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Author: Mark Hazlett

Mark Hazlett

From Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Student at SI Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Moves the Eagles Should Make On Their Defense

Moves the Eagles Should Make On Their Defense

As each day comes and goes, it seems less and less likely that defensive coordinator Juan Castillo will return in the same capacity next season. Team owner Jeff Lurie did not give the first-year coordinator

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Eagles Defense Finishes Strong, But Should Castillo Stay Or Go

Eagles Defense Finishes Strong, But Should Castillo Stay Or Go

The nightmare season is finally over for the Eagles. A 1-4 start proved too much to overcome, even though the disappointing Birds ended the year with four straight wins. The strong finish, although admittedly against

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Eagles Defense Playing to Save Juan Castillo’s Job

Eagles Defense Playing to Save Juan Castillo’s Job

Until this year, Juan Castillo spent his entire Eagles tenure as an offensive coach. So when he was named defensive coordinator during the crazy off season, there was, predictably, much confusion. Why Castillo? Why now?

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Cowboys’ Weapons Will Be Tough Task for Eagles Defense

Cowboys’ Weapons Will Be Tough Task for Eagles Defense

The last time the Eagles met the Dallas Cowboys, they were 2-4 and in desperate need of a win. And win is what they did, in a very big way. Riding the unstoppable force that

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Castillo, Babin and The Eagles Defense Step Up Against Jets

Castillo, Babin and The Eagles Defense Step Up Against Jets

Domination. In a must-win game for the Eagles, they put together one of the most impressive performances of the season and kept their slim playoff hopes alive. The Birds jumped on the Jets early en

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Eagles Mail it In, As Soft Defense Is Run Over By The Seahawks

Eagles Mail it In, As Soft Defense Is Run Over By The Seahawks

Pathetic. It is the first word that comes to mind after seeing the Eagles put together one of the most uninspiring and disappointing performances in years. The Seahawks, another team with little to play for,

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Eagles’ Defense Flops Against Patriots

Eagles’ Defense Flops Against Patriots

It was almost a decade ago Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and Deion Branch torched the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. On this November evening in Philadelphia, it happened again. No matter what Juan Castillo’s defense

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Eagles Have Tough Matchup with Patriots’ Tight Ends

Eagles Have Tough Matchup with Patriots’ Tight Ends

After a season-saving win against the Giants on Sunday night, the Eagles have another do-or-die game against the New England Patriots this week. Tom Brady brings the number two-ranked offense into Lincoln Financial Field riding

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Eagles Defense Dominates Giants To Keep The Season Alive

Eagles Defense Dominates Giants To Keep The Season Alive

Do you hear that faint noise? It is quiet and slow, but incessant. Believe it or not, that is the 2011 Philadelphia Eagles’ heartbeat. Thanks to a stout effort by Juan Castillo’s defense, the Birds

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Stopping Eli Manning And The New York Giants Offense

Stopping Eli Manning And The New York Giants Offense

29. That is the number of points Eli Manning and the New York Giants put up on the Eagles in Week 3. It was a number large enough to end the Birds’ six- game win

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