Thirty-one other rooms let Cam Ward slide, and the Saints were the ones holding the card at the 36th overall pick. Highway robbery.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Adding Mike Onwenu by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.