Childress throws Favre under the bus (1 Viewer)

[griff321]

Kfan on demand

The postgame interview by Greg Colman is the one where he's going a bit nuts.

Brad NEVER goes nuts like this and usually keeps this in house.

 

[barista]

I liked the comment in the game thread calling McCarthy, Childress, and Lovie the three stooges.

wow... I can't agree more. It's a gimme... MCarthy is moe, Childress is Larry, Lovie is Curly

 

[Tau837]

BTW, what ever happened to the idea that the QB, as leader of the team, would shoulder some of the blame for his teammates, especially in light of obvious mistakes that he's made on the field? Since when does the head coach have the sole responsibility for that?

Did Favre talk to the press after the game? If he did, I'm sure he did accept blame. Do you know he didn't?

Just heard the quotes on Cowherd's show. Favre was told about Childress's comments about his interceptions and said -- twice -- "He's right."

 

[snogger]

Though, I will say, I will take McCarthy over Childress any day.

Ill take both over Lovie

Yay...our coach is the king of the turds.

some one needs to create a gif of McCarthy sitting on top of a pile of turds with a crown!!

 

[Nigel]

You can't just read a couple of quotes to form an opinion - listen to the interview. Forget if it's all true, n good coach would delve into his frustration with the supposed leader of his team so publicly and in so much detail. The last thing this team needs is more distraction as they try to prepare for New England. Just not very smart IMO.

 

[K8!]

Though, I will say, I will take McCarthy over Childress any day.

Ill take both over Lovie

Yay...our coach is the king of the turds.

I think McCarthy has done an admirable job of keeping this team together through the injuries. His playcalling at times has seemed out of rythym, but eveery week they are adjusting to new challenges.I loved the call to have Flynn throw on the fake field goal. Perfect call showing confidence in his young Q.B. That is the kind of call that can set that young man up for future succcess.I loved him going for it twice on fourth down. I might have prefered to have him spread the formation on the second try with Rodgers rolling out, but he had the right idea. Frankly I have faith in Kuhn getting that 1/2 yard.

 

[sho nuff]

Though, I will say, I will take McCarthy over Childress any day.

Ill take both over Lovie

Yay...our coach is the king of the turds.

some one needs to create a gif of McCarthy sitting on top of a pile of turds with a crown!!

man...just went to check my link of an old dumb and dumber poster people had with Thompson and McCarthy.Apperently the author has changed it. (and im not even joking, im mad because I liked the old Packer one...but this is funny)

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae284/D...anddumber-1.jpg

 

[sho nuff]

I think McCarthy has done an admirable job of keeping this team together through the injuries. His playcalling at times has seemed out of rythym, but eveery week they are adjusting to new challenges.I loved the call to have Flynn throw on the fake field goal. Perfect call showing confidence in his young Q.B. That is the kind of call that can set that young man up for future succcess.I loved him going for it twice on fourth down. I might have prefered to have him spread the formation on the second try with Rodgers rolling out, but he had the right idea. Frankly I have faith in Kuhn getting that 1/2 yard.

I will give you that first point. With these injuries, even their losses have been close games.But I hate his play calling.Again Jackson is having a nice day (4.5 per carry) and he gets 13 carries?And I don't like the 2nd call on 4th and short. Same play with Kuhn that was almost stuffed the first time if not for a strong effort by Kuhn.and how many more 3rd and short are we going to pass long? Thats not all on McCarthy...but come on (Favre used to do it too, so not sure how much it is just the QB).And this game was not as bad...but the penalties much of the year are on the coach IMO.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

The coach said they had to be more careful about not turning the ball over? Wow, he shouldn't be able to say such inflammatory things.

And talked about throwing the other team the ball, and about his consideration in benching Farve...You must have only skimmed the thread.. I agree, if he had only said what you posted, non-issue...

Even to "call out" Favre for throwing back-breaking interceptions seems bizarre - has he not watched football the past 17 years? Who in their right mind treats Favre the way Childress and the Vikings have treated him the past year and then expect him to play within the system and not make poor decisions from time to time? Can he possibly be surprised to learn that all the great plays Favre makes come with a well-documented cost? It would be foolish of Childress even to take this position with Favre privately. To do it publicly is inexplicable. Is there not already enough drama and controversy surrounding this team? Its like he's trying to drive the bus over the cliff here.

 

[Sabertooth]

Wow, Childress is going to be fined this week I think. He's off base on his comment about the refs not calling anything all night and then calling the facemask. It was clearly a penalty.

 

[Phurfur]

Of the three INT's, which ones were completely his fault? I understand when Favre scrambles he looks deeper some times but Moss was completely lost or does not have chemistry yet with Favre. I point to this one because on another slant play Moss did not even look for the ball when Favre threw it and while that one did not get intercepted, it should have been.

On another one Harvin was the intended receiver and when the ball was in the air he just stood there. The ball was there if he moves to it... is that not what receivers are taught... to move to the ball? Collins made a good play on the ball but Harvin is also to blame there.

I cannot think of the third one off hand.

Moss has never played in this type of offense so yes he was lost.

Of the three INT's, which ones were completely his fault? I understand when Favre scrambles he looks deeper some times but Moss was completely lost or does not have chemistry yet with Favre. I point to this one because on another slant play Moss did not even look for the ball when Favre threw it and while that one did not get intercepted, it should have been.

On another one Harvin was the intended receiver and when the ball was in the air he just stood there. The ball was there if he moves to it... is that not what receivers are taught... to move to the ball? Collins made a good play on the ball but Harvin is also to blame there.

I cannot think of the third one off hand.

I only saw the Collins INT, and I'd have to agree, that was a pretty good throw by Farve, bad play by Harvin, and fantastic play by Collins... I'd expect at least one of the 3 INT's to be Farve's fault if not more, but I didn't see the other 2...

Watch the replay, Favre threw that ball late that was why Collins had time to make the Int. At everyone blaming the WRs for the interceptions. Favre was determined to beat GB by throwing to Randy Moss. It was going to be his final FU to TT.

 

[habsfan]

You can't just read a couple of quotes to form an opinion - listen to the interview. Forget if it's all true, n good coach would delve into his frustration with the supposed leader of his team so publicly and in so much detail. The last thing this team needs is more distraction as they try to prepare for New England. Just not very smart IMO.

This is one "drop" of distraction in an entire "bucket" worth of other distractions. It barely registers on the scale.When Childress says "he needs to play within our system", he is tactfully saying that they're not filming a Wrangler commercial out there. This isn't the local park and you can't just start dropping back and chucking the ball. Last year they got "good Favre" and this year "bad Favre" seems to be off his leash. Childress knows this but the problem is, he doesn't appear to be able to do anything about it. It's an arranged marriage - til "fire or retire" do they part.

 

[Groucho Glasses]

Though, I will say, I will take McCarthy over Childress any day.

Ill take both over Lovie

Yay...our coach is the king of the turds.

some one needs to create a gif of McCarthy sitting on top of a pile of turds with a crown!!

Maybe some form of the Abu Ghraib human pyramid would be in order.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

I think McCarthy has done an admirable job of keeping this team together through the injuries. His playcalling at times has seemed out of rythym, but eveery week they are adjusting to new challenges.I loved the call to have Flynn throw on the fake field goal. Perfect call showing confidence in his young Q.B. That is the kind of call that can set that young man up for future succcess.I loved him going for it twice on fourth down. I might have prefered to have him spread the formation on the second try with Rodgers rolling out, but he had the right idea. Frankly I have faith in Kuhn getting that 1/2 yard.

I will give you that first point. With these injuries, even their losses have been close games.But I hate his play calling.Again Jackson is having a nice day (4.5 per carry) and he gets 13 carries?And I don't like the 2nd call on 4th and short. Same play with Kuhn that was almost stuffed the first time if not for a strong effort by Kuhn.and how many more 3rd and short are we going to pass long? Thats not all on McCarthy...but come on (Favre used to do it too, so not sure how much it is just the QB).And this game was not as bad...but the penalties much of the year are on the coach IMO.

I thought McCarthy called a great game last night - great mix of different plays, spread it around, showed some stones in big situations. If you're hoping they become a 50/50 team, or start having games where BJax gets 25 carries, you're going to be disappointed with every game plan from now until McCarthy retires.

 

[Phurfur]

You can't just read a couple of quotes to form an opinion - listen to the interview. Forget if it's all true, n good coach would delve into his frustration with the supposed leader of his team so publicly and in so much detail. The last thing this team needs is more distraction as they try to prepare for New England. Just not very smart IMO.

This is one "drop" of distraction in an entire "bucket" worth of other distractions. It barely registers on the scale.When Childress says "he needs to play within our system", he is tactfully saying that they're not filming a Wrangler commercial out there. This isn't the local park and you can't just start dropping back and chucking the ball. Last year they got "good Favre" and this year "bad Favre" seems to be off his leash. Childress knows this but the problem is, he doesn't appear to be able to do anything about it. It's an arranged marriage - til "fire or retire" do they part.

One thing you do not do is call Favre out in public. The rest of us may not perceive a problem but Chilly will know what he did wrong. He will suffer the wrath of Favre. Look at what Favre has been tiring to do to TT and TT never called him out in public.This will not have a good ending.

 

[Flash]

BTW, what ever happened to the idea that the QB, as leader of the team, would shoulder some of the blame for his teammates, especially in light of obvious mistakes that he's made on the field? Since when does the head coach have the sole responsibility for that?

Did Favre talk to the press after the game? If he did, I'm sure he did accept blame. Do you know he didn't?

Yea he accepted blame for his bad throws

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

Childress knows the season is circling the drain and Favre will simply walk away from the wreckage into the sunset. He doesn't want to go with him, extension or not. So he's separating himself from Favre.

