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A La Carte by Kevin Sherrington

– For all the complaints about Dak Prescott’s contract, it’s the Cowboys who paid to stop the run that stole money. They haven’t had a top 10 defense against the run since 2018 under Rod Marinelli. Since finishing fifth that year, the best they could muster under Mike Nolan and Dan Quinn was a 16th-place finish. After two games of Saints and Ravens that resembled a running of the bulls in Pamplona, ​​Mike Zimmer doesn’t seem to have a better handle on things. Coaches and players come and go, and it’s the same story. They better lay nail strips.

– Derrick Henry, who lives and works in the Dallas area, admitted it “felt kind of good” to run the Cowboys for 151 yards since they didn’t even bother making the offseason call. Jerry Jones was right when he said they couldn’t afford two years at $18 million. But they could have afforded Braelon Allen, who at 6-1, 235 pounds, is a Derrick Henry starting package. Could have taken him with their second pick of the third round, which they used on a linebacker instead. Meanwhile, Allen is averaging 5.1 yards for the Jets.

– For the record: In addition to advising the Cowboys to sign Allen from Wisconsin last spring, I wrote going into the 2016 draft that they should pick Jalen Ramsey in the first and Henry in the second. Which, it turns out, they could have done. Try to remember that before you make fun of my game choices this year.

— Micah Parsons claims the Cowboys don’t need “Supermans” to solve the problems in their defense, which is good. Jerry wouldn’t recognize one if he were in the same phone booth.

— If I were CeeDee Lamb and I missed offseason work and still got paid, only to blow a potential touchdown against the Saints and then throw away another shot on six against the Ravens, I would find a quiet corner find and hope no one has noticed me. Because all that barking on the sidelines just reminds everyone of what went wrong.

Lake Sherrington

– SMU’s big day, ejecting Sonny Dykes reminds fans why Iron Skillet will be missed

– LIV Golf’s team championship introduces a ‘hyper-stimulating’ environment to D-FW

— Is college football as we know it in danger? Nick Saban shares dystopian vision

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