re: I'm so glad we finished 7-9 and not 5-11

Really? up until the bears won in week 16 the Saints had a shot at the playoffs. If you aren't eliminated you don't tank games for one. Two the draft is and always has been a crap shoot at best, don't believe be look at the last ten drafts there was someone drafted after pick 15 that could have went top five easily. For example if 2012 draft is redone this year does Alfred Morris go top five, Doug Martin. Russell Wilson is a top ten pick. Trust the scouting dept. They have hit and proven themselves before.