FRISCO, Texas — Go ahead and call the spade the spade when it comes to the struggles on the defensive side of the ball by the Dallas Cowboys, because it's far more bad than good heading into their Week 7 matchup with the Washington Commanders, but not everything on film needs an exorcism like Linda Blair in 1973.

"The only thing we can do is get back on that grass and get better each and every week," said linebacker Shemar James. "... We're always working [in practice] to try to be a better defense and a perfect team."

James, one of the implied bright spots, is a late-round rookie linebacker who was ruled inactive ahead of four consecutive games to begin the season before being called upon for the gameday roster in Week 5 against the New York Jets, and all he did was lead the team in ta

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