Saints met with top QB prospect Cam Ward [Schefter: CLE, NYG or maybe Saints have to make an offer compelling enough for #1 pick]

Underhill reported more than once that Davenport was a SP pick, he felt that after the Min. playoff game that a DT was the missing piece.

Building a very good team 1st means that you have a better chance to get to the SB even if you don't have a Mahomes, or Allen or Burow or even a Hurts. And if you have built a very good team then you could theoretically use a couple 1sts to move up to get your guy and STILL have a very good team that the transition to the new QB would be smoother

Also there have been quite a few franchise QBs drafted #10 or later, so if lets say next yr or even in 27 we are picking from 16-25 a trad up to top 10 would not be as expensive.

So if we missed hitting big on some OL and DL picks you're saying we should just stop drafting OL and DL?

I didn't say we should not be looking for a QB in the draft , I said just not THIS draft and certainly not trade up to #1 costing us at least 2 #1s and probably a 2,and 3 or even more. That would but our return to contention back 2 yrs because the draft is what we need to improve the team the most. AND what if Ward is a bust much like Trey Lance or Zach Wilson . Then you have very limited draft capitol and no franchise QB
Not gonna get into an argument for what Underhill reported because he's not the end all / be all when it comes to Saints reporting. I can report what I know of who was responsible of the Davenport selection much like me reporting that Derek Carr still wants to be traded.

I'm just trying to find where there's been a team where that has worked out where they had everything build out perfectly perfectly and all they had to do is really just add in the QB to the equation. It's just not realistic and rarely happens in the NFL. The Ravens did it with Lamar because the NFL was wrong on Lamar (Ravens were too bc they drafted Hayden Hurst). The Eagles did it a bit with Hurts but even they took a swing on him at 53 when they still had.... the QB they traded up into the top 2 to draft still on the roster and starting QB.....