5 points: Moves Dallas can make to improve their defense

Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer said changes are coming for the team, which is coming off an ugly loss to the Denver Broncos. So, in the spirit of the coach’s words, this weekly column will change for one week only. Writing about the same takeaways and theme of horrible defense gets tough. Instead, in the words of Dez Bryant, let’s try to “fix this — Rich.”

The Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals have been parallel to one another, with two of the NFL’s worst defenses despite having talented players on offense. After Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets, Ja’Marr Chase sounded fed up in the locker room with his defense.

For two years in a row, the Bengals’ offense has had to pick up the slack for their defense, and they have lost a lot of games because they were never at the same l