You can draft well and still miss the point. The Patriots did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

On the needs board they went 1 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom. Their trades came out a wash either way.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.