Report: Eagles Considering Hiring A Defensive Consultant
BREAKING NEWS, Coaching Staff, Eagles, News Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is reporting that Andy Reid and the Eagles are considering the possibility of hiring a defensive consultant during the bye week. This would be a person would come in and work side-by-side with Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo to solve some of the defensive problems.
One of the names that has been floated out there is former head-hunting safety Chuck Cecil. Cecil would be a good fit in that job because he’s familiar with the “Wide Nine” defensive front. He worked under Jeff Fisher in Tennessee for the Titans, where he was the defensive coordinator.
He’s currently working for ESPN as a college football analyst and he hasn’t said publicly that he would or wouldn’t be interested in the job.
I think this is a good idea and should have been done at the beginning of the season, once the lockout starting eating up OTA’s and mini-camps. It was foolish for the Birds to put a rookie defensive coordinator in place after all the off season time was eaten up. Castillo didn’t have much time to work with his players and he didn’t have a great deal of time familiarize himself with his talent.
The Eagles signed numerous free agents then gave them to Castillo and expected him to make everything work despite this being his rookie season.
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tonto – the pats ran a ton this last game, that skews their average. And the other teams – playing with leads – not something the Eagles have been doing for the most part.
If you think the pass/run ratio is the issue here, you’re missing the point. OL, LB, overall defense, offsensive playcalling (in general, not just run/pass)…. there’s plenty of major issues. You’re focusing on the wrong point.
tonto – I saw somewhere some discussion talking about how McCoy is starting to do waaaay to much dancing around – can’t argue with results, just hope D Staley talks to him and tells him sometimes its OK to just have 2-8 vice 2-13 trying to cut back………..
but would love to see mcoy get 18-20 and lewis get 4-6 -
if u took notice, when Pats are not balanced brady gets intercepted and Pats lose….research it
Be honest guys, when did u decide IT was time for Reid to go. i realized it after the Eagles’ SB loss. We were losing by ten, their 3,4 good Lb’s were neutrolizing us, Dillon was running over us in the end. It really sunk in when Belichek said after the game that he did not understand why we were doing the things we were doing. i know alot of u seen it then
i used to blame mcnabb in the previous nfc losses with his int(yes he threw them in nfc champ games) but they were not balanced attack at all. i think we rushed 10 times in most of them…..when that happens u eithr get your QB killed or throw int….
I’m not there yet tonto – I think this is the most adversity Reid has faced – I think he got a pass on the whole TO debacle – he came back and made the plaoyoffs – they had the disaster in Baltimore he came back and the birdes actually had the lead in the NFCC game – they couldn’t finish it – but this is tough – 13 years is a long time – at some point what you did 10 – 8 years ago goes away (I say the same thing about SB won 10 years ago – who cares) – but if Reid can’t rally the team back to making the playoffs – I think it is time to move on -
I’m somewhere in between you two tonto and navy I guess. I certainly didn’t think ‘Reid has to go’ after the superbowl loss or anytime close to that. And I still don’t think that Reid ‘HAS TO’ go. I think that it’s perfectly within the realm of possibility for Reid to stay and the team to succeed (again) and even further, to yes, win a superbowl. But I also think that it might be ok for him to leave. I think absolute statements in either direction ‘he has to go’ or ‘he definitely should remain’ are both too far. There’s a billion factors that go into the success or failure of a football team. Reid is just one of them.
“billion factors that go into the success or failure of a football team”, hear that, schiller, you got a trophy for just showing up and playing teeball, the last time you ever played competitive sports, thats called a digression, schiller, but back to your point, vince lombardi would laugh at you, smack you on the side of your head, trying to complicate things, but what’s worse, you have a “billion” built in excuses to support reid after he fails again
And a pretty damn “Big One” Schiller if I don’t say so myself…
The last 11 Games will seal his fate.. If they get it together, that can still be one of the most danglerous teams down the stretch that no one wants to face..
