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PHILADELPHIA —Consecutive blown fourth-quarter leads have cost Juan Castillo
his job as the Philadelphia Eagles defensive co-ordinator. Stevan Ridley White Jersey . Castillo was
fired Tuesday and replaced by secondary coach Todd Bowles. Coach Andy Reid
dismissed his longtime assistant who was surprisingly switched to defence after
13 seasons coaching the offensive linemen. Castillo was with the Eagles for 18
years, longer than any coach in franchise history. “Were six games into the
season and average isnt good enough,” Reid said in a statement. “I know the
potential of our team and insist on maximizing it.” Castillo has been under the
microscope in Philadelphia, with nearly every move hes made being scrutinized
intensely. He was promoted to defensive co-ordinator after a long search and
with new defensive line coach Jim Washburn already in place running a wide-nine
scheme. “I put Juan in this position,” Reid said at a press conference Tuesday
at the team headquarters. “It didnt work out. I take full responsibility for
putting him in that situation.” The Eagles (3-3) are on a bye this week. They
wasted a 10-point lead with 5:18 remaining and lost 26-23 in overtime to Detroit
after allowing Pittsburgh to rally for a winning field goal as time expired last
week. Castillos defence held the Lions in check for three quarters, allowing
just a pair of field goals. All-Pro wide receiver Calvin Johnson had one catch
for 28 yards and Matthew Stafford was 7 of 21 passing. But, according to
defensive players, the Eagles inexplicably changed their game plan in the fourth
quarter. They started blitzing more in an effort to pressure Stafford. Also,
cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha didnt shadow Johnson the way he did the first three
quarters. Stafford picked apart the defence, Johnson had a big day and the Lions
scored 20 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. “I was on him most of the
game,” Asomugha said of covering Johnson. “I think when we got to the fourth
quarter, there was a lot more trying to give him a different look.” Reid
disputed that assessment a day later, saying “there wasnt a great change of
scheme on what we did in the first three quarters.” Regardless, Castillo is
gone. Castillo joined the Eagles in 1995 as an offensive assistant under coach
Ray Rhodes. He was promoted to tight ends coach in 1997, and then offensive line
coach in 1998. Last season, his defence rallied late, and helped Philadelphia
win its final four games. It was too late to make the playoffs, as the Eagles
finished 8-8, but combined with a 2-0 start to this season, his defence had
contributed to six straight wins before the deficiencies started to surface
again. “I have to do what I think is right whether its with public opinion,”
Reid said, “or against public opinion.” The decision comes at a critical time
for the Eagles. Though struggling at 3-3, the division race is tight and still
up for grabs. The Giants (4-2) lead the NFC East, but New York is already 0-2 in
the division, and Philadelphia already defeated the Giants at home. The bye
perhaps comes at a good time, as Reid and Bowles have time to set their strategy
and move forward. The Eagles meet the Falcons (6-0) on Oct. 28. Bowles was 2-1
as the interim head coach for Miami last season. The former Temple star is in
his 13th season as an assistant. He began his NFL coaching career with the New
York Jets in 2000 as a secondary coach, spent four years in Cleveland, four in
Dallas and three in Miami. “I didnt talk to coaches, players,” Reid said. “I
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the Yankees got consecutive homers from Nick Swisher and Mark Teixeira in a 3-0
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defensive end Chris Clemons, who was due to become a free agent at the end of
the 2012 season.The Dallas Stars have signed goaltender Richard Bachman to a
$625,000 contract for next season. Dallas also Thursday signed forward
Colton Sceviour to a two-way contract for the 2012-13 season. Bachman was 8-5-1
with a 2.77 goals-against average as a rookie last season in Dallas. He had a
.910 save percentage in 18 games, and became the first rookie goaltender in
Starrs history to win his first three NHL starts and the first to start seven
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in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL draft by the Stars. Sceviour, a fourth-round
draft pick in 2007, spent the past three seasons with the Texas Stars in the
American Hockey League. He had 21 goals and 32 assists in 75 games last season.
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