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At 6'4" and 295 pounds, Dallas' nose tackle Jay Ratliff is too svelte to fit the stereotypical mold for his position in the Cowboys' 3-4 defense.

Current Dolphins' nose tackle Jason Ferguson, whose torn biceps as a Cowboy at the start of the 2007 season gave Ratliff his first starting gig, is shorter (6'3"), and, at 305 pounds, a good bit squatter. 

Casey Hampton, whose Steelers run an attacking 3-4 defense similar to the Cowboys, plays at 325 pounds, and looks like he's ...

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