FRISCO - We're at the "hypothetical" point in offseason dialogue surrounding the NFL.

Players are off for another month until training camp and our competitive juices are flowing with NBA Finals and World Cup action finishing up, but football still sitting months in the future.

As for the team, we've heard Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer urge his players to approach this period with two rules of caution.

For the Cowboys' front office, however, the one possible hurdle that would prevent a relatively drama-less offseason is star wide receiver George Pickens exercising a "hold-in" in Oxnard - where he reports to training camp, but does not participate, in fear of getting injured without the security of a long-term contract.

Dallas and Pickens, after having signed his one-year franchise tag, have each pressed that no form of a protest will happen. It seems, at least currently, like both sides are content with playing this season on the tag.

But that's where the "hypotheticals" come in.

Bleacher Report generated a list of potential three-team trades that "would turn the NFL upside down."

For the sake of this down time in the offseason, we'll take the engagement-farm bait and look inside.

DAL receives: DE Maxx Crosby

LV receives: Cowboys' 2027 1st-round draft pick, Cowboys' 2027 5th-round pick, Titans'  2027 2nd-round pick, WR Elic Ayomanor

TEN receives: WR George Pickens

This experiment has Dallas giving up on its word regarding Pickens and his place in the explosive Dak Prescott-led offense in return of the elite pass rusher Crosby, who we know Dallas had interest in and the Raiders have obviously been willing to deal in the past.

Crosby was on his way to the Baltimore Ravens for a package of multiple first-rounders, but after failing his physical after a slew of knee worries, Baltimore rescinded the offer.

Crosby is back in Las Vegas, at least for now, and could still garner trade interest. Things are likely quiet on this front during the slowest part of the year, but it's a topic that won't go away until after the trade deadline.

"In this deal, the Cowboys would cough up first- and fifth-round picks, along with wide receiver George Pickens," Kristopher Knox writes. "Pickens had a spectacular 2025 campaign in Dallas but is now set to play on the franchise tag and isn't expected to receive an extension from the Cowboys."

Ah, but what Knox forgets is the strong possibility that Pickens has another solid season in Dallas and the Jerry Jones camp decides to meet him at the negotiation table with two years of substantial evidence that he deserves a long-term contract, which both sides have shown interest in for next offseason.

Continuing on, in the return, Dallas would acquire receiver Calvin Ridley to mitigate the loss slightly. Ridley, 31, just accepted a paycut with the Titans and may not fit into the long-term window of quarterback Cam Ward and new wideout Carnell Tate.

Ridley won't offer the Cowboys the type of production Pickens can, and the defensive enhancements Dallas created this offseason - with new coordinator Christian Parker and the addition of Caleb Downs, Malachi Lawrence and Rashan Gary - make that side of the ball at least good enough not to need Crosby as much as before.

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But would the Cowboys give up on the Crosby sweepstakes entirely? Our own Mike Fisher says Jones should pick up the phone once more.

"I think the Cowboys should revisit the concept with a new offer to the Raiders: His medical issue means the proposal won't be as lucrative because it'll have the word "conditional'' attached to it," Fish says.

"For instance: l'll give you that Round 1 pick in 2027. And the second pick? It's a conditional Round 2 selection. If Crosby plays X percent of the snaps, you get my 2. Anything short of X, you get a Round 7 pick. ... something like that."

And not included in George Pickens, because in this scenario the receiver isn't even going to Las Vegas.

"If the Raiders decline the offer? The Cowboys should stay after 'em, right into the 2026 season. And that waiting can be beneficial for both clubs," Fish adds.

"Maybe once the season gets rolling, Crosby will demonstrate himself to be a fully healthy player capable of producing 10 to 15 sacks. (He was not 100-percent healthy last year and still recorded 10 sacks. In 2023 he was fully healthy and recorded 14.5 sacks.

"And at the same time, maybe the lowly Raiders get out of the gate poorly in 2026, which is a viable idea given the fact that this team that finished 3-14 last year will this season face a loaded early-season slate that includes games against the Chargers, Patriots, Chiefs, Rams and Bills."

We have some time until we get to all of that.

Dallas' only worry for now is getting Pickens to Oxnard, in pads, and gearing up for the 2026 season.

There won't be anything "hypothetical" about that.