Comments on: Andy Reid: I’m evaluating Eagles, firing Castillo “is one of the moves”

By: defiantgiant66

defiantgiant66 — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:32:16 +0000

As a Giants fan, this is awesome stuff. However, here is what I think should happen in Philly.

Andy, please come in and sit down.

Andy – your TPS Reports are unacceptable, and it’s become clear to us you have no clue how to do your job.

Have you ever considered ‘ Is this good for the company ‘ in your decision making process ? No ? Really. Not good Andy.

You don’t fit with our corporate ethos, Andy. As a matter of fact, you barely fit through the door.

You sir, are fired. Collect your severance at payroll, and leave the premesis.

End scene.

By: thesmartestmanever

thesmartestmanever — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:03:23 +0000

welcome back my friends to the show that never ends we’re so glad you could attend come inside come inside. here behind the glass is Andy reid’s fat a$$ be careful as you pass move along move along

By: joeyb3878

joeyb3878 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:25:20 +0000

Btw the Eagles winning % is .167 when Vick has 40+ pass attempts. Hopefully Andy took notice of that stat. You run to set up the pass. Not vice versa…… The more Vick handles the ball the greater the odds that something bad will happen. Vick is an extraordinary athlete and capable of making big plays when the time is right but that time is compromised when you eliminate the element of surprise by constantly swinging for the fences. It is what it is. I am tired of settling for mediocrity from a team with the talent to have won a Super Bowl over the last 13 years as opposed to 4 NFC championship losses in which they were favored in 3 of them along with all the other continued mistakes year after year.

By: deathmonkey41

deathmonkey41 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:23:31 +0000

To console himself over having to fire his good friend, Juan Castillo, Andy Reid ate a lot.

By: joeyb3878

joeyb3878 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:05:53 +0000

I love how people act as if the Eagles can’t find a better coach. Andy Reid is a good general manager. He is great at developing QBs, he has shown he is capable of creating a competitive team on a pretty consistent basis but he has also proved that he is a horrible game day coach that can’t get over the hump. Yes he is the most successful coach in franchise history (a franchise that has never won anything) especially when compared to Rich Kotite. There have been plenty capable coaches hired by other teams during Reid’s tenure and there is no reason why ownership cannot find another capable coach. I also realize they may not but after 13 years of the same song and dance I don’t think it would be considered hating to accept continued incompetence from a team that has the talent to exceed Andy Reid’s shortcomings as a game manager. There is a difference between pessimism and realism and what’s real is that Andy Reid that Andy Reid continues to underachieve. PERIOD

By: imprintmatt

imprintmatt — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:36:39 +0000

We will all be sorry when we have the rich kotites of the world. People forget the what Andy has done… There are always cycles we go though with any team. The fact that most teams would want Andy should speak volumes haters hate but u will be sorry

By: joeyb3878

joeyb3878 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:08:59 +0000

The Eagles game against the Falcons should be pretty intriguing considering it could be the game that makes or breaks the Eagles season, along with Andy’s job. With that said the players respect Reid and I suspect they will rally behind their coach. Andy Reid also has an excellent record following the bye week……… That said I am hoping Andy realizes that he needs to change his approach on offense. His brand of football is old and tired. Same mistakes year after year. He has a QB that is injury prone, can not read defenses, holds the ball to long and turns the ball over at an alarming rate. All this behind a beat up O line that cannot pass block. Yet he insists on calling 40 something pass play a game as opposed to running the ball with his all-pro running back…… What really cracks me up is when he calls a play action pass after refusing to establish any type of running game……. What am I saying, he ain’t changing a thing and the Eagles will once again be 8-8 and Andy can go coach the Chargers and torture their fans.

By: mikeysoundtrack

mikeysoundtrack — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:42:17 +0000

Nick Foles please

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:21:21 +0000

I’ve always liked Andy, but making Castillo his DC has to be one of the most boneheaded moves any coach has ever made. Wonder how many times Asomugha has wished he’d gone elsewhere.

By: threenewtons

threenewtons — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:40:18 +0000

They need to get rid of Vick as well.

By: tigrrrr

tigrrrr — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:37:35 +0000

Throw the bum vick, out !!

By: raoool

raoool — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:03:52 +0000

Andy’s acknowledged it’s his responsibility.

Your move, Jeffrey.

By: shlort

shlort — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:50:43 +0000

Here is some more food for thought on this situation. The Eagles wouldnt have to worry about blowing leads if they could score a decent amount of offensive points. I think they are averaging like 16 on Offense? Good teams average mid-20s and up.

By: lovedabirds

lovedabirds — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:13:40 +0000

From 2010-2012 including his one measly playoff game (33 games)
Michael Vick 60 TDs vs 60 T/Os

For every touchdown this guy has produced either throwing or running, he’s given the ball back in an int or a fumble. He’s 1 for 1. OR he negates each score with a turnover.

Vick is the problem, plain & simple – this guy will always kill his positive plays with a turnover. He has to go.

By: cskreager

cskreager — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:10:37 +0000

It’s amazing the difference a play makes.

DRC holds on to that endzone INT, they’re 4-2 and we’re all saying the Eagles are fixing their 4th quarter woes, Castillo’s still DC, and we’re praising Reid.

Now at 3-3, we’re declaring their season over.

The next 3 games are winnable- if they’re 6-3, are you STILL gonna want him fired?

By: vicksprman

vicksprman — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:47:49 +0000

3-3 a game out of first place, two defensive stops from being 5-1 and you fire your coordinator this just plain and simple reeks of panic. Bobby April, Mike Vick and any of those bums on the offensive line shouldn’t be sleeping well this week.

