The Commanders ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pierce. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.