Call it larceny. Jared Wilson sat on the board until the Round 5 slot, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Conner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.