Quintin Mikell News

The fact that DeSean Jackson has kicked his old agent to the curb and hired Drew Rosenhaus to get him a new megabucks contract from the Eagles hardly comes as a shock.

The secondary has been decimated. The linebackers keep getting hurt. Guys are starting in positions they've never played, and guys who've never played find themselves in key roles.

Let me dispel any notions you may have had that actually being the stadium might have improved the experience of watching last night's clunker against the Cowboys.

It's far simpler, and much more comforting, to write it all off as a lousy spot.

Why are the Eagles so good at blowing out teams, but so bad at gutting out close games? Sunday night's 20-16 loss to Dallas at Lincoln Financial Field was emblematic of the team's annual struggle for the past five seasons to prevail in games decided in the fourth quarter.

Last season's game against the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field left Tony Romo out of breath - literally.

PHILADELPHIA a ' Quintin Mikell made an interesting comparison last week as the Eagles prepared for Sunday's first-place showdown with the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Eagles' big-play offense has kept its scoring drives short and sweet so far this season.

If you can't judge the Eagles' defense, as the players say, based on its shaky outing against the Saints' top-ranked offense in Week 2, then you can't gauge the success of the unit off five victories over lesser teams.

Eagles safety Quintin Mikell is seeing a little different Tony Romo this year. "I think he's taken a lot more on himself," McDermott said.

When they're right, they make it look oh-so easy. And when they're not, they can make it oh-so difficult.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley PHILADELPHIA -- I'm desperately trying to join my pals on NFL Nation Live, but we're having some Internet issues at the Linc.

How many times have you heard that Trent Cole's motor never stops running? That seems to be the stock quote about the Eagles' fifth-year defensive end.

THE INACTIVE LIST for the season opener last month was not quite what veteran safety Sean Jones had in mind when he signed with the Eagles this past offseason.

Eagles defensive coordinator Sean McDermott called him "a work in progress." Just-acquired linebacker Will Witherspoon, the guy McDermott was talking about, said that could still be the case a month from now.

The Eagles vs Redskins score for week 7 Monday Night Football was closer than the game was.

Sherm Lewis might want to go back to bingo. Or, better yet, he might want to apply for a job as the Philadelphia Eagles' play caller - it's a much easier job with someone such as DeSean Jackson on your side.

Will Witherspoon hopes he will finally be the one who is able to take a large stick, jam it in, and stop what has been a revolving door for the Eagles at middle linebacker all season.

Ashley Fox blogged during the Eagles - Redskins game last night. Here's a sampling.

Sometimes there are head games between bitter NFL rivals. Between the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles tonight? Headset games.