OXNARD, Calif. — Two weeks ago it was the Rams. Tuesday it was the Saints. Either way, the pattern for this Cowboys defense in joint practices is starting to look the same: overwhelm the line of scrimmage first, worry about the manners later. Dallas controlled long stretches of its lone joint practice with New Orleans at these same River Ridge fields, got a vintage deep shot from Dak Prescott to George Pickens on the other side of the ball, and then spent the final hour getti

OXNARD, Calif. — Forget the pads and the scorecard for a second. Tuesday's joint practice between the Cowboys and the Rams wasn't really about winning a period, no matter how many training-camp Twitter accounts tried to hand out a trophy for it. It was about finding out who you are before the lights come on. Dallas got exactly what it came for out in Southern California — a heavyweight sparring session against a Rams roster that, on paper, might be the best they see all summe