The Patriots looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Bryce Boettcher at Round 2, Pick 31 regardless, 112 picks early. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

However the rest shakes out, Corleone at that price is a win they earned. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.