Unfortunately, Dak Prescott is on injured reserve. The Cowboys’ offensive line can’t reliably block anyone, the defense is inept, and the players have likely tuned out lame-duck coach Mike McCarthy en route to a middling 3-5 record. Now would have been the time for the Cowboys to pack it in for the season and regroup for next year. If Dallas was going to do anything at this trade deadline, it should’ve been selling (though to be fair, it didn’t really have much to sell).

Instead (DEEP BREATH), owner Jerry Jones traded a fourth-round draft pick (these players are supposed to be starters) for Jonathan Mingo, a receiver with 12 catches for 121 yards in 19 career starts. Dearest readers, the Chiefs got potential Hall of Famer DeAndre Hopkins for less! From a team management standpoint and the context of the Cowboys’ season actively going down in flames, this might be the worst trade Jones has ever made. Period. End of story.

I’m not shocked Jones did it, given his well-established precedent of foolishness, but I am, nonetheless, quite flabbergasted. I’m so sorry to all of the Cowboys, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Yankees fans out there. Stay strong.