Doesn’t always work like that though. With a serious head coach I think Cam Ward can be a franchise QB. Ewers might not be flavour of the month with many but he has the tools. It’ll come down to who we hire as HC (assuming ML gets a grip).
Right now the best college QBs look like projects. Not saying none of them will pan out, but when a team is looking for a guy to become the franchise QB, no one is leaping off the tape right now. Last year was the year to be a bad football team if you wanted a QB. If the Saints get a top 5 pick upcoming, if I were the GM I'd trade back and get a 2026 1st and some 2nds and 3rds. That's where the highest chances for starters are and loading up on picks there has the best chance of getting starters and quality depth than hoping late round picks turn out (they dont). This team if we're being 100% honest is 8-10 players away from being a threat.