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Special teams coach Joe DeCamillis and rookie kicker David Buehler are running neck and neck in the race for the Cowboys' most valuable offseason addition. Strong safety Gerald Sensabaugh and defensive end Igor Olshansky are also in the running, but DeCamillis and Buehler are the biggest reasons why a huge weak spot last season seems destined to become a strength this year. Buehler's three touchbacks Sunday against Tampa Bay were a big reason why the Bucs' average starting field position was the 23-yard line. The Cowboys were the only team in the league last season that didn't record a touchback. "Yeah, to see him kick it out of the end zone his first kickoff when we hadn't seen that in a while, I think it fired our guys up as far as special teams is concerned, and field position is big," Wade Phillips said. "I said that, percentages-wise, and even if you were running the ball like (the Bucs) were running the ball, you're not going to score...
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