For all the boxes ticked, the Cowboys skipped the loudest one: wide receiver is exactly as bare as it was. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If Cisse pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On the needs board they went 2 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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