The Fundamental Questions Facing the Saints Organization and Ownership

Reluctantly, I think that the model needs to be revised. Once a team misses on a few draft picks, decline is almost inevitable: Davenport, Turner, Penning, others. High draft picks can make teams immediately better or worse.

I also believe that the devaluation of draft picks has precipitated the decline of the team in favor of overpaying aging veterans. The team is now in the awful position of carrying aging players with little possibility of replenishing the team with younger, cheaper players.

This is not a contending team any more. I don't know how good the upcoming draft class will be, but it's clear the the number 1 priority is offensive line. But it's also true that a keystone player at any position can be built around. There are so many weaknesses on this team that almost any high quality drafted player at almost any position would help.