Comments on: Juan Castillo’s defense starting to get some credit http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Fri, 24 May 2013 01:00:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: omegaichiban http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464950 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:19:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464950 What homer gave my previous post a thumbs down? The defense was crap for most of the year. Who is in charge of the defense, Castillo? Terrible move. Now if brown didn’t throw away the 49er game, and Meshawn chose to participate this year, Philly might be in first place. Or if Reid could grasp that the run game is a valid way to win games…should I continue?

]]> By: cobrala2 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464849 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:03:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464849 MDS you sure are getting excited about a mild improvement here.
Our D couldn’t be more disappointing; they only had one way to go – UP. Castillo gets credit for taking, what, 14 weeks to coach his defense?! Puh-leez guys. SMH

When our LBs and Safeties show up I’ll believe in Castillo. Until then I pray for Spagz as our DC!

]]> By: omegaichiban http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464840 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:59:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464840 The defense is better now,who cares?? It was crap for much of the year. Castillo was a terrible move!!

]]> By: derekjetersmansion http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464821 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:45:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464821 @ lbijake

I bet it’s in his contract that Washburn won’t be asked to be DC. That’s lame.

]]> By: lbijake http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464752 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:59:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464752 If Spags is available, Eagles and Giants will be fighting for him. Definitely agree that if they keep Castille, they need to hire a mentor for him. Both will promise him HC in two to three years.

@derekjeter, calling Washburn old and lame is a bit off. He almost punched out the OC for lame play calling. Wash has the fire.

Hope games play out so next weekend in a play in game for NFC East and Broncos.

]]> By: freedomispopular http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464745 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:54:31 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464745 Before we call for his head, why don’t we see what he can do with an actual offseason under his belt.

]]> By: crazimitch http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464738 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:45:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464738 Considering the high ratings, stadium attendance, and media attention the NFL gets i would think a lot of people are actually watching the games, but that is apparently not the case. In my opinion the Eagles problems are highly correlated to one thing and one thing only and that is not their Defense. That one thing is their Turnovers. They turn the ball over 2.5 times a game. Look back over the last 20 to 30 years and you’ll be hard pressed to find a team with a winning record who turns the ball over that much.
The Eagles defense is 10th for yards allowed, but close to 20th in poinys allowed. The Eagles offense is in thetop five in yards, but the don’t score like the Saints, Pats, or Packers because those teams dont turn the ball over. In fact those three teams have terrible defenses.
NFL games are simply awesome to watch, more should start cause its way better than anything else including watching fantasy stats.
Oh and Tebow is a terrible QB.

]]> By: 1509lucky http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464726 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:39:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464726 Still want him GONE!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: laeaglefan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464724 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:38:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464724 “”At the very least, hire an experienced “defensive assistant” to keep him honest”"

What is Jim Washburn supposed to be….chopped liver?

]]> By: adm350 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464722 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:37:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464722 Spags……you look better in Eagle Green. How about it. DC……and bring Quentin and Brandon back with you.

]]> By: derekjetersmansion http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464718 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:30:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464718 Former NFL DC Johnnie Lynn is the secondary coach. Maybe he’s the “experienced defensive assistant”. I wonder how much help he’s giving.

Statistically, the Eagles D is #10. Lots of meaningless sacks!

It’ll be interesting to see how the coaching staff changes. I kind of thought they didn’t fire Castillo because they had no one to replace him. Some coaches were too young (Caldwell, Zordich), others were too old and lame (Washburn, Lynn).

I’m not defending Castillo, just remember they hired DL coach before the coordinator, thinking a young guy would come in and want to work with Washburn. It doesn’t work like that. The coordinator hires the coaches, not the other way around.

]]> By: phillyphever http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464697 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:06:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464697 Well, there’s my lumps of coal in my stocking this year. Ugh, why couldn’t they have melted down and forced Lurie to clean house like this team needs to do?

]]> By: cleverbob http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464695 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:01:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464695 If they were truly going “all in” this season, they wouldn’t have gone with a DC that would take 12 games just to get his bearings. They made some necessary and obvious adjustments with the front 7, but they still haven’t maximized the talent they have at CB.

]]> By: sonopazzo6 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464687 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:46:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464687 Vick vs. Tebow in the Superbowl……the Eagles are victorious, there’s a parade down Broad Street, Amelia Earhart lands in New York, (turns out she just took a wrong turn) Jimmy Hoffa is discovered tending bar in Patterson, NJ, Andy Reid is made Mayor of Philadelphia for life and Juan Castillo is appointed Chief of Police and Minister of Defense…….the anti-christ appears as David Hasselhof in yet another TV series and the Mayan calendar ends the world 9 months early!!!

