The phones were a trap the Cowboys kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

Bo Nix gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Every board in the league had Allen lower, and that gap is the story. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with wide receiver still staring back at them.