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Underachieving Cowboys hope for 2nd-half change

The season that once looked so promising for the Dallas Cowboys is halfway done.After losses in four of their last five games, the Cowboys (3-5) have plenty of work to do just to have another .500 season. As for any chance of making the playoffs, that already seems like a big stretch because only one NFC team has won fewer games than Dallas at this point.No matter how the situation is described — coach Jason Garrett prefers "urgency" and despises the term "desperation" — the Cowboys have clearly faltered since kicking off the entire NFL season with a victory at the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants two months ago."Obviously we didn't expect to be 3-5," tight end Jason Witten said Thursday. "At this point where we're at, it's tough to swallow. You've got to change it."Stephen Jones, the team's executive vice president and the owner's son, said the Cowboys have "absolutely" underachieved."I just think it's urgent. We need to win a game," Jones said. "We can do a lot for our s...

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