For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Broncos walked out of the weekend still thin at linebacker, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Landing Coleman that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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