Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Raiders spent pick 236 on Roman Hemby, a name most had 117 spots down the list. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. The Clark pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and offensive lineman. The Lane value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.