Recognizing the season hangs in the balance, the Cowboys made a bold move in the hopes of tipping the scales in their favor.
Amari Cooper will join the Cowboys for the final nine games of the regular season. His acquisition from Oakland Monday afternoon is an admission that the club's committee approach to the wide receiver position has been an abject failure and holds other, far-ranging implications.
The Cowboys would not have given up a first round pick in next year's draft for the 24-year-old receiver if they have given up on making the postseason.