If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Patriots, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Mukuba where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In the end it comes back to Kenneth Grant, and a haul good enough to build on right away.