Cullen Jenkins Says Players, Not Castillo Was The Problem This Year
by JasonB on Dec 28, 2011 4:26 PM EST
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PrintCullen Jenkins won a Super Bowl last year with the Packers, so when he speaks on the season and the Eagles struggles this year, it has some weight behind it. When asked this week whether the defense's improvement over the last month was due to Juan Castillo growing into his job, Jenkins said it was the players who were finally executing.
"I think it's more with the players and I think it's a lot more experience with everybody playing together. I think people are really stepping up and making plays when they're put in a position to, as for earlier in the season we weren't doing that very well. And obviously, when that happens it all reflects on the coaches."
When further pressed as to whether Juan was putting them in better positions to succeed, Jenkins reiterated that it's been the players' fault all along.
"The players have just stepped it up more. We were put in a good position earlier and we didn't come away with the plays or the victories when we needed them."
This is somewhat contrast to what Nnamdi Asomugha said after the Jets game, when he told reporters that Castillo was "getting better knowing what works and what doesn't."
"With each game he’s gotten a little bit better and kind of understands what works in the NFL and what doesn’t, because he had never done it before," the cornerback added. "So he’s getting better with that and getting better with his calls, and I think the better the calls, the more confident the players."
This actually brings me back to that Rich Hoffman article we linked to recently about Castillo. He had a very important question regarding the defensive coordinator.
Was the problem in the first five games that Castillo was overmatched, or was it an overall lack of talent up the gut of the defense?
You can answer it either way, but there is a problem. If you decide that Castillo was overmatched at the start of the season, you can only conclude that he isn't overmatched anymore. And if you decide that the problem was a talent problem at linebacker and safety, well, now that the numbers and the results are so much better, what exactly is the issue?
We've seen quotes from players that suggest both sides. But either way, doesn't it seem that whether Castiilo has finally figured it out or whether the players are just finally executing his scheme (which must have been good), that it bodes well for his future?
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I keep flip-flopping on this, but I want him back next year. Overall this defense has been good. A few awful, awful games, a few great ones. He’s growing into the job and players are buying in to the system and genuinely want to play for him. Juan more year!
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by AnthroEagle on Dec 28, 2011 4:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
At the very least, we get another year of Juan puns. Worth keeping him for that reason, in and of itself.
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by Eaglesadvocate on Dec 28, 2011 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Upon further review, I’d like to rescind this comment.
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by Eaglesadvocate on Dec 28, 2011 5:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
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by So. Cal Swag on Dec 28, 2011 4:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
What?!
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Is it okay that I have a different opinion than yours, d-jack?
I mean — is that alright? Because I can agree with you if you really need me to.
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by AnthroEagle on Dec 28, 2011 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Why do you have that opinion?
Is it because we whooped up on Mark “Dirty” Sanchez, Matt Moore, Stephen McGee, Reggie Bush, Shonn Greene and Sammy Morris? Well how about how well we did against Tom Brady, Eli Manning (the first time), Matt Ryan, John Skelton, Jay Cutler and Ryan Fitzpatrick? How well did we perform against Steven Jackson, Michael Turner, Frank Gore, Fred Jackson, Matt Forte and Marshawn Lynch?
Or is it because we rank well in some statistical categories thanks to beating up on third (if that!) tier players. Well if that is so, I must ask: How do we rank in blown 4th quarter leads? How do we rank in missed tackles? How many passing touchdowns did we allow despite an amazing defensive line and 3 pro-bowl corners? Didn’t we allow the 9th highest QB rating in the NFL over the course of the season? Weren’t we terribly mediocre in terms of YPA? Weren’t we in the bottom half of the league in forced turnovers? Didn’t we allow every single half decent RB we went against to completely go off? Did we not allow the 8th worst YPC average in the entire league?
And how about that Casey Matthews guy, he did pretty well as a starter! And I’m sure glad we put Jamar Chaney at SLB and Moise Fokou at WLB, that made total sense! And DRC was just a monster in the slot.
You can have your opinion, I’ll just let you know that I think it’s fucking retarded.
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How about because we had 7 games in which we allowed 20 points or less, and in those games we were 7-0? We also have a winning record in games we don’t turn over the ball at least 3 times (5-3, I believe). The hot and cold offense deserves plenty of blame.
