If timed right, a bye week in the NFL can be a welcome relief.
Ideally the bye week lands right when your star players need a week off. Ideally the bye week comes right after you’ve gotten a nice win. Ideally the bye week lands a week before you play someone substantial so that you have an extra week to prepare.
Reality in the NFL is that these ideals rarely reach total fruition. It seems more often than not that the details you want to work your way actually work against you regarding the bye, but that may not totally be the case for the Cowboys this season.