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ESPN is reporting that Andy Reid has reached an agreement with the Kansas City Chiefs to become their next head coach. The Chiefs fired GM Scott Pioli at the request of Reid, so that he could bring in a GM to his liking. No one is sure who that GM will be but their are [...]
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The Eagles have fired defensive line coach Jim Washburn and replaced him with former line coach Tom Brasher. Andy Reid made a critical mistake when he hired Washburn as the defensive line coach before hiring a defensive coordinator. He gave Washburn too much power and when added to his strong personality created a serious problem [...]
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Eagles offensive line coach Howard Mudd had been a great coach for the Indianapolis Colts for years. He had put together the offensive line, which protected future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. Their system was a work of art.
They ran the stretch running play, which required Manning to take the snap and almost run laterally [...]
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How do you explain why the Eagles defense has gotten worse under new defensive coordinator Todd Bowles? Yes, they did give up a couple of last minute leads with Castillo at the helm, but how do you explain the ease with which teams are moving the ball against the Bowles-led defense.
Every time they try to [...]
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Andy Reid has always said that you win and lose upfront in the NFL, meaning on the offensive and defensive lines. He thought he was improving his chances of winning a Super Bowl title by bringing in two highly regarded NFL line coaches, Howard Mudd and Jim Washburn, a year ago, but at this point [...]
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Looking back Andy Reid made a terrible mistake moving Juan Castillo from his offensive line position to become defensive coordinator. The move weakened two areas of the football team. Everybody talks about how he did a poor job as a defensive coordinator, but the truth of the matter is that Castillo is being missed most [...]
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How could a team which is fighting for its playoff lives show up and play such an emotionless game against the undefeated Atlanta Falcons? For three quarters the game wasn’t in doubt. The Falcons dominated the Eagles from start to finish with the Atlanta offense ruling the game and dominating the ball.
Some of the comments [...]
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Did I miss something? Did Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham have a 18-sack Pro Bowl season? Hasn’t he been a bust up until now?
Graham was running his mouth yesterday in the Eagles Nova Care Complex locker room. I believe you should always let your play do most of the talking. If you are talking louder than [...]
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Now that the Juan Castillo experiment has blown up in Andy Reid’s face and been canned, the Eagles will turn the defensive reins over to secondary coach Todd Bowles.
Unlike Castillo, Bowles brings a wealth of experience and success coaching defense in the NFL. He played in the NFL as a defensive back for eight seasons [...]
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Andy Reid’s decision to move offensive line coach Juan Castillo to the defensive coordinator position was doomed from the start for a number of reasons.
First of all, the number one job of a defensive coordinator is being a strategist. Castillo never talked about strategy in his first year. His mind was still on the level [...]
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