I find it interesting that so many say "we haven't drafted well."
Only Davenport was a massive mistake... & that is because we used 2 1st round picks to move up to get him.
Drafting players is always a hit or miss for all teams.. It is one of the reasons that I don't like drafting players for lower D1 or FCS players in the 1st round.
1st round draft picks especially high 1st round picks are suppose start or play a lot in their rookie season...
https://sports.yahoo.com/22-former-orleans-saints-players-165752985.html
This is our FO's mistake...
We have teams littered with our drafter players that are playing at a very high level.
In 2019 when we extended Cam Jordan's Contract, how many of you would have been screaming from the top of you breath to fire everyone if we had let Cam Jordan go as a UFA? How many of you would have been screaming if we had let D. Davis leave as a UFA in 2020 instead of extending him...
I'm old enough to remember when we let Ricky Jackson leave as a UFA... (Actually called Plan B at the time)
Willie Roaf leave as UFA...
Sam Mills leave as a UFA...
Other than Ricky Jackson, fans weren't very happy with this outcome...
So our current FO has tried its best to keep its aging stars in-house.
Unfortunately the cost is having your ex-younger players playing at a high level for other teams & we are stuck with an salary cap problem.