If Coach Ar rallies the players and they play well and finish strong, he will be back in 2012 to finish what he started.. If the splinter, and continue to play like they have, then he’s a goner but either way, nothing happens to the off-season.. The football season is so condensed that it’s really difficult to change Coaches in mid-stream and expect any good to come out of it.. it’s not like the Eagles have some young hot/shot Coodinator to take over.. once the AR era is over, Coaches MM, Castillo and the who gang are gone to start with a clean slate and an new program.. But the Eagles Front Office have the rest of this Season to think about that..
paul, I agree with that pretty much across the board. But if you’re going to evaluate Reid and his tenure here as the ‘pretty damn big (factor), this year is an anomaly so far. Like you said, we’ll see what happens from here.
jakey chu – I don’t get your post – Tonto said 2004 – I said not yet if Reid can overcome adversity and make playoffs – schiller said he’s in the middle – a lot of factors go into succes or failure – coach is one of them – I lost you on the tball anaology then competitive sports then calling it a digression – what was the digression — – -
and please clarify for me – what defines ‘support Reid after he fails again’ what is the failure? Asked the other direction – when is it OK in your mind tosupport Reid where it won’t be an ‘excuse’
I really go back to the final 3 Seasons Schill
Those final 2 Blowouts at the hands of the Cowboys to end the 2009 Season really was the turning point which continued with ast years inexplicable perfomance against the Vikings and the fact that the Eagles Home Record over the last 2 Seasons is like 4-7 with Redskins,Cowboys,Jets,Patriots still coming to play at the Linc this season…
jake, um, ok… and I’ve supported Reid, um when? I may have criticized criticism of him, but I don’t recall supporting Reid.
Its funny because I think Lombardi would laugh at your and smack YOU upside the head for trying to oversimplify things. I think Lombardi would laugh at the Eagles fans calling for Reid’s head. He’d admit that it’s one factor that must be examined (after the season) in terms of evaluating how the team improves, but to just fire the coach -that’s it – he’d laugh, I’m pretty confident on that.
To the end of 2009 I should say.. 2009 Season was shaping up to be a pretty good one until those final 2 weeks versus the Cowboys where the Eagles were really manhandled physically on both sides of th eball in both games and to be honest, I don’t think they have ever recovered from these embarrasing performances..
listening the Reid’s press conference was pathetic. He was asked what will he try that haven’t be tried already?
Answer “I have to look at thing, me and the coaches” – “We have to put players in position and if they’re not in position find out why they’re not there”.
After hearing the answer t’is evident…He don’t know what to do..And now the FO have put out a statement that a defensive consultant will not be hired. It looks as if the Brass will let Reid sink on his offseason decisions.
I’m sure when Andy came to Banner about Juan be promoted that Banner and Lurie looked him in the eyes and asked…..”Are you sure this is the right move?”
Andy, promoted Mcdermott without getting a more qualified defensive coach and outside consultant help was hired when McDermott struggled.
Now, we’re here again and the brass will not do it again.
Andy is on the Island he kicked everyone else off of….and personally I can’t wait until the Eagles burn this ASSet so I can cheer for my team again.
Wait, songs so you would prefer that the football coach be an open book and divulge game plans to the media on tuesdays? That’s absolutely absurd. The team is playing like crap and it might be time to move on from reid at seasons end, but your conclusions from todays presser are asinine
Schill shut the hell up!
What secrets have he gave away this season?
Have that stopped teams from manhandling his teams?
So give me a damn break.
He can answer questions without away the playbook like other coaches do…but to keep saying the same old ass tired responses to legitimate questions is absurb.
He can tell us there will be roster changes if nessasary…coaches do use the media to send messages even to their own locker room you know?
I don’t care what use to work when Reid was winning with Ray Rhodes talented players and JJ’s scheme.
At that time the press and fans accepted his boring press conferences becuase at least he was winning….
That’s over!!!!!
This team was one good corner from challenging for it all last season and this idiot shakes up the whole defensive philosophy and head it off with a failed offensive line coach, and you and other apologists expect fans to accept his perpetual crap?
The front office gave this slob everythng he asked for and the fan base was behind this team after the spending spree and this idiot plug Matthews in the middle after having a terrible preseason.
We’re tired of it!!!!
He can at least give some explanation for his putrid decisions which was on him.
We would like to know why he gets in his own way.
If he answers maybe we can understand… but this smug, arrogant, fat bastard, continue to infuriate the Philly fanbase.
I would rather go 0-16 than to endure another moment with this loser at the helm. I’ve never seen a coach do so little with so much.
