Juan Castillo, new DC of your Philadelphia Eagles

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I've had some time to think about this, and I still hate the move. farg you all.

[reese125]

Once again the Eagles will laugh at everyone when Juan frggin Castillo wrecks havoc on opposing OC's around the league and comes up with a 2011 top 5 defense in all categories.

End of the season he'll step up to the podium, look out to the sea of reporters and say, "Anda que te coja un burro!" step down and roll right back to OL coach in 2012.

[lurking wierdo]

The shame of it is, there is so much friggin talent on this team...and Reid's bringing them all down.

He has for years.

You are exactly 100% wrong with this statement.

[PhillyGirl]

The shame of it is, there is so much friggin talent on this team...and Reid's bringing them all down.

He has for years.

You are exactly 100% wrong with this statement.

If you could remove your lips from Reid's cheerio for 5 seconds, could you please explain why you believe that?

[SD]

[SD]

The shame of it is, there is so much friggin talent on this team...and Reid's bringing them all down.

He has for years.

You are exactly 100% wrong with this statement.

If you could remove your lips from Reid's cheerio for 5 seconds, could you please explain why you believe that?

I agree with weirdo. Where do you see 'so much friggin talent'? The O-line and defense is a mess, so that's 75% of the team right there. Vick masked a lot of the problems on offense with his mobility and their skill position players are top notch, but other than that you have 2 decent O-lineman (Herremans/Peters) and 2 good defensive players (Cole/Samuel) with a bunch of nice players. Aside from safety with Nate Allen,  every position on the field other than QB/WRs/RB/LDE/CB could be upgraded.

[ice grillin you]

so is everyone relieved that at least they didnt hire a 3-4 DC....i know a lot of people were saying that would have been a mistake

[PhillyGirl]

every position on the field other than QB/WRs/RB/LDE/CB could be upgraded.

When was the last time those first 3 could be said. There is a shteinload of talent on offense, yes, there are holes, but wtf? You are disagreeing that Reid's laundry list of mistakes are not dragging down the talent on the team?? Between his years of zesty playcalling, time management, GM mistakes and now this....you disagree with my statement?

[charlie]

every position on the field other than QB/WRs/RB/LDE/CB could be upgraded.

When was the last time those first 3 could be said. There is a shteinload of talent on offense, yes, there are holes, but wtf? You are disagreeing that Reid's laundry list of mistakes are not dragging down the talent on the team?? Between his years of zesty playcalling, time management, GM mistakes and now this....you disagree with my statement?

So Reid is dragging down the offense? The offense that he picked the players for and that he designed and that is perennially considered one of the more explosive offenses in the league is somehow being dragged down?

The defense is shtein from top to bottom and has been for a few seasons now. But how does anyone really have a major issue with the offense?

I'm no Reid fan, but let's be realistic here.

[PhillyGirl]

Reid's been dragging this team down for years now.

But the love affair some of you have with him is mind-boggling. He's well overstayed his welcome and at this point, he's nothing but a huge road block to this team ever being a Super Bowl winner.

[Sgt PSN]

so is everyone relieved that at least they didnt hire a 3-4 DC....i know a lot of people were saying that would have been a mistake

I am.  I like the 3-4 defense but let's be serious here.....the Eagles have a hard time putting 3 competent linebackers on the field.  So switching to a defense that requires 4 quality LB's makes absolutely no sense.  That's like white people saying a 10 foot rim isn't high enough. 

[SunMo]

oline coach > 3-4 defensive coach, apparently

[lurking wierdo]

The shame of it is, there is so much friggin talent on this team...and Reid's bringing them all down.

He has for years.

You are exactly 100% wrong with this statement.

erage
If you could remove your lips from Reid's cheerio for 5 seconds, could you please explain why you believe that?

Reid's teams have consistently out performed their level of talent. If you can take a non-biased look at the talent and results over the last 12 years, it becomes plain.With the exception of Owens, any "superstars" who left here, never flourished anywhere else. Trotter, McNabb, Staley, heck, you could even say James Thrash and (JC I am blanking but I can't remember the TE from Rutgers who was with the Ravens). Also. look at the fill ins who have thrived here: Feeley, Garcia, Chad Lewis.

I would hate to tell you this but, Macklin UNDER ANY OTHER COACH is average at best.
Need anyone remind you that the Eagles won their division with an o-line decimated by injuries? In fact the o-line is usually built over time. The plan from 2009 fell apart and had to be totally retooled in a year, and it was, and though decimated by injury still had a 1000 yard rusher and one of the top passing games in the league. Oh, and that passing game included 2 QB's. No excuses for games off due to injury. In fact the backup QB torched one of the top D's in the league (Atlanta).

[ice grillin you]

you can pinpoint specific areas where the team lacks talent and where it has talent...but taken as a whole there is an extreme lack of it...and it goes back to the top end of the draft...in last almost ten years you can count on one hand the number of talented players they have put into this lineup from the part of the draft that supplies talent

and if you go to the defensive side of the ball its downright hideous...since lito shepherd how many playmakers have they drafted in any round on the defensive side of the ball...for much of the post ray rhodes player era jim johnson and dawk worked his miracles to make them better than they were but now they have quintin mikell in for dawk and sean mcdermott/offensive line coach in for jj and thats why you see the bottom falling out...oh and for good measure the guy in charge of filling this talent gap should be working for t rowe price

so is everyone relieved that at least they didnt hire a 3-4 DC....i know a lot of people were saying that would have been a mistake

I am.  I like the 3-4 defense but let's be serious here.....the Eagles have a hard time putting 3 competent linebackers on the field.  So switching to a defense that requires 4 quality LB's makes absolutely no sense.  That's like white people saying a 10 foot rim isn't high enough.  

hiring a 3-4 coach doesnt mean implementing a 3-4 defense....but really i was trying to be ironic/sarcastic there and wasnt looking for serious replies

[SD]

every position on the field other than QB/WRs/RB/LDE/CB could be upgraded.

When was the last time those first 3 could be said. There is a shteinload of talent on offense, yes, there are holes, but wtf? You are disagreeing that Reid's laundry list of mistakes are not dragging down the talent on the team?? Between his years of zesty playcalling, time management, GM mistakes and now this....you disagree with my statement?

Last season when they had the exact same players minus Vick and plus Mcnabb.

His playcalling and clock management are issues but offensively - other than the skill positions - they're a mess. The O-line is the foundation of any offense and theirs is terrible. Are you disagreeing that the D and O-line aren't a mess? Because that's 75% of the team.