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Successful drafts boost Cowboys' defense

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Monday, July 3, 2006

Smart enough to know he didn't have the appropriate personnel for a 3-4 defense when he took over the Dallas Cowboys in 2003, Bill Parcells didn't force the issue with ill-fitting players, but knew that he would one day have the right pieces to allow him to switch away from a 4-3 front and to his preferred scheme. Now entering his fourth season, Parcells has all but completed the overhaul, with square pegs filling the square defensive holes, thanks in large part to the Cowboys' two most rece ...

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