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Pass-rush woes dissected



“I think we are fine, although I think we could be better,” Phillips said. “I do think the teams we’ve played and I think the teams we’ll play will try to protect the quarterback as much as they can. If they do that, you need to cut down the percentage of passes they complete and we haven’t done that. That’s where we need to be, but that can happen in one game. I think that can all change fairly quickly. Passing stats go up and down faster than anything. The run stats are the ones that are usually pretty consistent.”

One of the reasons Dallas has struggled to generate a pass rush is a lack of a rotation among the outside linebackers. So far this season, DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer haven’t gotten many breathers.

To that end, Phillips suggested he’ll try to get Victor Butler, Steve Octavien and Curtis Johnson into the mix possibly as soon as Monday night.

“We’re working toward that,” Phillips said.

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