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We also had 6 games where we allowed more than 29 points and 2 more where we allowed 21 and 24. The hot and cold defense deserves a lion’s share of the blame.
And how many games were there where all the defense had to do was hold a lead? We were historically bad in the 4th quarter. There were 5 games where we lead heading into the 4th quarter and choked it away. At least 3 where the defense just collapsed in the 4th quarter (Falcons, 49ers, Bears).
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Agreed, but all of those losses were in the first half of the year. And since that Bears loss they’ve allowed an average of 19.5 pts/gm, including those rough performances at New England and Seattle when Vince couldn’t put together a drive and give the defense some rest. I’m not saying the defense was good all year — it wasn’t. but they steadily improved and have been excellent over the last few weeks, indicating that they needed time to gel under a rookie defensive coach.
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Against Mark Sanchez, Matt Moore, Stephen McGee, Reggie Bush, Shonn Greene and Sammy Morris.
That is a very important piece of information.
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dude
Shonn greene and Reggie bush were going off before they faced the eagles! Also, bush has proven to be a quality back in miami’s system.
by PhilsForever on Dec 28, 2011 5:46 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Reggie Bush is still the same Reggie Bush as he was in New Orleans. And we let him go for 130 yards from scrimmage on 19 touches. We didn’t even play him well.
Greene had a good two game stretch against the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins. La-di-freekin-da. Oh and we still let him go for 73 yards despite him being completely taken out of the game by Santonio Holmes.
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reggie bush has been tearing it up this year. by far the best year of his career. over 1k yards rushing @ 5 yards/carry with another ~300 yards receiving @ ~7 per.
120 total yards vs nyg
142 total yards vs kc
100 total yards vs oakland (all rush, no recv yds)
209 total yards vs buffalo (holy shit)
139 and 94 total yards vs new england (2 games)
all of those teams must be terrible!
by RogerPodacter on Dec 28, 2011 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
“Reggie Bush is still the same Reggie Bush as he was in New Orleans. And we let him go for 130 yards from scrimmage on 19 touches. "
That’s absurd and you know it.
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by JasonB on Dec 28, 2011 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Shonn Greene is a bust dude
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by HawaiianGreen on Dec 28, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Matt Moore is currently 11th in the NFL in QB rating. He has a better rating than Vick, Flacco, Rivers, and Cutler (among others) and is within a point of Eli, Matt Ryan, and Alex Smith. Reggie Bush has over 96 total yards in 7 of the Fins’ last 9 games, and the week after playing the Eagles, torched the Bills for >200 yards. He is currently 9th in the NFL in rushing. Not to mention the Dolphins have Brandon Marshall (top 10 in yards and receptions.) And the Eagles held the Dolphins to 204 offensive yards (they average 325 – a 38% drop.)
The Jets have the highest red zone TD% of any team in the NFL – 66% (yes, with Mark Sanchez and Shonn Greene – and Santonio Holmes, Dustin Keller, Plaxico Burress, an aging but adequate LT, etc). They were just 2/5 against the Eagles (with Sanchez, Greene, Holmes, etc.) The Eagles have allowed 40% of RZ drives to be TDs over the three-game win streak – while SSS, if that number were prorated over a full year, only Baltimore and San Francisco would be doing better. And the Eagles held the Jets to 241 yards (they average 307 – a 22% drop.)
And note that Castillo was 12 seconds away from what should have been a shutout of the Cowboys – something that has only occurred 5 times this year. Yes, the Cowboys were depleted and not playing with full aggression, but the Eagles still played a great defensive game on the road, bar none. Even with Stephen McGee and Sammy Morris (and Miles Austin, Dez Bryant, Jason Witten – funny how you left them out). And the Eagles held the Cowboys to 238 yards (they average 380 – a 38% drop.)
