Brad Childress Thinks You Should Back Off

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November 18, 2008

Brad Childress Thinks You Should Back Off

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With a hat tip to Pro Football Talk, Chip Scoggins notes an interesting quote from the end of Monday's Brad Childress press conference:

"I read a great quote the other day. It was author unknown. It read like this: That editorialists and columnists are like men that come down from the mountains after the battle and shoot the wounded. I thought there is a certain something to that."

This is par for the course -- we've seen Childress' arrogance before, his unwillingness to be held accountable for the failings of his coaching staff and team. It's always the stupid columnists, internet posters, bloggers, etc. who are being totally unfair towards him and his team; criticism directed at him is never deserved.

I, for one, am sick of it. Sick of the inability to make changes on the fly, sick of the misuse of Adrian Peterson, sick of the ridiculous offensive playcalling -- and I'm getting increasingly sick of the general attitude coming out of Winter Park.

Another quote from the presser:

Childress was asked about the fact that Peterson did not touch the ball in the fourth quarter and whether they could have done more to get him involved. "We tried to get him involved with the kickoff return," he said. "But there's limited amount of time and you're playing a different kind of football generally in the two and half minutes you're playing in the fourth quarter so whether you would be smart and handing him the football. There's only a limited number of ways you can get it to him throwing it and they're playing a defense that kind of legislates against throwing it deep on them."

More excuses -- I'll concede that giving Peterson the ball on the kickoff return was a good idea, but the notion that the Vikings lacked any opportunity to give AD touches in the fourth quarter couldn't be more false.

It's been just days since the game, and we've already talked about this time and time again: Throwing the ball on second and two, third and two, and fourth and two with roughly three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter is a horrible misuse of Peterson. In that situation, you have every reason to put the ball on the ground, in the hands of your best offensive player and one of the league's best talents.

Mr. Childress, you're no Belichick, you're no Coughlin, and you're no Dungy -- so let's stop trying to project this sense of infallibility, ok? We've had more than enough of the idea that all dissenting voices "don't get it." We're fed up with three years of underachievement, and we want some change.

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Posted by Mark, November 18, 2008 5:38 AM

I'm torn because as much as I'd like to see the Vikings get into the playoffs (in spite of Chilly), I'd also like to see them get blown out of the next few games to facilitate the removal of our clueless head coach.

Posted by Jon, November 18, 2008 11:55 AM

The attitude sounds a little like his former boss - Andy Reid, except that at least Andy will say "put the blame on me."

Posted by Jeremy Barnes, November 18, 2008 5:40 PM

There is no reason that Adrian shouldn't be getting the ball right out of the gate. If I remember correctly, the first possession of the game was straight to the air. I understand the concept of passing out of the gate to open lanes, but with someone like AD you have to give it to him until they stop him, then start looking to throw the screen to Chester and short routes to Wade or Shianco before throwing the deep ball. I just think that there were times that running the ball made more sense than throwing. Jacksonville has the same kind of speed that Tampa had with Garrard, and Jones Drew. Linebackers better be ready!!

Posted by PaintThatSh*tPurpleAndGold, November 22, 2008 12:29 AM

Chilly leave AP, Sydney Rice, Audre Allison on the side lines too much when the game is on the line. The only way this team will improve is with a coach that has experience as a head coach in the NFL. I think that chilly could be a good college coach, but he none of the NFL tools come game time. I refuse to spend anymore of my money on the VIkings this year. I would put money on us not making the playoffs. Why does Zigi love Childress so much?....is there something else going on behind closed doors? I mean the guy owns an NFL franchise doesnt he like to watch football? Its gotten to the point where no one wants to go to the games with me, and my wife won't let me watch the game on the big screen...C'mon.

Posted by DC, November 23, 2008 12:24 AM

Anthony:

Could you add my Vikings blog, Grant's Tomb, to your Vikes links section?

Cheers,

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