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Cowboys' safeties off to good start

Sensabaugh, Church show potential to make plays, stabilize back of secondary

Updated: August 15, 2012, 1:00 AM ET
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com

OXNARD, Calif. -- The focus of the Dallas Cowboys' defensive upgrade in the offseason was at cornerback.

They spent megabucks on free agent Brandon Carr and megapicks to trade up six spots to take Morris Claiborne in the first round. The hope is that better coverage leads to more sacks, pressures and, ultimately, interceptions.

But what ailed the Cowboys in their December fade was not just seeing Terence Newman give up a big play or get used like a hurdle in the Summer Olympics. ...

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