You could tell, as Juan Castillo talked about those two plays yesterday, that he believed his son had been judged prematurely. He doesn't want those plays to sum up a career. Is it too late now? Or will Greg get another shot, if he can show in the offseason that he has improved? Juan doesn't know, of course, but he journeyed down to Florida to do what he could.
Similarly, yesterday Juan Castillo was standing on the sideline at the Senior Bowl South practice at a high school stadium in Fairhope, Ala., watching defensive players work through drills. He was wearing a long-sleeved T-short that read "Philadelphia Eagles" across the front. So was Castillo there as the Eagles' defensive coordinator? Will he still serve in that capacity for the 2012 season?
"I'm just working," Castillo said, when asked those questions, and some others that occasioned equally nebulous answers. He said he would defer to Eagles coach Andy Reid on any announcements about his status. "Coach Reid has to talk to you," he said.
Castillo didn't want to discuss much of anything for the record, except his son's career at Iowa. But he did say this: "I'm going to tell you what's awesome. There's different perceptions, but when I go out around Philly, I've had a lot of people come up to me in support . . . When you try do things right, work hard, [people appreciate it]. It's been interesting, when you go out and see people."
