Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bears were there to profit. Gunnar Helm, the No. 91 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 117. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Reaching for Burch left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

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