For all the boxes ticked, the Bengals skipped the loudest one: cornerback is exactly as bare as it was. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

On the needs board they went 1 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.