Sure, but for every JD 5 there is a Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, or Jordan Love that falls in the draft to a spot where you could take him even if you do have a mediocre record. And I mention those 3 because the Saints could have/should have drafted all 3 even when they were having double digit win seasons.
IMO these guys are the exception to the rule. Most franchise QBs are top 10 picks. Again this shows our FO is lackluster at talent evaluation because we traded up for Davenport over Lamar.
If we had a competent evaluation team I would feel better about landing our QB later in the rounds.
The Saints problem isn't that they have never been in position to draft a franchise QB to replace Brees, it's that they have refused to take those shots for the last 40 plus years and in particular in the last 10 or so years.