TIME’S YOUR’S
NAVY/SCHILL
Songs, key word, infuriate, your infuriated and I certainly understand why. But that confirms your usual – you are talking with emotion, not your head.
The media asked what he will change. That’s a question about the future. But you just said that that you want reid to answer it by talking about the past. That makes no sense at all.
And you want him to explain why he gets his own way. Wow, that one cracks me up. I mean, come on, his job title is Christina Lurie’s secretary right?
Well said Songs; well said. I couldn’t agree more buddy. Good stuff.
silky/dboy – if you had just gone like this #$$k or &^%T or &&**f it would be dboy rantings -
get a life silky – you and dboy come on out the closet and get a life – really – you watch press conferences and then get mad at them………. really – and your type – from what I read they definitely prefer them slim so I can understand why Reid’s wt bothers you -
what fanbase – I realize you are not a very educated man so I made it easy for you and your um ‘lil friend’ fan implies positive feelings – you, by defnintion are not a fan – stop giving yourself credit – you paid redskin shill – that’s it – you are really phillywill – I noticed he has been slipping off the pages – got ourselves a little menage a trois with ol silky, dboy and skinny will
I listened to reids press conference and I am mad he didn’t answer questions – really – shocking moment – 13 years later and you are looking for him to say something different………. wow #$@%$#&g incredible
rocko – wow – you get the be the salutarian right behind silky being the validictorian and the Girard Ave school of say nothing and know even less ut print a lot – two star pupils – and where is Dboy
Navy, My Lil Brother is over the military recruiters and you are a poor example of our country’s finest. I believe you couldn’t handle being in the Armed forces and were either dishonorably discharged, or you’re lying. You sound like a wannabe you disgraceful Gimp.
so called navy, I doubt you ever served, because if you did, you would not be talking like some school yard fem, and if you talked like that to the men under your command, you deserved the finest ending delivered by the finest men, you challenge people who you know nothing about, dcar works, phillywill works, meanwhile you are a parasite sucking our tax dollars with your undeserved pension, you are everything wrong with our otherwise admirable heroic military, I never heard my brother, my uncles, grandfather brag about their service, the only time I heard something from my grandfather was when he was disgraced for missing curfew, yet you brag about your party times overseas, you are a disgrace, I would much rather have songs, dcar in my foxhole, you can have Schiller
Navy/Schill is a man blower.
pillow biter.
knob slobber
I mean Kolb slobber
schiller and navy are not the same, schiller is an educated derelict, so called navy is just a derelict
songs – wow, brining up homosexuals again. That’s odd, I thought we were discussing football. Seriously, it’s a pathetic thing that we’re discussing coaches, football problems, differing views on what’s the issue, what adjustments/changes should be made, how to improve a sports team and then BOOM out of the blue your subject matter switches to men having sex and being sexually attracted to men. That’s downright insane.
Yeah, touchdowns, wide nine, dealing with the media, running yards, ratios, tackling, linebackers, statistics, superbowls, defense, coaches, coordinators, GAY SEX, field goals, formations, playcalling, challenges, penalties, turnoevers, screen plays, draws, blitzes, PENISES, timeouts, clock management, media, optimism, pessimism, HEAD….
some of those topics and words are not like the other – here’s a clue – it has nothing to do with capital and lowercase letters.
