For all the boxes ticked, the Patriots skipped the loudest one: edge rusher is exactly as bare as it was. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In the end it comes back to Xavier Legette, and a haul good enough to build on right away.