Juan Castillo, new DC of your Philadelphia Eagles

[TexasEagle]

I honestly think that Reid is done if they go another year without winning a playoff game.

Time to actively root against the team?

I'm already there. farg this team. I'm beyond getting mad, I'm just numb.

[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.

[ice grillin you]

At this point I'm more upset about Castillo being another guy from within the Eagles system than I am about him being an offensive coach. I wanted that defense blown the farg up.

this.

so you guys are more upset with hiring from within than hiring of an offensive coach to run the defense?...if anthing hiring from within in this case is a positive because hes at least familar with the surroundings and how reid likes his defense to be put together and his philosphy on that side of the ball

imo the much bigger issue here is hiring a 15 year offensive line coach to run an nfl defense...i wouldnt feel one ounce better about that if the guy came from another team

[TexasEagle]

Why... actually I can't even care anymore. Until Reid is fired I'm done. This is as insane as what the Titans are doing, but that's because of an idiot owner just farging around. This is worse because Reid hasn't a clue what he's doing anymore. I seriously think he's gone insane.

[PhillyGirl]

Well, of course its both, IGY..,.but the fact that its the combination. farg, I don't know....I'm so upset about all sides of this...just, ugh...farg it already.

[ice grillin you]

Why... actually I can't even care anymore. Until Reid is fired I'm done. This is as insane as what the Titans are doing, but that's because of an idiot owner just farging around. This is worse because Reid hasn't a clue what he's doing anymore. I seriously think he's gone insane.

reid is the least of the problems

[Drunkmasterflex]

I honestly think that Reid is done if they go another year without winning a playoff game.

Time to actively root against the team?

I'm already there. farg this team. I'm beyond getting mad, I'm just numb.

Everybody keeps saying at the end of next year, but the way Bowen and Hoffman said it a few weeks ago on DNL was that it is two years.  They basically were saying the Eagles keep taking more of his power and his contract will be up and that if he doesn't win a Super Bowl it will basically be a mutual parting. 

[TexasEagle]

Why... actually I can't even care anymore. Until Reid is fired I'm done. This is as insane as what the Titans are doing, but that's because of an idiot owner just farging around. This is worse because Reid hasn't a clue what he's doing anymore. I seriously think he's gone insane.

reid is the least of the problems

True, but until he's gone NOTHING is going to change and the bizarre crap he's done to the Eagles will continue into infinity. I almost don't care if they hire a coach straight from pop warner, until this guy is gone I can't bring myself to care anymore about the Eagles. I've just hit the wall after this bombshell. I'm not jumping teams but I'm not rooting for Philly until the Reid era is blissful history.

[ice grillin you]

i hate andy...all im saying is its not out of the realm of possibility that howie roseman could be the next eagles coach

[TexasEagle]

Bring it! Anyone but Reid is my new motto... I'll take some down years to get rid of that guy (which is no longer a given in today's NFL).

The only people still clinging to Reid (not on this board for the most part) are those afraid of change on the basis that *maybe* the Eagles will have a losing season or three. There's no reason to keep his fat ass around anymore. The upside is way greater than the downside.

[PhillyPhreak54]

All bullshtein aside...

Ain't a damn one of youse guys going anywhere or going to ignore the team.

Buckle up.

[QB Eagles]

I doubt the experiment will fail solely due to him being an OL guy. He's been around the team forever and I actually believe the shtein about him learning as much as he can about the defense, because he's a known workaholic. But I'd rather it be a complete abortion and see him get replaced by Washburn in Week 8 than see McDermott Pt 2, the same devolved JJ scheme with fewer twists, inappropriately positioned players, and no adjustments.

Instead of an outsider coming and putting a new stamp on this D, Castillo has all the markings of a weak DC who will be afraid to tinker too much, and who is totally steeped in the way the Eagles already do business. Maybe Reid is too much of a control freak to allow a strong outsider DC who will say "we have enough fastballs for now, how about getting a beast LB?", but the D has been in slow decline during the entire Reid era and needs a new mind in control of it. The decline began even before JJ was gone, but it's accelerating now. Historically bad in the red zone should have been a wake-up call.

I've made my peace with Reid as HC, but it's time to let go of the old defensive philosophy.

[PhillyGirl]

Former Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski was as shocked as everyone else when he heard that Juan Castillo was moving to the defensive side of the ball as coordinator.

Jaworski called the move a "head-scratcher."

"I kind of thought it would be a high-profile person that they would go for," he said. "It's a big jump.

Asked if he knew of this ever having been done before in the NFL, Jaws said, "I'm sure there has been (someone), but off the top fo my head, I can't think of it."

[SD]

That's Jaworski's polite way of saying the Eagles have no farging clue what they're doing.

Another thing that bugs me is during the PC Reid kept reiterating that Juan was a great teacher. That's great, but he hasn't taught Defense since Bush Sr. was in office and he forgets that the defensive coordinator has to call defensive plays and formations.

[ice grillin you]

I doubt the experiment will fail solely due to him being an OL guy. He's been around the team forever and I actually believe the shtein about him learning as much as he can about the defense, because he's a known workaholic. But I'd rather it be a complete abortion and see him get replaced by Washburn in Week 8 than see McDermott Pt 2, the same devolved JJ scheme with fewer twists, inappropriately positioned players, and no adjustments.

Instead of an outsider coming and putting a new stamp on this D, Castillo has all the markings of a weak DC who will be afraid to tinker too much, and who is totally steeped in the way the Eagles already do business. Maybe Reid is too much of a control freak to allow a strong outsider DC who will say "we have enough fastballs for now, how about getting a beast LB?", but the D has been in slow decline during the entire Reid era and needs a new mind in control of it. The decline began even before JJ was gone, but it's accelerating now. Historically bad in the red zone should have been a wake-up call.

I've made my peace with Reid as HC, but it's time to let go of the old defensive philosophy.

the defense is so bad its beyond any DC fixing...so in that sense it doesnt really matter who it is...the problem here is the much larger picture of what has become a pathetically dysfunctional organization...a numbers cruncher is now their gm and an offensive line coach their defensive coordinator...and you can include the entire hiring process for the DC....tongiht they are the laughing stock of the nfl...all this is much bigger than who is calling the defense next year