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Dr. Jerry Jones has the prescription for dealing with Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. Attack him.

Via Charean Williams of the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Jones said during his Friday appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas/Fort Worth that the Cowboys can’t run away from Sherman, and that the Cowboys will challenge him.

They should. Specifically, with receiver Dez Bryant. Sherman won’t be able to cover Bryant any better than Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph did in overtime on Sunday. And Dez Bryant still caught the ball, setting up the game-winning field goal.

So put Bryant over on Sherman’s side of the field, and see if the self-styled best cornerback in the game can keep up with Bryant.

There’s another wrinkle that makes this specific matchup even more intriguing. In the fifth round of the 2011 draft, Jones and the Cowboys picked cornerback Josh Thomas with the 143rd selection. Eleven spots later, the Seahawks drafted Sherman.

It’s too late for Thomas to vindicate the Cowboys; he failed to make the 53-man roster as a rookie with the Cowboys. Last month, he signed with the Seahawks.

For Sherman, Thomas should be a reminder of what Jones thought of Sherman three years ago. And that should give Sherman even more motivation to try to keep up with Bryant.