FRISCO, Texas -- Rough is an adjective that could be used to describe a number of components that have factored into the Dallas Cowboys (1-2-1) having the NFL's worst total defense (420.5 total yards per game allowed) and second worst scoring defense (33.0 points per game allowed) four games into the 2025 season.

It's rough that the Cowboys traded away All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers just a week prior to the start of the 2025 season. It's rough to see the impact his departure has had on Dallas' pass rush, and it's been a rough start for the Cowboys' secondary in terms of their adjustment to new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus' zone heavy coverage scheme in 2025 after years of operating in high rates of man coverage under Dan Quinn (2021-2023) and Mik

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