For all the boxes ticked, the Saints skipped the loudest one: edge rusher is exactly as bare as it was. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Reaching for Membou left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.