I never said anything about bottoming out. I don’t have to wait for my old house to fall apart before fixing it or buying:building a new one.
And getting a mediocre QB for $40 mil, even if he is the “best available “ in your opinion, is not selling the Saints short or hoping for failure.
Instead, refusing to overpay for at best mediocrity at the expense of a possible, better future, is imho, the smart move.
The Saints can just as likely go 9-8, 8-9, or 7-10with Teddy B. or another under $20 mil per year QB. And it’s still just as likely that even with Carr, the Saints still have a worse record in 2023 than in 2022.
Last year the sharps predicted the Saints to be just under .500 and they were right. Even with Carr , I bet they place the under at or below last years. So why destroy your cap for a guy in the upper range of mediocre when you have an HC and OC problem, cap problems, and holes on DL, RB, OL, WR?