but songs, back to the original title and picture under the article, can you ever imagine buddy Ryan, ray Rhodes, or jj listening to a consultant, look at that fag picture of that guy
Lil rocknut – you are an embarrassment to the name Rocko – just quit – give up on the eagles – throw in the towel, walk away – you don’t care – things aren’t going the way you like you aren’t gonna dig in and hope for the best – fire everyone, quit – but I am the disgarce – really, you are gonna have a fight over service using someone elses service – you and Jackie Chu both – you have ‘relatives’ that served – but you guys didn’t, and you guys are talking trash – wow – some fantasy world – but as I said before. if they ever redo Rocky – he is going to have to quit after the 3rd round – its just to hard -
as for relatives – my grandfather used to tell the most awesome stories – he was an ambulance driver in Eurpoe – he could spin a yarn – my maternal grandfather caught Malaria serving down I think in Panama – my old man was a torpedoman on destroyers- he loved the navy – My family was evenly split between Marines and Navy – I broke the tie when I went Navy – my father in law was a load master in the air force at MaGuire – his brother was actually on the carrier ORiskany when it had its big fire – the other brother was a sergeant in the USMC – he is the only one that doesn’t talk about his service -
had two squads where he was the only one that came back – not good
Tell you the truth – this is the first group that is so threatened by my stories they refer to them as bragging – most of the time I get asked to tell stories funny how when people are confident in themselves other peoples stories and acoomplishments don’t threaten them, its weak inferior people that worry about things like that
so your little brother – he over at the district on the Corner of Broad and Cherry – my very first temporary assignment prior to heading off to the Pacific – or he at one of the substations – recruiting is a bitch – many a good sailor has had a career derailed by a bad enlistment contract, really be careful when that end of the month pressure comes on to make numbers – tell him to hang in there – the selection boards typically promote well out of this type of duty
lil Jakey Chu – my little ferocious lil beagle where you at – now you got your big boy pants on again ohhhhh
how do you know what Dboy and Silky songs do for a living – how do you know what skinnywill does – and dude you can have the foxhole – spoken like a true asshat – I don’t care if you are with Megan Fox – being in a fox hole SUCKS
Wow – problems with bragging about my overseas adventures – didn’t the Navy’s recruiting pitch used to be its not just a job, its an adventure?
but I can tell lil Jakey chu – you are one of the sensitive ones. Hang in there lil fella, hopefully your brother with the balls to serve will come home and you won’t fell so pathetic
Come on guys. That’s the problem with this site sometimes….. We can’t have differing opinions without resorting to harsh personal attacks. Whether you are an apologist or just pessimistic about everything I don’t see why we have to talk about how idiotic we think someone elses posts are rather than discussing the content. I just don’t get it. Nothing divides eagles fan more than a sorry team.
Scorp – don’t go becoming the voice of reason – the way the eagles are playing the only fun I get to have on this site anymore is playing WWE douche tool -
YESSSSSS NAVY; that’s what I like to here!. did your boots get shaken a little bit you putrid excuse for a “souljah boy”. Yeah Scorp, no time for a voice of reason here. lets let it roll. Navy get back in da kitchen where you belong and make the squad some “sammiches”, then mop the deck when you’re done. After that, report back to me and I’ll give you your next assignment if the deck is mopped to perfection…remember, you answer me “Sir yes Sir!”
Rocko – see – as I pointed on the last post – you have no service – this is all about being jealous of your brother isn’t it -you the family fuck up – mommy abnd daddy don’t pay you any attention, all the pictures on the wall are of your brother – yeah – tough when you have nothin to offer except some lame story about your brother – hang in there.
Andn somehow only a never been there – never done that, wish maybe he had the balls to serve would degrade the fine CS (Culinary Specialists) and the sailors that actually make the ‘sandwiches’ _ sammies are those things you were making a Quiznos on Saturday – and swab the decks – had you actually gone to any form of military training you would learn that every person does every job during training (it actually works that way in the corporate world too!) so I have no problem picking up a swab and cleaning, how can you lead if you can’t do it better then the folks you are leading –
So hang in there – you can still catch your brother and get rid of that cool ‘sandwhich artist’ apron let it roll – ohhhhh
that funny Rocko – I re-read yours souljih boy – isn’t that that stupid dance thing on tv where they slide back and forth – – really – - putrid excuse for a souljih boy – clearly you have seen my dancing! what are you like 16 — did my boots get shaken – well, i took my gym shoes off after my workout – does that count? Better yet – hang onto that sandwhich making job.. upon further review – it may be about all you can handle -
Wow Navy 2 posts about me? You’re too emotional like a woman Navy. You take things too personal. You’re as soft as a pretzel. Just keep swabbing the deck and shinin my boots when you finish. I need em finished by 0800 hours. then I’ll give you your next assignment. Better yet, wash the teams jockstraps and hang them out dry when you finish.
oh rocko you so funny – you saw that new call of duty commercial and you are trying to talk your mom into getting it for you for christmas – clearly I did not realize I was dealing with such a strong, manly person – wow rocknut, the way you give orders, clearly you are a natural – add that lettuce, put on those tomatoes, hold the mayo – you are on the management track! I see shift team leader in your future – your brother will be proud – you hook him up with those punch cards?
