PLAYERS:
Andy Reid,
Michael Vick,
Nick Foles,
Asante Samuel
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons
The firing of Juan Castillo is the first of what many believe will be several changes made to the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Andy Reid said at his press conference addressing the personnel change Tuesday, “I’m going through and evaluating our football team, both coaches and players. This is one of the moves. We’ll see where this goes from here.”The Eagles have a bye this week and will come into Week 9 having to face the only unbeaten team remaining in the NFL, the Atlanta Falcons. While the firing of Castillo and replacing him with Todd Bowles will clean up some issues on defense, it won’t address any of the major issues on offense. The offensive line is still a huge weak point for the Eagles, and the turnovers produced by Michael Vick have not gone away.The question is what other moves might Reid make? Many fans are speculating with Vick’s inability to keep possession of the ball he may be benched in favor of Nick Foles.A bye week would give Nick Foles and offensive coordinat...
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