For all the boxes ticked, the Bengals skipped the loudest one: cornerback is exactly as bare as it was. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

The cost of the Booker reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.