Mailbag: Should we have seen this coming?

(Editor's Note: Time to check the mail! The DallasCowboys.com staff writers answer your questions here in 'Mailbag' presented by Miller Lite.)

With a first-time head coach and a new coaching staff, I feel like maybe we should have seen these early season struggles coming as the players adapt to new schemes and leaders. What do you think? – Larry Turner/Oklahoma City, OK

Nick: I think what we should've seen coming is having pass-rush issues after trading away the best pass-rusher in the NFL. I don't think the new head coach and new staff is something that automatically results in a slow start. There are examples of both scenarios.

But it should be no surprise at all the Cowboys are having a hard time getting to the quarterback. And because of that, now they're having a hard