FRISCO, Texas — If there's one thing Matt Eberflus has staked his NFL coaching career on, it's the play of linebackers assigned to his tutelage. It's been a rough road for the defensive coordinator through the first four games with the Dallas Cowboys, but that vehicle took a detour in the Week 5 dominance put on film in the eventual, and convincing, win over the New York Jets — linebackers Shemar James and Marist Liufau playing key roles in the outcome.

Having lost Jack Sanborn to a concussion with six minutes to play in the second quarter, it was James thrust into the limelight along with Liufau and Kenneth Murray.

"Yeah, so I would say it was kind of a surreal feeling for me," said James, the rookie going from making his debut one week prior to playing 60 snaps (73%) for the defense a

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