best quarterback taken in this year’s first round when all is said and done. Both players have the ability to come in and contribute immediately, and Sanchez will have to since Brett Favre retired.Green, on the other hand, may not have to do as much as early as Sanchez since he will likely be behind Thomas Jones and Leon Washington on the depth chart. As well as a lot of teams did with their picks, some teams did just as badly.There was no bigger loser this weekend than the Oakland Raiders. This team is so out of touch with what it takes to be a successful franchise it’s funny. The Silver and Black took wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey with their first pick.This doesn’t sound like a bad pick. Heyward-Bey is 6-foot-1, 210 pounds and lightning fast. But Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree, Missouri’s Jeremy Maclin and Florida’s Percy Harvin were all still on the board. All three players had better draft stock than the former Maryland star, and they’re all generally better football players as well. Oakland’s first-round pick was the epitome of bust, and their second-round choice was even worse. They took former Ohio safety Michael Mitchell.If you’re wondering who that is, you’re not alone. ESPN Scouts Inc. rated this guy as a seventh-round pick and the No. 73 rated player at his position. If I’m Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell, I’m the unhappiest player in the league.He’s going to get the most criticism of anyone on the Raiders when they fail since he’s the quarterback, but it’s not his fault his team’s front office can’t draft.What is the Oakland drafting strategy? Just take the fastest kid in the room no matter how poor of a player he is?That hasn’t worked in the past and won’t work in the future. Good thing they’re the Raiders and will likely have some high picks next year. —-Contact Johanathan Brooks at [email protected]