Schill & Navy, WOW! Just when I thought you couldn’t get worse. Schill I’m far from perfect & a know it all. I was referring to me being right about this team & all of the unwarranted criticism you guys were giving me for it. Navy, you’re a joke. You sit by the computer with a Websters dictionary! Are you too stupid to think of words, synonyms & antonyms on your own!? Come on dude! Will you stop with the sensitive $#!t! You sound like a moron! I’m not sensitive. The boy stuff doesn’t bother me, I was just making a point. Your supposed to be a man of respect, class & honor! You show & have none of those qualities. Although I get out of handsometimes with my anger on here, the only time I rip you guys, is in retaliation for you ripping me & everyone else for our opinions. Believe it or not, I respect everyone on here, for their opinions, & fandom. Navy, you’re another story. You personally attack people, with your keyboard, gangster antics, racial slurs, & constant putting yourself on a pedestal, with your bragging & life accomplishments. If you did all you said you did, that’s awesome. I am from a military family(both grandpops, Dad, 5 uncles, 4 Cuz’s), so I would respect that. It’s just the way you carry yourself, & act that makes me feel suspect about all you say. I would have loved to join the Air Force, but I had 2 bad knees, from High School & College, so that didn’t happen. I think all of this back & forth $#!t is funny as all hell! This prevents me from arguing with the old lady, & venting on this $#!t hole team! But I think it is wrong, that you guys, rip us for giving our honest opinions on the team, while you guys live in La La land. BTW, will you stop with giving the definition for fan. We get it. Just because your a fan & love the team, it doesn’t leave the team exempt from criticism, ripping, & honesty. What you guys are, is blind loyalists. Just because I rip their @$$e$ out, for their consistent stupidity, stubbornness, arrogance & ignorance, doesn’t make me a non-fan or hater. I just show it with venom, not roses & puppy dogs like you blind loyalists. This team is killing me just as much, if not more than you. I just choose not to look the other way anymore. Reid & his cronies need to go. Then I’ll give it a rest, for awhile!
Remember the Bucs stunk and the Saints were Aints?
The both changed regimes and through time lifted the Lombardi. Who would have thought these 2 pathetic franchises would have leapfrogged our Eagles?
Now, look at the Lions.
Would it surprise anyone if they get the big prize before us?
Stout, nasty defense. Good solid running game and QB with heart. Great game day coaching.
Hell, we have now become the deadskins
d-boy – I would have loved to join the Air Force, but I had 2 bad knees – just about sez it all -
and yes Dboy – I am a blind loyalist to the eagles – called being a FAN – you are by definition a non fan – you can’t change the meaning of words to suit your own little fantasy world you live in – for someone calling me stubborn and arrogant – I dont go around trying to change the definition of words so that in my mind I can do things that a non fan would do but still declare myself a fan – kind of like a cop that breaks the law, or a teacher that sleeps with – its called rationalization – you need me to give you the definition from the dictionary —— so keep telling yourself your not a non fan or your not a hater – clearly you live in a world where you can just ‘change’ the menaing of words to fit what you think – good for you man -
and I promise Dboy – (and I need you to explain to me why when I use boy its racist but its OK for you to call Castillo boy?) – I will internet blog ‘carry’ myself better – I will stop using the exact same attacks, putdowns, homophiobic slurs, slanders, demeaning comments that you use right back at you because you are sensitive and only see it when others do it to you -
and I too find it funny and entertaining in my day – kind of like a WWE event – and why does everyone that is NOT or was not in the military want to tell about how many relatives they had in the military? Are you trying to build a connection with me – I ain’t silkysongs – no you can not give me a rubdown in the shower – told you – 5 ft, long black hair, english as a second language and must be willing to walk on my back – don’t change dboy – I wouldn’t know how to spell curse words with special characters -
lmao @ navyeaglefan — I’ve noticed that too. These chumps that have never served always want to talk about their family members serving — like who gives a f?
No offense Dcar, I’m not pointing you out specifically…..but people try to connect themselves with their family members as if they are the ones who serve or have served, it’s hilarious to me.