You could see the war room lean forward. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at slot 126 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Every board in the league had Vidal lower, and that gap is the story. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

With edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.