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Secondary trying to tackle bigger issue

Updated: October 6, 2009, 3:11 PM ET
By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas -- What, Wade Phillips worry about tackling in the secondary?

Phillips bristled at a question about the subject during his Monday news conference at Valley Ranch, less than 24 hours after the Dallas Cowboys' 17-10 loss to the Denver Broncos. The deciding points were scored when Denver receiver Brandon Marshall zigzagged his way into the end zone for a 51-yard catch-and-run touchdown, breaking one tackle and making other Cowboys miss.

"OK," Phillips said, "I would think ...

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