The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named quarterback, a need the Vikings walked right past.

Getting Slaughter where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Job largely done: safety settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Tyrek Funderburk gives the group a proven body among the projects.

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