You are disparaging Castillo’s performance with individual players as if that makes the Eagles’ entire performance totally irrelevant. Whether or not you want to keep Castillo (and I am perfectly on the fence about this), you can’t deny that he’s had a very, very good recent string of games, regardless of opponent. If Cliff Lee throws a no-hitter, it’s not like it shouldn’t count because the other team was starting a AAA call-up.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by alcatraz0109 on Dec 28, 2011 11:54 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Matt Moore is a guy who couldn’t even start for the Panthers last year over Jimmy Clausen. Reggie Bush could barely average 4 yards per carry in New Orleans. It is pretty clear that neither of these players are particularly good as their careers have been fairly awful to this point and they have no business beating an NFL defense.
Cherry pick stats much? Sure, the Jets have the highest red zone TD% of any team but they’re also the 27th worst offense in the NFL in terms of moving the ball. And if you’re honestly going to tell me that Mark Sanchez is a legitimate passer, especially considering the past 2 games, there is no use in even replying. They’ve got the worst offensive line in the NFL, a strikingly mediocre run game and a skittish QB who can’t make good decisions.
And we beat the Cowboys who were being quarterbacked by a guy who had 2 games of experience prior to playing the Eagles. And running behind him was a guy they signed off the streets a week earlier. And sure, they had Dez Bryant, Miles Austin and Jason Witten but I’m thinking their effectiveness was nullified greatly due to the guy who was under center.
And I’m disparaging the defensive performance because someone has to, beating up on third tier players is nothing to be proud of and it’s nothing that should change the fate of Juan Castillo.
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by d-jackfan10 on Dec 29, 2011 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
And we beat the Cowboys who were being quarterbacked by a guy who had 2 games of experience prior to playing the Eagles.
I like how you ignore the first game against them, in which our defense was arguably even better than they were last week.
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We aren’t talking about that, are we? We’re talking about this 3 games “hot streak” against a bunch of softies.
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Matt Moore is a guy who couldn’t even start for the Panthers last year over Jimmy Clausen. Reggie Bush could barely average 4 yards per carry in New Orleans. It is pretty clear that neither of these players are particularly good as their careers have been fairly awful to this point and they have no business beating an NFL defense.
We could have said this about Jason Babin or Chris Clemons last year, or Brod Bunkley this year (for example). Is it not impossible that Matt Moore and Reggie Bush could have career years/turnarounds at 27 and 26, respectively?
Sure, the Jets have the highest red zone TD% of any team but they’re also the 27th worst offense in the NFL in terms of moving the ball.
I didn’t say the Jets had a good offense; they don’t. I said that their offensive strength is in the red zone (best in the NFL) and the Eagles were able to take that strength away from them. It’s a good thing when a defense can neutralize its opponent’s biggest offensive strength, no?
And if you’re honestly going to tell me that Mark Sanchez is a legitimate passer
Which I didn’t.
They’ve got the worst offensive line in the NFL, a strikingly mediocre run game and a skittish QB who can’t make good decisions.
Whatever you think of their offensive personnel, the Jets are still the best in getting TDs in the red zone.
And we beat the Cowboys who were being quarterbacked by a guy who had 2 games of experience prior to playing the Eagles. And running behind him was a guy they signed off the streets a week earlier. And sure, they had Dez Bryant, Miles Austin and Jason Witten but I’m thinking their effectiveness was nullified greatly due to the guy who was under center.
You can say what you want about Stephen McGee and Sammy Morris, but the Cowboys were still very nearly shut out. This is an uncommon occurrence in the NFL, and while it does involve some scale of offensive ineptitude, it also takes great execution by the defense to make it happen.
And I’m disparaging the defensive performance because someone has to, beating up on third tier players is nothing to be proud of and it’s nothing that should change the fate of Juan Castillo.
I didn’t say it should change his fate. I said the defense played very, very well and people should acknowledge that.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by alcatraz0109 on Dec 29, 2011 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
Steadily improved.
These were the “rough performances” (New England game was at home, just to get the facts right.) vs NE and SEA .
Game 11 – NE 38 Phi 20 ( the same week Wash beat Sea 23-17 in Seattle)
Game 12 – Sea 31 Phi 14
“defense steadily improved”
So one “rough” performance at home and one “rough” performance on the road. To finish out the 3rd Q of the season. Good thing they didn’t play bad defense , it would have been 66-20 and 48-14.
Praise Jesus that they were steadily improving.
