Found August 14, 2009 on Sportsday:
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The new and improved Cowboys special teams units weren't so improved in the preseason opener. Sam Hurd was called for holding on the opening kickoff, giving the Cowboys terrible field position to start the game. Nick Folk missed a 36-yard field goal. Willie Reid muffed a punt, giving the Raiders the ball deep in Dallas territory. David Buehler, who hit pay dirt on every kickoff in the Alamodome, only put one of three in the end zone in windy Oakland. While special teams were a major focus during off-season and camp, Joe DeCamillis clearly has a lot of work to do. He's the man assigned to fix the mess Bruce Read left. But it'd be silly to assume that DeCamillis won't get the job done based on the preseason opener. The missed field goal by Folk, who is working his way back from hip surgery, isn't worth worrying about. Neither is Reid's ****, since he won't be back there returning punts (or on the team, for that matter) during the regular season. The Co...
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