Start where it matters. The Steelers took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Every board in the league had Mendoza lower, and that gap is the story.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.