Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Saints never addressed edge rusher, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

Nolen has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 1 of 8 of the wish list covered.

So much rides on Walter Nolen that the real verdict is a season or two away.