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.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On value alone, Warren makes the weekend a net positive. The Jordan Addison pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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