We know Reid can beat up on bad teams.
That’s what he does.
What would Brees and Rogers do to this shitty defense? We saw what Brady did to it. He could have put up 70 points if he wanted to.
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
Here you are making excuses for why the Eagles D of the past 3 weeks must not be that good. You’re afraid to admit they’ve been playing better, no matter the competition. Why must you put an asterisk?
Yep, that’s it, I’m afraid.
I’m about as afraid as a defense about to face Mark Sanchez, Matt Moore, Stephen McGee, Reggie Bush, Shonn Greene and Sammy Morris (read: not very).
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matt moore was on a crazy hot streak when we faced him. and he seems to have continued his good play after our game too.
by RogerPodacter on Dec 28, 2011 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
Some people have trouble getting over their pre-concieved notions about players and seeing the reality of what they are. Matt Moore has had a good year.
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I quite like Matt Moore actually, I campaigned for the Eagles to sign Matt Moore over Vince Young many times on here. But lets face it, he’s not an elite QB.
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He’s not even good. He’s an okay starting QB who is completing less than 60% of his passes. Beating up on Matt Moore and JP Losman is nothing to hang your hat on.
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yea, all he does is throw touchdowns. he sucks.
by RogerPodacter on Dec 29, 2011 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
For the 5-10 Dolphins, who have a legitimately good defense.
I think any good defense would have no trouble holding Matt Moore in check, provided they came to play.
The Eagles gave their best, and it was good enough. It might have been their best overall performance of the year. If there is an award to give them for playing well against a below average offense, then give it to them. They deserve it.
If the Eagles stood at 12-3 right now, how great of a win would the win over Matt Moore look to you?
Or is it because we rank well in some statistical categories thanks to beating up on third (if that!) tier players. Well if that is so, I must ask: How do we rank in blown 4th quarter leads? How do we rank in missed tackles? How many passing touchdowns did we allow despite an amazing defensive line and 3 pro-bowl corners? Didn’t we allow the 9th highest QB rating in the NFL over the course of the season? Weren’t we terribly mediocre in terms of YPA? Weren’t we in the bottom half of the league in forced turnovers? Didn’t we allow every single half decent RB we went against to completely go off? Did we not allow the 8th worst YPC average in the entire league?
And how about that Casey Matthews guy, he did pretty well as a starter! And I’m sure glad we put Jamar Chaney at SLB and Moise Fokou at WLB, that made total sense! And DRC was just a monster in the slot.
You can have your opinion, I’ll just let you know that I think it’s fucking retarded.
I totally agree with this. Juan, and the guy who put him in charge of the defense, AR, need to be fired at this point. Our defense was garbage. We beat up of a few small fish, and suddenly everyone is so forgetful. Well, that stupid.
We need a new start. 13 years of this is too much. Since 2004, its been all down hill. Same shit different year. One year Bobby April is going to save us, this year it was Mudd and Washburn. Next year its Spagnolo. What about the guy calling all the shots?
Idk why, but I really like watching GB play. Because their coach doesn’t make idiotic mistakes, and they are always playing smart football. It would be nice not to have a coach that messes up all kinds of times, and then has a army of nuthuggers backing him up.
The thing is,
even in the great games we had a terrible process. Not once did he rethink his zone D, despite how uncomfortable his players were in it. In our great games, he continued with his same terrible strategy, but we happened to play some absolutely horrendous offensive teams. We must consider the process more than the results in this case.
This is insanity that I'll just chalk up to drug abuse.
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
Not that it matters so much, but it at least seems like the players on D LIKE Castillo. I don’t think I’ve read too many discouraged or frustrated quotes directed towards him.
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I doubt that
He’s got his ring… and $25 million.
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a
Well deserved
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by theaction on Dec 28, 2011 6:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm actually
not sure I’d put my money on the Packers as the favorites at this point. I think the Saints are a better team. The only thing that worries me is if the Saints have to play in GB. Since that is the case, GB would have a big advantage. But on a neutral (indoor) field, NO would get my pick.
Regular season passing leader has never won the super bowl.
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by Eaglesadvocate on Dec 29, 2011 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
And? Just because it never has happened doesn’t at all me it isn’t possible.
