There are a number of reasons the Saints have become trapped in a purgatory of mediocrity.
The locker room went bad. The organization whiffed on several free agents. The salary cap has managed the team as much as it has managed the cap.
All of these things have contributed to consecutive 7-9 finishes in New Orleans and has put the Saints in the throes of an on-the-fly rebuild. But sitting atop that list of regrets is New Orleans’ inability to consistently use the draft — the market where many successful organization’s restock their shelves and achieve stability — to build the roster.