The trade table was a mismatch, and the Bears were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Adding Rashan Gary by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.