Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jordyn Tyson got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 233. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

It is not that Bailey is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. If Thomas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.