牛仔防守联盟垫底，聘请老帅佩蒂纳出任高级防守助理
战绩2胜3负的达拉斯牛仔10月12日宣布，聘请资深教练迈克·佩蒂纳（Mike Pettine）担任高级防守助理，试图挽救全联盟排名垫底的防守组。这是牛仔在本赛季防守持续崩盘后做出的又一次调整。
据路透社报道，牛仔防守本赛季多项数据排名联盟倒数：场均被冲球推进168.4码、对手传球评分120.5均为联盟最差；全队至今没有一次抄截，是全联盟唯一零抄截的球队；场均失分27.2分排名第26位。球队在上周四晚主场16比24输给坦帕湾海盗后，防守球员还自行召开了仅限球员参加的内部会议。
佩蒂纳现年60岁，曾任克利夫兰布朗主教练，长期担任NFL防守助教。他2009至2011年在纽约喷气机与牛仔现任主帅布莱恩·肖滕海默（Brian Schottenheimer）共事，后来在绿湾包装工担任三年防守协调员，其中两年与牛仔现任防守协调员克里斯蒂安·帕克（Christian Parker）搭档。肖滕海默表示："我们谈这件事已经很久了，他能带来经验和价值，我非常确信找对了人。"牛仔本周将客场挑战绿湾包装工。
Cowboys, Last in Defense, Hire Veteran Pettine as Senior Defensive Assistant
The 2-3 Dallas Cowboys announced on October 12 that they have hired veteran coach Mike Pettine as a senior defensive assistant, hoping to rescue a defense ranked at the bottom of the league — the latest adjustment amid a season of defensive struggles.
According to Reuters, the Cowboys' defense ranks last in several categories: 168.4 rushing yards allowed per game and a 120.5 opponent passer rating are both league worsts; the team has yet to record an interception, the only team in the NFL without one; and its 27.2 points allowed per game ranks 26th. After last Thursday night's 24-16 home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the defensive players also held a players-only meeting.
Pettine, 60, is a former Cleveland Browns head coach and longtime NFL defensive assistant. He worked with current Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer with the New York Jets from 2009 to 2011, and later spent three years as defensive coordinator in Green Bay, two of them alongside current Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker. 'We've been talking about this for a long time,' Schottenheimer said. 'He brings experience and value, and I'm very confident we got the right guy.' Dallas visits Green Bay this week.
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