Brian Schottenheimer deserves credit for his patience. Matt Eberflus deserves credit for making changes.

The past seven days were tough in Dallas. Many in the fan base and the media (myself included) called for heads, namely that of Eberflus, to roll after yet another defensive meltdown cost the Cowboys their third loss of the year. Yet Schottenheimer insisted he wasn’t considering a change at defensive coordinator. He dug in and insisted Eberflus was a good coach who just needed time.

Clearly he knew something we didn’t.

Coming back home to host the Commanders offered a golden opportunity to reassert themselves in the division race. Washington had just lost to the Bears and they were banged up, with their top two starting receivers both being ruled out for this game. In other words, no

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