Thirty-one other rooms let Harold Perkins Jr. slide, and the Cardinals were the ones holding the card at slot 148. Highway robbery. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Every board in the league had Beck lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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