For all the boxes ticked, the 49ers skipped the loudest one: offensive lineman is exactly as bare as it was. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Reaching for Nolen left real value on the table behind him. On the needs board they went 1 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.