Nine months ago, in offseason grades published about a month after the 2016 NFL draft, ESPN's Mike Sando teamed up with NFL Insiders Mark Dominik, Bill Polian, Louis Riddick, and Field Yates to give the Cowboys a "C" for their offseason:
The Cowboys' glaring need for pass-rush help became even more evident this offseason, once Randy Gregory got suspended the first four games and word filtered out that DeMarcus Lawrence is facing a similar penalty.
There were no complaints when the Cowboys selected running back Ezekiel Elliott fourth overall instead of addressing the pass rush.