MALCOLM JENKINS, the best safety and the only real defensive backfield leader the Eagles have had since Brian Dawkins left town, said something interesting early Monday morning, in a deserted visitors' locker room at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
Jenkins was asked if the 27-16 loss would sting longer than usual, given that the Eagles were entering their bye week and wouldn't be able to take the field in the next week, even for practice.
"Yeah, and it should," Jenkins said. "Hopefully, it lights a fire under some people. Hopefully, guys take this opportunity, this time off, to get healthy and to really evaluate themselves.