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... Doesn'tmakeadifference.
As much maligned as Jeff Lurie's "Things were terrible; I'm not changing anything" remarks were a couple weeks ago, this is one time where he's in close alignment with at least a sizable minority of the paying customers.
Ask any Eagles fan if promoting Juan Castillo to DC was the right move last year and it's unlikely you'll hear the word 'yes.' And yet somehow one-quarter of our brethren still think Castillo deserves a second chance!
I don't really take this number at face value. Too many of the explanations I've heard for why we should keep Castillo start by blaming Andy Reid for hiring him in the first place, as if what matters here is ensuring Reid pays for his long litany of (supposed) sins and not finding the best possible person to coach the Eagles' defense next year.
This is, of course, moronic, but also the logical next step in the long line of "If we just get rid of him, everything...
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