Baseball is like Crack but better for you
Of course. I just think its a fun stat.
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by Eaglesadvocate on Dec 29, 2011 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
I think Castillo’s a good guy and I would be OK with him coming back next year cause I think he’ll be better and keep learning. But if we can get Spags then we should do it cause IMO hes on a different level. If we keep Castillo as a Defensive Assistant its an added bonus.
Also Jenkins says its not Castillo’s fault cause hes on the D-Line, but notice Nnamdi wasn’t quite so adamant on that. Castillo did mis-manage the secondary for a lot of this year.
The defense is playing well now, and kudos to Juan
for that. But he’s still learning. Everyone knows that. If the end of this season has shown that he can do well on the defensive side of the ball, keep him there, just not as the DC. Bring in someone like a Spags or Del Rio who already know what they’re doing. Let Juan be a defensive assistant and let him learn.
People should take a peek at Spags record as a def coordinator
great in 2008 but in 2007 (his first year) he was ok but not spectacular. Kinda sounds familiar.
One more thing, look up how the Rams defense is doing this year. You think we can’t stop the run?
Cowboys suck.
Well obviously the Rams lack talent. As the coach he bears some responsibility for that, but not all. He doesn’t pick the players.
And the fact that his offense is so bad hurts his defense.
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Can't disagree
but then people should give Juan a break because the Eagles have so many turnovers.
Cowboys suck.
Point-counter point !!
Excellent
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the day we only score 3 points with this offense, is the day ill give everyone a dollar haha
by bleedgreen89 on Sep 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
by JJeaglerooter on Dec 28, 2011 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
Reid and Castillo will stay.
And the mediocrity will continue.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
I juander how it will work out…
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I don't Juan to think about it anymore
Will he continue to grow and learn ?Can we wait any longer ? Who could come in and do better without the learning curve ?
Thank God it’s not up to us.
It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop.
the day we only score 3 points with this offense, is the day ill give everyone a dollar haha
by bleedgreen89 on Sep 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
THANK YOU CULLEN
I’ll take his word over anyone on here
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 5:27 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Cool.
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lol your so bitter
Go outside
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 5:31 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Smart choice
It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop.
the day we only score 3 points with this offense, is the day ill give everyone a dollar haha
by bleedgreen89 on Sep 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
by JJeaglerooter on Dec 28, 2011 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
Oh gimmie a break he's just saying the RIGHT thing
Do u think NA is a liar or something?
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I juant to throw the fuck up...
…just thinking about this mentally disabled pity hire running a defense for juan more year has me juandering how shitty this team will be next year.
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
Dude what more do you need to hear?
not everything is propaganda.Shit happens pal, jenkins is in the locker room with them every week I’m sure he means it
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 5:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah.
And he has his Super Bowl ring. He can afford to spend a few years in a consequence free environment with a joke of a DC.
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
Stop trolling
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by HawaiianGreen on Dec 29, 2011 4:07 AM EST up reply actions
Hahaha
Nice
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by FlyEagles15 on Dec 29, 2011 12:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
consequence free?
In that case what’s he got to lose by saying juan is crap..
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 5:49 PM EST reply actions
His consequence free environment?
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Players love playing for Reid not because he wins...
…but because status quo is really comfortable. Reid NEVER holds players accountable and people love being paid lots of money without having to produce.
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
Politics.
Tracy White said the Eagles were really into playing politics in the locker-room, did you see that? That would certainly explain why Victor Abiamiri and Juqua Parker were playing over Jason Babin and Chris Clemons a few years back.
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How long was Jerome McDougle on this team?
Freddie Mitchell? Hell, the aforementioned Abiamiri and Parker…the only people who get shown the door are talented starters who dare speak up. If you suck but are silent, you’ll be around forever—or at least way too long.
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
Indeed.
Rats! bullowed the Mooksie.
Would you call FredEx one of the sissymusses?
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
Pissyfuss!
Exfred Mooksied the first fourth.
Fourth and.
Tracy White said no such thing.
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Flyers: On a nice roll
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Yep you guys figured the FO out good job...
it’s football jesus, you play good and have a good attitude ya, you should stay, you step outta line, you might just go..no shit..
