Payton has drafted a first round QB and developed him to currently the third favorite for offensive rookie of the year. It’s clearly been Mickey Loomis that tied his hands with selecting a QB. Loomis is all in on this FA QB/late round QB strategy. And he’s also all in on this salary cap strategy, so don’t hold your breath on “clearing the salary cap”.
The problem is Mickey Loomis and as long as he’s here, then it doesn’t matter. He needs to gets lucky and hit on an all time great QB that hides all the flaws of management.