Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Patriots spent slot 232 on Chris Miller, a name the board had a full 61 spots lower. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Landing Gore Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.