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 6:11 PM EST reply actions
No.
THIS is “football jesus.”
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
I will see your shirtless Tebow and raise you a shirtless Terrence Cody
by captain nodar on Dec 28, 2011 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
HEYYYYYYY.........
Watcha doin widdat pocket square dude ???
It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop.
the day we only score 3 points with this offense, is the day ill give everyone a dollar haha
by bleedgreen89 on Sep 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
by JJeaglerooter on Dec 28, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
tracey white....
Parker has been producing… abiriami had lots of potential..
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 6:12 PM EST reply actions
No offense, but I think that Chris Clemons and Jason Babin produced a little bit more than Parker has.
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after he left..ya
then came back withe the coach that made him play like this..Babin wasn’t this special two years ago, did you watch the games?
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
No, I didn't.
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?
You realise they weren’t producing for us right?seahawks and tenessee are different teams if you missed that part, and juqua has been solid enough, more so than babin and clemons were so i don’t see your point smart ass
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I realize they weren’t producing for us. And its because they were sitting the bench in favor of Juqua Parker and Victor Abiamiri. That’s the entire frickin’ point boy wonder.
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They had they’re shots, juqua did better..babin only did well in a wide nine scheme, clemons always had potential but juqua was solid, its not politics for christ sake is production
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
its not politics for christ sake is production
So you are saying that Victor Amiamiri has been a productive player.
With all due respect for your acumen as an amateur Pro Player Scout, I disagree with that assessment.
The coach puts who he thinks is best
Im not gunna buy that whole politics crap
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 29, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
And why is that? You were so quick to just eat up what Cullen Jenkins said, why not Tracy White?
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by d-jackfan10 on Dec 29, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
He tried tracy white, he sucked ass
Once again did you watch the games?
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 29, 2011 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
That’s not the point. You’re not a very smart person.
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There football players
Are you eating up tracy’s words?
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 29, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds like you’re only willing to accept what you want to hear.
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I trust andy believe it or not
So yeah i believe what andy says, don’t need to nitpick stuff that won’t change anything, i’ll take andy and cullen’s take over a released tracy white
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 29, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Tracy White wasn’t released, you don’t even know what you’re talking about.
So yeah i believe what andy says, don’t need to nitpick stuff
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Sure
If the player’s have his back i’m happy.
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 29, 2011 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
Part of Clemons problem here was staying healthy to be fair.
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who was on the bench in favor of abiamiri? thats hard to do considering he’s always on IR…
by RogerPodacter on Dec 29, 2011 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
I listened to them on the wireless.
‘Roll on, Athabaska, roll on’.
Juan will be here next year unless spags is available
Just accept it and hope next year is better
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Okay, so fire the players...lol?
Clearly they just admitted they didn’t put their best effort forward, I’m really getting tired of this “it’s not the coach, it’s the players” excuse, alright so fire the fucking players somebody’s gotta get punished for this shit, this defense was historically bad 5 fourth quarter blown leads. This 8-8 or 7-9 season looks so bad right now and this late season run doesn’t make me feel any better.
I'm sure they will
I think you rest assured that we won’t see the exact same defense next year.
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lol
“Where there’s life, there’s hope.”
Words to live by.
Didn't we do that last year?
Bradley, bunkley, Patterson, Q, …those who don’t learn from their mistakes…
by Saidrick on Dec 28, 2011 10:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He has to go!
Are you people for real? I’m sorry but I don’t want to enter next season hoping Juan has improved enough to make a run at the playoffs/superbowl.
I'm sure Andy will let Juan go if needed like he did with McDermott
People need to relax a little and let things play out.
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Yup
He fired McDermott after a playoff year. Any argument someone could make as to why he wouldn’t fire Juan probably applied to McD as well.
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Not too sure about that.
Juan has worked with Reid for a much longer time and coached at a higher level. He also has a very different character and personality. More easily likeable as a person, IMO.
Not true
McDermott worked for the Eagles for the entire time Reid was there. He’s known Reid as long as Juan has.
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I should have also added
that Juan was an OL coach, and as such had more,and undoubtedly closer contact with Reid than the other guy, who was kept busy, the first few years, applying jock-itch ointment, or something like that.
