The Dallas Cowboys have a recent history of making trades to acquire veteran depth for conditional draft picks. If this season is the only one that mattered, these moves make sense. When you consider the bigger picture, this is not a great strategy.
In 2017, the Cowboys shipped a conditional sixth round draft pick to Cincinnati for cornerback Bene Benwikere. In 2015, Dallas traded a conditional seventh round draft pick to Seattle for running back Christine Michael. In both cases, the trades cost the Cowboys draft picks for players who were at best role players.