I agree that we are a better team than our record shows. I disagree with the luck part. You make your luck by scouting well, GM'ing well, physical training well ( to prevent certain types of injury), coaching up players, creating depth and competition on rosters, firing coaches who need to be replaced, telling kickers to work on trajectory or they will be replaced, etc. ..THEN after all that the ball may not always bounce your way, but you 'll probably be 7-4 instead of 5-6 .
I like the direction we're heading in, but if everyone was as focused on their job as Brees has been, we'd have a winning record and wouldn't be discussing bad luck.