He kept busy in those early years being “Assistant to the Head Coach.” So I’m pretty sure he had plenty of contact with Andy.
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So ends
that discussion.Bang
It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop.
the day we only score 3 points with this offense, is the day ill give everyone a dollar haha
by bleedgreen89 on Sep 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
by JJeaglerooter on Dec 28, 2011 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
I love this guy
Not sure if I agree with his assessment of Juan. But, way to man up. Some of the bad play was on the field, out of Juan’s control. Not sure about Juan being here next year, but I want Cullen back, and I want him to play a bigger role in the locker room. I hope the dude starts calling players out for playing like shit. Plus, I want to see this guy back making more hits like the one he had on D.J. Ware.
El Donkerino (if you're not into the whole brevity thing).
I miss me some Brian Dawkins :(
Linebackers are crucial
We had no playmaker’s at linebacker, i’d love to see this team with at least one solid addition at LB i bet it would make all the difference.Missed tackles and missed opportunity’s aren’t on the coaches back.
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 28, 2011 8:11 PM EST reply actions
ok
I have said this 100 times, it’s funny how a few wins or a few loses COMPLETELY changes everyones opinion. No more fire Andys it’s "give him one more chance. " and “hey, the stats say Juan isn’t all that bad”
If I’m a business and I want to fill a spot, I want to fill it with a guy with EXPERIENCE and a proven record…
That’s what other businesses do. Some hire within and it works out, sometimes it doesn’t , obviously it didn’t this time. I have no problem with Juan, but it’s pretty clear he’s a gamble at being a good DC next year.
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A few wins or losses are a big deal in a league that only plays 16 games.
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FYI
on offense, the players fucked up… key drops, penalties, bad judgement by Vick, DeSean showing up when he wants to, Desean turtling when he wants to. Avant fumbling, Vick turning the ball over, etc etc… THAT"S on the players
IMO, the defense really failed on a schematic level….
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Missed tackles...
Systemic problem or on the players?
Every D-coordinator has some plays he wishes he could have back and I’m sure Juan had more than the average bear… but I’m not sure you can pin poor tackling on the coaching staff.
Certainly not when Asante was involved!
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no you can't
but how many times has poor tackling effectively lost the game. where as the scheme in our system effectively got our butts kicked?
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That's hard to determine.
Do you have the time and inclination to do the research?
If you did it well I’d buy you a steak dinner.
Does this count as research?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78B7kpD9WFo&list=UUT16vksjxOLxJfBEBJG1Ybw&index=8&feature=plcp
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
I hope so.
Because it also counts as soft-core!
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
Seattle comes to mind...
But make no mistake, covering Fitzgerald with a LB/S combo in the 4th quarter is bad scheme.
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unless it’s players choosing to gamble instead of play within the scheme, like Asante did on that play
On the go-ahead TD drive the Cards faced 3rd/10 from our 38. Asante was the RCB, covering Fitz. The Cards had a bunch to the other side. A WR motioned to the right. Hanson went with him, which is a sign the defense is playing man coverage. Hanson gave a hand signal, as if to say "That’s my guy". That WR ran a short route to the flat. Fitz went upfield. Jarrett was off the ball, as Safeties normally are in coverage. He ran with Fitz. Asante? He let Fitz go and focused on the underneath receiver. WTF?
You might say "Tommy, great but you’re an amateur. How can you blame Asante?". Fair enough. Except that I heard from a source that Asante absolutely is to blame. Asante decided to freelance on the play. Rather than sticking with Fitz, Asante hung his teammate out to dry. And the team. Skelton hit Fitz for a gain of 37 and they scored a TD to take the lead.
I don't see how the defensive problems can be traced to any one thing
I have no problem believing Castillo has improved as a defensive play-caller over the course of the season. I also have a hard time blaming any of the coaching staff when 5 defenders miss the tackle on the same play.
The defense has improved since the start of the year; anyone arguing otherwise is simply unable to be objective. The real question is if the improvement is enough to allow Castillo to keep his job if more proven option becomes available to the Eagles. If Spags is willing to come back for 3 years does Castillo get bumped? What happens to Washburn and the Wide 9 concept?
