Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bears were there to profit. Lathan Ransom, the No. 105 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 197th pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Batty has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.