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Redemption within Alex Barron's reach

If Cowboys O-lineman is mentally tough, Week 1 blunder won't define his season

Originally Published: September 15, 2010
By Ross Tucker | ESPN.com

Editor's note: Ross Tucker is a former NFL offensive lineman. This is his debut column for ESPN.com.

Alex Barron, I know just how you feel. For a lineman, or any player for that matter, having a critical error at the end of the game in a losing effort is a worst-case scenario.

As much as a guy in that situation can try to rationalize it as just one play in a game of many, that never really helps. Most people who watched the Cowboys-Redskins game think Barron cost Dallas the victory ...

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