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Huh? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?Keep him fresh for what? The offseason? He does realize that he has some BIG, key games coming up that will decide whether or not Minnesota even makes it to the playoffs, right? RIGHT?? And he wants to use AP less in those games? Seriously, how does this bass ackwards thinking allow him to keep a head coaching job on a team that is a legit playoff team when not being held back by the likes of this fool?
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Vs. Bears@ Lions@ Arizonavs. Falconsvs. NYGThe only real gimme game there is @ Lions but we all saw how Vikings struggled to beat that team in Minnesota earlier this season so I'm not sure what Childress is thinking. 
ADP owner and Vikes fan. I agree, Taylor SHOULD be used a lot more than he is. However, I DON'T think that they should reduce ADP's work. We should be running the ball like crazy and wearing down the defensive line. By the end of the game ADP and Taylor should be able to have their way with them. Two back formations anyone?We need to "throw" away the passing game. It has been "incomplete" all year. Chilly is "intentionally grounding" the Vikes chances. I could go on...
This is the state that had Jesse Ventura as it's Governor. I live in MN, and some say that was a good thing
Feel free to make fun of me now.
1st and goal from the 1/2 yard line, you have Adrian Peterson you run the ball. I'm glad Farve was sacked for a big loss on that play........that was nothing short of stupidity. There is such a thing as out thinking yourself and he did it, regardless of them winning the game because they have better players.When Minny is dominating a game, yes you can plan on seeing Taylor in the game. Taylor's been effective and I can see the logic in keeping him fresh as possible. In games that are close, plan on seeing plenty of ADP. The problem is Minny seems that much better than just about everyone on their schedule and and there's no real reason to run ADP hard at the end of games.The 1st and goal at the .5 yard line with ADP in the lineup and they get sacked tells me a lot about their play calling though.
For real.
Taylor got dinged and they are the only two RBs.
The same reason all the other starters were and the same reason the Patriots starters play in the 4th quarter in all their blowout wins.
Why did Favre throw the ball 46 times when they were up the entire game?Both are stupid moves.
Favre throwing the ball this season for the Vikings has helped them to get to 10-1. They took Favre out of the game in the 4th quarter.
Viking fan here and I support Childress too. Taylor is very talented and the last thing we need is for ADP to get injured. One thing Taylor does better is protect the ball.
This came across far more petty than I intended. I actually root for the Vikes. I've stated several times that they are "my NFC team" and I like it when they field a good squad.The coach just royally frustrates me... that's all. No offense intended to the fine Minnesota fans.
DO you watch the games? The Vikings have thrown the ball often inside the 10 this year and likely more than ever under Childress.Oh....Childress got his contract extension earlier this month too.He got his extension a week or two ago. That point aside though:A. Yes, Childress is a buffoon for the most part. He actually got a challenge right today though and didn't waste any timeouts that I saw (had to eat dinner halfway into the third quarter), so maybe there's a small glimmer of hope?
B. What's even more important is that the Vikings parlay this bit of success with Favre into a key free agent signing or two next Spring. Childress is probably thinking that TJax is still the future QB of this team (ugh)...but maybe if we can plug a few more holes with some lights-out studs and draft a couple more players, we can compensate for the suck that will once again be the Vikings QB position.
Childress is still the headcoach. If he's allowing Bevell to call that ridiculous play from 1st and goal from the 6 inch line instead of giving it to arguably the best RB in the league, then it's on him. It's not the 1st time Minnesota has gotten cute from the goalline.
Yeah. This season, I am really perplexed as to why Peterson is "struggling" the way he is. The team has noticed, and wants to work on the negative / nada gain rushes because they are above and beyond what they need to be. I have no problem with the Vikings spelling Peterson when he's having trouble and letting Taylor make some headway. It really seems like teams don't know how to play Chester the way they plan for Adrian. But re: bolded, I think Childress has done that. He might not have had much more to do with it than bringing in Favre and letting ST coach Ferraro leave. But even while teams are taking Adrian Peterson out of the gameplan, the rest of the team is capable of making up for it.
Just so you know, nobody cares.This came across far more petty than I intended. I actually root for the Vikes. I've stated several times that they are "my NFC team" and I like it when they field a good squad.The coach just royally frustrates me... that's all. No offense intended to the fine Minnesota fans.
It looks to me like he simply can't get enough early carries to get into a groove.Last year with subpar QBs, AD was the show. Now Favre throws it seemingly every play. There is no flow to the run game.
This is my impression as well.
Does Bevell actually call the plays?In Philly, Childress rarely did...Reid called most plays. With Bevell (granted its been a few years) having been a 1st time OC who had never gotten anywhere near calling plays before, would not be too out of the question that Childress would be calling plays. Many offensive minded head coaches do.
Only FF players care about flow, the Vikes are 10-1.
My 2 cents:1. They need to tell Peterson to hug the ball. I remember years back watching a report on how they fixed Tiki Barber's fumbling. There are three spots on the football that need to be in contact with three parts of the body: the forearm, bicep, and chest. Right now Peterson's carrying the football solely by its nose. IMO tucking it would help a lot and it would be worth learning at the cost of altering his running style.2. Speaking of altering his style, I've heard several times on the radio and on TV interviews that the coaches have been working on getting Peterson to be more patient, saying that he could break more, longer runs if he let's his blocking get completely set up. I think this may be a problem with some of his runs getting stuffed the way they do. This was evident in watching the game yesterday, but sometimes he just has to head for open field or try smashing through the line as quickly and as hard as possible to get whatever yardage he can. Right now he's really boom or bust, and I don't think most fantasy players realize that unless they watch the games.gianmarco said:
