Nobody else had Frank Gore Jr. anywhere near pick 21. The Bears did, by 145 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: running back settled and 2 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.