Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Saints never addressed cornerback, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Bain Jr. left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.