Bills young & depleted D prepares to answer its critics facing Cowboys

[Cntrygal]

Go ahead and laugh. Safety Donte Whitner's heard them all, including the jab about how the Bills' defense will serve as a ``punching bag,'' as one national radio broadcaster put it, for the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night.

``It's funny to me hearing things like that. It really doesn't bother me,'' said the second-year player and one of the few healthy starters left in Buffalo's defensive backfield. ``If they're so sure that (Dallas) was going to win, then we wouldn't have to play the game.''



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