The Second (Half) Coming of Juan
The second (half) coming of Juan Castillo
The Second (Half) Coming of Juan
Bob Vetrone Jr.
( (Ron Cortes)
When the Eagles held the Browns to 57 yards (on 27 plays) after intermission Sunday, it was the lowest second-half yardage allowed by the Birds in 48 games; the Panthers were held to 53 yards after the break in the 2009 opener.
In fact, over the last seven regular season games, the Eagles defense has allowed fewer yards in the second half than the first six times. That is a huge turnaround from the first 10 games of the Juan Castillo defensive regime, when the opponents increased their yardage output after intermission eight times.
Here are the opponents' game-by-game yardage totals by half against Juan Castillo's defense:
| First 10 Games | 1st | 2nd | Last 7 Games | 1st | 2nd | |
| at Rams | 159 | 176 | Patriots | 275 | 182 | |
| at Falcons | 98 | 220 | at Seahawks | 245 | 102 | |
| Giants | 205 | 129 | at Dolphins | 82 | 122 | |
| 49ers | 153 | 289 | Jets | 151 | 90 | |
| at Bills | 178 | 153 | at Cowboys | 138 | 100 | |
| at Redskins | 75 | 212 | Redskins | 202 | 175 | |
| Cowboys | 94 | 173 | at Browns | 153 | 57 | |
| Bears | 174 | 198 | ||||
| Cardinals | 159 | 211 | ||||
| Giants | 86 | 192 | ||||
| Totals | 1381 | 1953 | Totals | 1246 | 828 | |
| Yds./Game | 138.1 | 195.3 | Yds./Game | 178.0 | 118.3 |
Comments (5)
The defense will keep us in games year after year however the offense proves otherwise. No consistency too many pass attempts, inability to get another RB going to compliment shady. Our slot receiver only gets 1TD a season. I watched the 49ers completely shut down the packers elite WRs because the packers lack a run game and have inconsistent TE production. IMO the sooner the eagles get Celek,Harbor and Bryce Brown going we will be able to sustain drives consistently against elite defenses— Yes_General- The Ravens are going to rout the Eagles. 30 -10— Bill Foley
- You know what these stats mean. Juan is very good at adjustments. How is this possible for an idiot?— crazyeyes
- The Ravens have a good team, but Vick will come back with a vengeance, and Shady will make the old folks look like they need a walker. The Raven O-line won't protect Flacco well enough or open holes in the run game either. Ryans will show why he is a two time Pro Bowler and shut down Rice. Eagles 30-10!— Paul SoTX
- Juan's a real mastermind. These stats are all against the absolute lowest of lows the NFL has to offer.— Ticketpete
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