Reid addresses Castillo report
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Reid addresses Castillo report
Jeff McLane
It has become universally accepted that Juan Castillo will not be the Eagles defensive coordinator next season. The question that remains, however, is how will the team go about removing Castillo?
Will Castillo go with a clean sweep of the coaching staff headlined by head coach Andy Reid?
Will the Eagles simply move the former offensive line coach back to his old job -- provided Howard Mudd retires again -- or give him some bogus job description like "assistant to the assistant of the defensive consultant?"
Or will Reid be asked to dump Castillo to save his own skin? That's the scenario Reid will face after the season, according to Mike Florio over at Profootballtalk.com. Reid will return next season, but only if he fires Castillo, who he unexpectedly promoted back in January to replace the fired Sean McDermott.
Reid was asked Monday if the Eagles have yet approached him about such a plan and whether he would indeed fire Castillo to maintain his position as the Eagles head coach.
“Listen, nobody’s approached me on it," Reid said Wednesday. "My mind is to continue to get better as coaches and players. My mind goes no further than that. That’s where I’m at. We’re right in the middle of this thing and we’ve got to continue to get better. That’s what we have to do.”
The Eagles front office, aside from Reid, has not spoken publicly about the team since the start of the season despite what has amounted to a most disappointing year. The Eagles are 4-8 and all but eliminated from the playoffs.
Requests made to interview Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to comment on the state of the team and Reid's future with the organization have been declined. Team president Joe Banner has been asked to comment following the last two Eagles losses but he has also declined to talk.
Reid was asked if the front office has spoken to him recently and given him its support.
“We talk all the time," Reid said. "I know where you're going, but there is nothing there. We’re in it to continue to get better and we’re all going in that direction right now.”
Has the front office expressed its frustration with how the season has progressed?
“If you ask me about every person in this building, we’re all here to win football games," Reid said. "That’s starting at the top with Jeffrey Lurie. That’s why he does this and that’s why he owns this team is to win championships. We try to win football games, and that is what we all do. We try to win every game, and when we don’t we’re disappointed.”
"I have do a better job of putting Juan in position to get a better job"— banned- Reid would dump his own mother to save his skin.— Geno D
- Okay, let's be real. You can have many complaints about the way Reid runs his business, but there is no basis for this ridiculous comment. Reid goes out of his way to NOT throw his players (or anyone else, including his mother) under the bus. He has never shown anything like the selfishness you indicate. Stupid comment. Don't know why I wasted the time to respond. — dlscholt
- It's time Andy put his team in a better position to win like he puts himself in a position to be the first at the Buffet line !— ghost78
- where did this floiro guy get his info, wiretaps or is he just spouting trash from his arse like most philly sports writers— rockyman63
- ^^dumb^^ reid is loyal to a fault.obviously.— Illeagle
- Do these reporters honestly expect Andy to answer a question like that with anything other than his usual canned BS?— Only in Philly...
- The fact that Lurie and Banner have no comment speaks for itself. Reid isn't going to get so much as an "Atta boy, Andy" from them and doesn't deserve any support as he goes on his hapless way while the string of the next 4 games runs out. Chances are he's already booked tickets on a flight home to Utah where he'll live on the money owed him for the remaining two years of his contract. Ironically, Vince Lombardi never had more than a 1-year contract in Green Bay where the citizens "own" the team. It just got renewed every year if he turned out a winning team. That is the incentive for a coach to win. Long term contracts only benefit bad coaches. Ask Jerry Wolman. He gave Joe Kuharich a 15-year contract on the strength of an upset win during a losing season back in the 70s. The Eagles never played .500 ball while Kuharich was coach.— 1republican
- AR will be back, only because Lurie has no balls to fire him, neither does Banner or Roseman. It needs to start with Howie and go all the way to HC, OC, and DC. all three need to be fired. But since the team making money AR will stay.— UGHROLF
- couldnt agree more rockeyman— jmx7656
- its time put andy in a better position and place, anywhere but philly— joeynick
- Roseman and Castillo both have to go for this team to have any chance at being successful in 2012. Reid should be fired for the Juan big mistake he made this year. Doubt Lurie will dump Jabba the Reid when he's still owed 10 million bucks.— younged
- Reid said - "My mind is to continue to get better as coaches and players. My mind goes no further than that..." REALLY? When's he going to start getting better? He hasn't done anything but get worse for the last 6 years.
— Unstable1 - Why does Reid always preface his comments with "Listen"? He never says a thing worth listening to.— dasher
- Reid can put the Eagles in better position to win by resigning asap...— warbiscuit