]]> By: mad55555 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464686 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:44:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464686 plymkr88 says:Dec 24, 2011 9:22 AM

As a Cowboy fan, I PRAY they bring Juan back.
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He shut your team down! 34-7 Why would you want them to bring him back? Well, you are a cowtread fan, loggic doesn’t enter your bubble.
HAQHAQHAQ

]]> By: damko12 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464674 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:23:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464674 who is mark sanchez?

]]> By: plymkr88 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464670 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:22:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464670 As a Cowboy fan, I PRAY they bring Juan back.

]]> By: blackqbwhiterb http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464662 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:17:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464662 Before any bashing, remember 2 things- any time you introduce a whole new system, it takes time. And secondly, look at how many points this “awful new defense” gave up against NFC east teams….

]]> By: howley1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464655 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:59:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464655 “Seriously? you kidding me? a defensive end covering a LB or TE? first things first.. LB’s play defense. ”

Yeah typo, that was supposed to be “RB”

]]> By: eaglesnoles05 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464654 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:59:39 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464654 @eagleswin- I liked mcderm, but he has fone jack as a DC. Castillio has now had about as many impressive coaching outings in 14gms than McDermott has had in two seasons. Neither are near the top of my hall-of-fame ballot, but take off the regret goggles and cheer for your team during the season. Bitch in the offseason.

]]> By: eaglesnoles05 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464652 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:56:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464652 The “Dream” is alive, that’s all I’m saying on this subject, for now. Eagles fans who hope to not make the playoffs to force coaching changes are a buncha _______s. #goFyourself. LEt’s do this, or at least pretend we want to. Good lord.

]]> By: jc1958cool http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464639 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:30:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464639 all the talent on that defense, i could coach and look as good as castillo! what a joke

]]> By: eagleswin http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464637 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:21:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464637 This is exactly what i was afraid of. The Eagles looking better at the end of the season. You look like crap for 12 games but if you can show improvement after your record is 4-8 it’ll be different next year!

With good coaching this should not be a team that is fighting to finish at .500. Juan was unprepared for the job and this has been a learning experience for him. The defensive side of the ball was a mess for most of the year and Andy will use this late season surge as an excuse to keep Juan.

What’s funny is that McDermott got the boot for not turning a much less talented defense into a top defense. I think one of his starting corners isn’t even playing football anymore, yet Andy brings in a ton of defensive talent for his OL coach to coach. Does anyone think that McDermott would’ve gotten alot more out of these star players?

I still don’t understand why they didn’t put Kafka in over Young when it became woefully obvious that Young has no clue what he’s doing in this offense. Kafka may not be a world beater but he knows the offense and will most likely be on the team next year.

I guess when you are “all in” you have to start the braindead QB on the 1yr contract because you promised him the #2 job.

]]> By: rugdaniels http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464636 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:19:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464636 I’d love to see Reid and Castillo back with the Eagles next year. I love watching their fans flip back and forth between enraged and hopeful every other week. They deserve these guys.

]]> By: pkeane91 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464631 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:09:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464631 @Howley

Seriously? you kidding me? a defensive end covering a LB or TE? first things first.. LB’s play defense.

yeah babin isnt playing the run verywell.. but he can certainly get to the qb better than a hell of a lot of DE/OLB.

Castillo is letting Babin do what he is good at. credit to him. Castillo has made a top ten defense in yards allowed in his first year. give him some credit. i see him back next year. the Eagles defense will be better, more wrinkles, more plays. they’ll play faster.

]]> By: dontouchmyjunk http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464623 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:58:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464623 Word is that Reid himself is helping out with the defense. Sure does seem like something is happening beyond improved coaching from Castillo.

]]> By: vysethelegend http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464618 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:49:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464618 Two games doesn’t mean it’ll last. There best move would be to hire Spags once he gets fired in St. Louis. The man is basically JJ 2.0 as a DC.

]]> By: maddenwizkid http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464616 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:47:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464616 Overrated bums coaching overrated bums, yeah that should get us to the SB or at least a division crown, okay no a playoff berth? How about a winning record? Fine well just settle for a nice piece on pft. When it comes to a championship I guess they can always DREAM. Hey thanx VY u made that easy

]]> By: howley1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464615 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:47:09 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464615 It’s pretty obvious that Washburn is running the defense now. Babin does *nothing* but rush the passer. It’s the only thing he does well. Can’t play the run, can’t cover a LB or TE to save his life.

]]> By: eigglesnosuperbowls http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/24/juan-castillos-defense-starting-to-get-some-credit/#comment-1464614 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:47:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175075#comment-1464614 C’MON MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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