For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Bengals walked out of the weekend still thin at cornerback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.