Whoever sat across the table from the Lions should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On value alone, Newton makes the weekend a net positive. The Lions clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.