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  It seems like the Eagles are signing everyone except DeSean Jackson, a training camp holdout set to make less than a million in the final year of his rookie contract next year. Jackson has earned a new deal and deserves one and all of the Eagles outside signings must…

By Jim Keller    The Dallas Cowboys finally put together a solid effort by their offense, defense and special teams, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. All head coach Wade Phillips told his troops afterward was, “Just play with this kind of urgency every week.”  Tony Romo played…

  By Jim Keller  The temporary era for Jon Kitna starts this weekend.  The bigger question in Dallas is when the Wade Phillips era will come to an excruciating end.  The demoralized Cowboys will test their pride Sunday at Cowboys when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Dallas (1-5) was supposed to…

By Jim Keller  Can the Cowboys put together a second consecutive all-around effort?  Can they contain Chris Johnson? What will the run-pass ratio be? And how will they welcome home old friend Vince Young.  Fans will be honing in on these aspects as the Cowboys return from the bye week on…

  The Cowboys set their sights on becoming the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium, so their 6-10 finish was not what they had in mind. At one point it was worse. This team was 1-7 before they fired Wade Phillips and missing quarterback Tony…

  The Cowboys bottomed out last season. Once a popular pick to become the first team to play in a Super Bowl the same season that they hosted the Super Bowl, the Cowboys started the season 1-7 and finished 6-10. However, it wasn’t all bad. Wade Phillips is finally gone.…

By Jim Keller  Both the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings will be desperate clubs when they meet Sunday at the Metrodome. The Cowboys (1-3) are coming off a 34-27 loss to the Tennessee Titans when Week 1 & 2 problems resurfaced against the Titans: 12 penalties, poor pass protection, 3 turnovers…

  Cornerback Maybe if the Cowboys could have actually stopped the Giants aerial attack down the stretch, they’d be the ones hoisting the Lombardi Trophy instead of the Giants. Or maybe they would have just lost in the first round to the Falcons. Either way, they can’t be too pleased…

Free Agency Priorities Safety Alan Ball at free safety is terrible. I can only assume they didn’t draft a safety because they plan on signing a veteran in free agency. Gerald Sensabaugh is a free agent at strong safety, so if he’s not resigned, they’ll have to sign someone else…

  OT Jeff Allen (Illinois) 3-4 DE Chase Baker (Boise State) S Mark Barron (Alabama) 3-4 DE Michael Brockers (LSU) CB Ron Brooks (LSU) WR Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma) S D.J. Campbell (California) 3-4 DE Fletcher Cox (Mississippi State) G David DeCastro (Stanford) RB Cyrus Gray (Texas A&M) CB Stephon Gilmore (South Carolina) G Cordy…