Comments on: Juan Castillo knows he needs a “good start” for Eagles defense

By: oldbyrd

oldbyrd — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:57:34 +0000

Just admitting that he must get off to a good start is a good start.

By: stan97

stan97 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:21:20 +0000

I’d stay they’ve stacked the deck in his favor with all the studs they’ve brought in via FA and finally drafting some quality defensive players this season.

It’s like they’ve built this defense to be Castillo-proof, but time will tell.

By: janvanflac

janvanflac — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:27:51 +0000

Now they have the personnel to fit the scheme.

I’m sure they will be much improved.

By: pmx8411

pmx8411 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:18:18 +0000

I can not wait for training camp!! I can not wait to see the rookies Cox, Kendricks and my boy Brandon Boykin

By: rugbyisbetter

rugbyisbetter — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:56:07 +0000

The blame should go to both Reid and Castillo. Andy hired him, and he accepted. Once you accept the DC, you accept the responsibility of getting that D to play at championship level, and accept the scrutiny of that position.

To let the youth at LB and Safety stay in for so long was a poor mistake by them both. To say its not long enough for an MLB to make an impact as a rookie? Go look at the Broncos MLB, he will tell you differently. He had the same offseason (none). They had Dawk and we had a young rotation that got exposed.

And I am not saying it was all Defense, Vick let the ball into the other teams hands too. But when you blow 5 (5!) 4th quarter leads, that screams defense and interceptions.

It was just comical to see Reid blame the offense for everything during the season. Then in the offense admit the linebackers and safeties were a known problem going into and during last season.

By: pjhurley5

pjhurley5 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:55:39 +0000

“But here’s the thing. They won’t be looking at him. They’ll be looking at the pictures. And if they have to strain to understand Castillo, who speaks with a fairly thick accent, they’ll do their daydreaming not while looking down, but while looking at the pictures Castillo has placed on the wall.”

- Perfect example of trying to fabricate a story/issue/problem when there is not one. Unbelievable that this is getting criticism.

By: bdawkins20

bdawkins20 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:19:51 +0000

take away all the turnovers by the o and see how they make the playoffs last year. the d cant solve the problem of bad turnovers by the o. i think this will be a dominant d this year. just feed shady and play d.

By: dynast77

dynast77 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:38:42 +0000

Why does everyone keep busting on Juan? Sure, the Eagles defense struggled early last season, as expected. During the 2nd half of the year, the Eagles had one of the top defenses in the league!
Give the guy a break.

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:33:31 +0000

Reid’s explanation is typical Reid-spin. The truth is, McDermott was so eager to put his personal stamp on the defense, he made his schemes unnecessarily complex, in a way trying to “out-Johnson Johnson.” He also alienated the players which even though Castillo started out the same way, players realized he was a straight shooter albeit a little over enthusiastic, and also desired to impress Reid. What saved Castillo’s bacon was that later in the season, he finally started listening to his players and simplified his scheme. Only problem is, Washburn is on his own island with the DL and doesn’t really report to the DC. Bowles was hired to coach the secondary, but is a DC in waiting should Castillo falter.

By: nfcbeastly

nfcbeastly — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:13:41 +0000

If 3 games in Eagles are holding a 1-2 record, people will be calling for Juan’s head. There is no margin for error at this point. Having 1 failed year as a D-Coordinator behind him, and the confidence of Reid, plus the acquisition of skilled D players for 2012, now is the time.

By: laeaglefan

laeaglefan — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:13:19 +0000

“It’s becoming very clear that the Eagles are monstrous favorites to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl”

I think that’s overstating it just a bit. The Eagles probably aren’t even favorites, let alone “monstrous” favorites. I think the most accurate thing that could be said is that the Eagles will be competitive and will be in the hunt for the Super Bowl. But let’s not get overly exuberant about their chances. We’ve been there before and as the saying goes…the rest is history.

By: wallaceb0b

wallaceb0b — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:01:07 +0000

Juan is a good coach, good motivator and good communicator. His accent is not thick and players do not need to strain to pay attention to him.

By: distracted9

distracted9 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:42:41 +0000

I love Juan.. I think he was thrown under the bus a lot for our embarassing D. Nnamdi was misused and Matthews was given to much time to show what he couldnt do.. I think this year w/a stonger linebacking corp to support the wide 9 and our corners playing press and man coverage we should be much improved.

By: forthand26

forthand26 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:39:34 +0000

It’s becoming very clear that the Eagles are monstrous favorites to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.

By: jaystop

jaystop — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:34:29 +0000

The Eagles two biggest moves this offseason no one is talking about are 1) signing DeMeco Ryans and 2) bringing in Todd Bowles as an assistant. Finally sured up the middle of the defense with a proven player and leader and hedged their Castillo bet with a proven defensive strategist.