"Andy Reid had plenty of chances to give Juan Castillo a vote of confidence the last few weeks of the season. It never came.

Jeffrey Lurie had plenty of chances to do the same on Tuesday. It didn't happen.

Even Castillo's players had numerous chances to show support for their defensive coordinator lately. In many cases, they chose not to.

Maybe Castillo will return in 2012 for a second year as the Eagles' defensive coordinator, but the circumstantial evidence overwhelmingly says that's not the case. Nobody in franchise history has been a coach with the Eagles longer than Castillo, who was hired by Andy Reid's predecessor – Ray Rhodes – in 1995. Castillo and running backs coach Ted Williams are both finishing their 17th seasons coaching in Philly."