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If the season were to start tomorrow.....clean slate...fresh
would you say DC is still a ?…if so, then you have to start looking at more competent DCs out there…spags would be a no brainer
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I agree on Spags
But if you couldn’t have him and say… Rob Ryan became available… would you still want to make the switch? Would you want to take a chance on some LB coach looking for his first co-ordinator gig?
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we already took a flyer on a ol coach
and no to Rob Ryan. He’s a 3-4 guy, he runs a defense, that we don’t have the personnel for.
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not like we had the personnel to run the D they have now
by Easedel on Dec 28, 2011 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rob Ryan has a terrible track record, unlike Spags as a defensive coordinator.
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I was starved for a name...
Any suggestions for an alternative example?
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Hopefully
Juan and done
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i call BS
if juan really knew what he was doing, he would stop playing nnamdi all over the field in zone coverage.
NNAMDI WAS AN ALL PRO CORNER WHO SPECIALIZED IN BUMP AND RUN COVERAGE but juan has him running around in zone and safety.
thats like asking vince young to come in and throw 40 times a game. why put your players in a position in which they cannot succeed? blow my f’in mind to this very day.
This + bill gates bank account.
by Saidrick on Dec 28, 2011 10:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If Juan stays DC for another year
Then it’s a waste of a 2012 year
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I've already resigned myself to Andy and Juan both staying.
Same old, same old. Jeff doesn’t really care what we think anyway!
by michellemtsu on Dec 28, 2011 9:14 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
But that's "same old"
Like I said, Andy fired Sean McDermott last year after he made the playoffs. He traded McNabb after a playoff year.
What about him makes you think it will be “same old” next year?
If anything “same old” for Andy will mean another big change.
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Castillo's relationship with Jim Johnson......
was even closer than the one McDermott had with Jim Johnson.
If anyone remembers, Castillo talked about how him and Jim Johnson use to always talk defense and offense. They use to set up different offenses and defenses against each other discussing how to go against this defense or that offense. This is one of the reasons I was in support of Castillo as DC. Of course this was something that had never been done before, but to me it made sense…..especially knowing the relationship Castillo had with Johnson. If for years you have been discussing defenses with one of the best DCs in the game, and each setting up schemes in their off time trying to out manuver the other, you’re going to learn something about defense.
Things took time to jell for the coaches and players to have confidence in each other and trust each other. Personally, I see something special beginning to happen. And regardless if the teams they beat at the end of the season were good or bad, the defense had improved a great deal. I wonder what it was like for Jim Johnson in his very first year as a DC?? Well……he was hired as the DC in 1996 by the Colts…..and they came in last in the AFC East that year and the whole coaching staff was fired. What do you think of that?….lol. In 1998 Johnson was the linebackers coach for the Seahawks and in 1999, Andy hired him as DC…..and the rest is history.
Castillo has the makings to be a damn good DC…..and he will. The Colts fired Jim Johnson, even with his potential. Do you want the Eagles to do the same with Castillo?? I sure don’t…….but I bet many of you fans don’t see the potential and are still ready to run him out of town…lol. Good luck Castillo…..here’s one fan who’s behind you 100%………………………….just my opinion.
Goooooooooooooo Eagles……………..
It's probably a bit of both
Juan had to grow into the position a bit, that is only natural and sure it will take time. But as Eagles fans we don’t give him any time. I personally think as the season has gone on he has got better and making adjustments during the games and just having a better overall plan before the game even starts.
It’s also about the players making the plays when they have the opportunity. How many times have we seen missed tackles, someone bite on a play fake or rushing the wrong gap, etc. That has nothing to do with Juan, he has the players in the right spot in those instances, that’s on the players not executing.
So if Juan stays I hope he continues to build on the end of this season. If he goes (I hope he does and becomes a position coach, say LB), well hopefully he can catch on someplace else or work with the Eagles still in a smaller capacity.
We expected to buy our championship, period.
Any smart fan would realise expecting a top notch defense from a rookie DC is totally absurb, yes he has a great defense, besides the glaring hole at LB that most people dont consider, and in his first year he’s shown sign of potential and most of all the player’s are behind him which should not be undervalued
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