The Patriots lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Getting Jackson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Monheim reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.