Unfortunately, the problem starts with Ms. Benson. She’s not Tom Benson and Mickey and Lauscha hold the keys to the kingdom. I’m starting to guess that is the main reason that Payton was looking to get out of Nola after Tom passed away.
He got out maneuvered. He was afraid that he was going to be the first scape goat … rightfully so. Ultimately that turned into the veteran players being the first scapegoat.
if you have enough time you keep having drafts and eventually you hit. But you need time if things go wrong.
Jameis then MT/Lattimore locker room then Pete etc etc etc.
If you’re in power you can’t lose DA because you control him. That’s valuable and really unheard of in the NFL.