After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They banked enough surplus on Burton to cover a lot of smaller sins. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.