Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Chargers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Getting Tupuola-Fetui where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Adding Foyesade Oluokun by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.