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Cowboys OK with 2 backups blocking for Romo

The Columbian
Published: August 20, 2010, 12:00am

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — On the opening drive of their last preseason game, the Dallas Cowboys’ offensive line missed enough blocks to get Tony Romo sacked three times.

Now the Cowboys are about to face a San Diego defense that blitzed Chicago so often and so well that the Bears pulled starter Jay Cutler earlier than they’d planned.

And, Dallas will play the Chargers on Saturday night using two backups on the offensive line.

Coach Wade Phillips said Friday he plans on using his starters for “pretty close to a half” against the Chargers.

Montrae Holland is replacing Kyle Kosier at left guard, and Robert Brewster is replacing Marc Colombo at right tackle.

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