By: mkat33

mkat33 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:03:53 +0000

How can people call for marty Mornhinweg to be fired without noting that Reid has to be the first to go. Does Marty’s playcalling stink? Of course it does. But, when you take your time and lok closely, it’s exactly the same sa Andy’s was before he supposedly turned the playcalling duties over to Marty. That tells me that Andy still has the majority of theinfluence on the plays being run. So, fine. Marty should be fired, but when Andy shows him the door, he should also be the first one through it.

By: bubba703

bubba703 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:02:57 +0000

If Andy Reid said he’s been evaluating his team and first dumps the coordinator whose squad is ranked #13 in the league instead of the one whose squad ranks 30th, you gotta wonder what the heck he’s basing his evaluations on.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:47:41 +0000

Vick is heading to the Jets.

By: briang123

briang123 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:46:35 +0000

Hmmm. The offense is atrocious, turning over the ball at a record pace and putting the defense in a tough spot several times a game. The offense is one of the lowest scoring in the NFL. So, the Eagles fire the defensive coordinator. Why am I not surprised that Castillo, the nearest minority, is held out as scapegoat? If I am wrong, then I want to hear why Mornhinweg still has a job today.

By: dragonfly99

dragonfly99 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:39:13 +0000

It must be Castillo’s fault for the poor play calling. It must be Castillo’s fault for all Vick’s costly turnovers. It must be Castillo’s fault for all the recent personnel moves. Fire Castillo. The Dream Team is going all in this year again. Face It, Lurie will never fire Teflon Andy.

By: weepingjebus

weepingjebus — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:37:57 +0000

We should take this to a WWE level and have Rex Ryan suddenly come out from behind the curtain, club Reid with a chair, and announce that “effective immediately” he is taking over as head coach of the Eagles. I would pay good money for this.

By: thedefinitiveman

thedefinitiveman — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:34:21 +0000

As an Eagles fan this is so frustrating… everyone… EVERYONE knew that Castillo was a bad hire for DC, hell even Castillo probably knew that too… except Andy ‘I know better than everyone else’ Reid.
As a result We have had to suffer for nearly 1&1/2 seasons because of it, and have missed out on hiring quality DC’s.

Andy Reid is so stubborn, he is a classic “I think what I like, and the rest of you be damned”, the guy cant adapt…

But what irks me the most is how has Mornhinweg kept his job for so long? A lot of people have been saying this for years. We have had so much talent, yet this guy does the dumbest play calling ever… DC’s around the league must chuckle when they come up against him. And yes Vick turning it over doesnt help either.

By: ace8842

ace8842 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:23:32 +0000

Jeff McLane ‏@Jeff_McLane
Spoke w/ Reid for 15 mins after presser and a lot of it was on his QB situation. I really believe that he doesn’t know what to do there yet.

Eagles beatwriter above talked to Reid. Sounds like Vick’s job is far from same at this point. Foles could be in there very soon.

By: datageek94

datageek94 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:12:32 +0000

Back when Vick was occupying the position of quarterback in ATL, I heard some analyst say that with a running quarterback you’ll basically wind up 8-8. Occasionally, you’ll have a better year.

As pointed out by other commenters, Vick has been unable or unwilling to ‘professionalize’ his style of play.

The Eagles are 3-3, and with a difference of just 7 total points, they’d be 0-6.

I’m not at all a fan of the Eagles, but the biggest mistake Andy made was bringing in Michael Vick. Or maybe promoting Juan Castillo (wasn’t he the offensive line coach?) to defensive coordinator was his biggest mistake? I just cannot decide!!!

By: chrisk61

chrisk61 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:10:40 +0000

all eagles fans just need to take a deep breath and relax. yes vick is committing too many turnovers. but is benching him the answer ? no it is not. that will just create more issue at the qb position, and it won’t be a near term (ie, this season) solution, which is what reid needs to keep his job. despite vick’s flaws, eagles have been in every gm this season except ariz. in fact, in the last 2 gms, despite vick’s flaws, he put them up 14-13 late in pitt gm and 23-13 late in detroit gm.

they are 3-3. there are 10 gms left. put the pitchforks, tar and feathers away for a few wks.

By: goldensuneagle

goldensuneagle — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:59:03 +0000

I haven’t seen anyone say this (and I’m not sure if it was the entire fourth quarter that the coverage on Calvin was changed since I didn’t watch the game) but what about Nate Allen? Did the coverage change after he got injured? From what I’ve heard Nnamdi was getting safety help the first three quarters, but it changed in the fourth. Could the fact Nate Allen, who got injured early in the fourth, be the reason why the coverage was changed and was asked for more blitzes? I don’t know if Castillo would trust Colt Anderson to give Nnamdi safety help.

Regardless, I do agree Castillo didn’t put out a great product, but he was not the reason why the Eagles were losing games.

By: kozmo10

kozmo10 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:58:42 +0000

Andy Reid takes all the blame so he fires Castillo. Sounds like something Obama would do.

By: pflynn20

pflynn20 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:54:33 +0000

Defense is the reason this team isn’t 0-6 right now and Juan was set up for failure from the beginning but if you blow SEVEN 4th quarter leads over the course of a season and a half. You gotta go. Hope Marty soon follows…

By: shlort

shlort — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:42:06 +0000

Fire the DC who runs the 12th ranked D in the league?

Keep the OC who runs the 31st ranked scoring O in the league?

Hmmmm.. seems like Andy might have fired the wrong guy? The Eagles Offense is good at putting up yards, but not so good at putting up points. That tells the average Joe a few things. The Offense isnt scoring in the red zone. The Offense is holding the ball a lot but not moving it far enough to score. Or, the team (Mike Vick) is turning the ball over on good drives.