Cowboys sensitive, defensive about winning ugly

Yes, the Dallas Cowboys won again, but: _They're not winning convincingly enough. _They're lacking leadership. _If things don't change, they'll be ripe for another postseason flop. At least, those are some of the more popular perceptions about this 4-1 club. "I guess everybody expects us to be some kind of superheroes," linebacker Bradie James said. "I come in here on Monday and I'm trying to enjoy my win and people are, like, beating us up. So it's really tough, man. With us having so many expectations, the only people we can make happy is in this locker room, and that's really it." Call it "America's Burden," the down side of being part of "America's Team." "People need to just calm down and let us play this season out," nose tackle Tank Johnson said. The angst began with a loss to Washington at home last weekend. Then, on... [read full story]                    

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