I'm sure he doesn't like the clear disrespect on the sidelines, either. He picked him up from the airport. he'd probably be happy to drop him off.

 

[The Rook]

Kfan on demand

The postgame interview by Greg Colman is the one where he's going a bit nuts.

Brad NEVER goes nuts like this and usually keeps this in house.

Most of his anger seemed directed at officials. Actually kind of nice to hear some passion in his voice. Childress is in a no win situation. I don't think his comments about FAvre in this interview were out of line, but once you grovel to get a guy back onto the team, it's hard to re-establish a relationship with any balance. This could get really ugly. And the odds that neither guy are in Minnesota next year just keep increasing.

 

[atcdav]

Kfan on demand

The postgame interview by Greg Colman is the one where he's going a bit nuts.

Brad NEVER goes nuts like this and usually keeps this in house.

They edited out a lot of the "good stuff"

 

[ookook]

Lots of deflection here. This has nothing to do with Childress. He was the head coach last year. This is all about Favre. The miracle, non-turnover Favre of last year has reverted back to the gunslinger of old. He's making stupid decisions. Not just on the INT's. Taking horrible sacks as well as mentioned last night. Those turnovers cost MN the game - period. It's all on Favre, and I have no problem with Childress calling him out. :Favre has reverted, and the D Line has regressed badly..

This sums up my take exactly. Favre showed last year he CAN play within the system. He CAN choose to throw the ball away on 3rd down and punt. He just has not been all season.With a young player, Childress would be wrong to do this in public. But with Favre not listening or responding to his coaching, it might be the only way to get through him...and is already too late.Edited to add that the current offense has had no continuity, including moving Harvin around and brining in Moss, but that is really no excuse. They were able to run the ball fine and it seemed like Favre ignored short routes to look for Moss after the 1st quarter.

 

[the_vision]

You can't just read a couple of quotes to form an opinion - listen to the interview. Forget if it's all true, n good coach would delve into his frustration with the supposed leader of his team so publicly and in so much detail. The last thing this team needs is more distraction as they try to prepare for New England. Just not very smart IMO.

This is one "drop" of distraction in an entire "bucket" worth of other distractions. It barely registers on the scale.When Childress says "he needs to play within our system", he is tactfully saying that they're not filming a Wrangler commercial out there. This isn't the local park and you can't just start dropping back and chucking the ball. Last year they got "good Favre" and this year "bad Favre" seems to be off his leash. Childress knows this but the problem is, he doesn't appear to be able to do anything about it. It's an arranged marriage - til "fire or retire" do they part.

Favre throws an interception in that commercial too

 

[DoubleG]

For those suggesting that what Chilly did was out of line, just remember that Favre reaps what he sows. He has treated the Vikings and especially Chilly with nothing but disrespect and contempt, from the "maybe I'll play, maybe I'll retire, please come and talk me into it..." silliness (which is beginning to rival LeBron's self-agrandizing) to his explicit disdain for Childress on the sidelines during a game. Not to mention what Childress might think of Favre personally for some of the other allegations surrounding him at the moment.

Is it right for a HC to call out his QB in public? Not really (and most don't, save for the general comments like "we have to take care of the ball better")

Is it right for a player, even of Favre's caliber to put himself ahead of coach and team? No. Think about the great QBs in the game's history - how often have they even spoken ill of their coaches, let alone treat them with contempt on the sidelines? Montanta? Marino? Elway? Manning? Brady? Not to my knowledge (which is part of the point - I'm sure they all had "issues" with certain things, but making it obvious even to the casual observer is selfish and childish).

I'll say this, for the last decade+ I have watched Favre and thought what a great player and person he has been for the game a football. In the last 2-3 years, he has drastically altered that perception. He is instead finding himself more in the company of Tiger Woods and Lebron James in terms of his public persona, and less in the comparisons to the afore mentioned football greats. While the dismount from the top is often lacking in grace, Favre appears to be attempting to make it a complete disaster - and he seems to be succeeding with flying colors.

 

[Phurfur]

Kfan on demand

The postgame interview by Greg Colman is the one where he's going a bit nuts.

Brad NEVER goes nuts like this and usually keeps this in house.

Chilly thought the Face Mask call at the 15 yard line on Mathews was "rediculous, just rediculous".

 

[QuizGuy66]

I'm not Chilly fan but one sports radio guy (I can't remember which) did bring up an interesting point: it might literally be the only way that Chilly could get that messsage to Favre - I mean it's clear that the relationship is so bad that him calling him out even in the locker room might not have been enough. Perhaps he felt the need to do it before pulling Favre in a game

Strictly speaking, it's bad on Chilly. But Favre has undercut him so badly anyway (and ran over any unwritten lines about it as well) that I don't really feel any sympathy for him.

-QG

 

[Ghost Rider]

Childress is a dope. Between his cracks about Favre and his rip of the officiating, he is clearly trying to absolve himself of responsibility of the team's 2-4 record. Whether or not either of those things are true is irrelevent; in these situations, you man up, take responsibility for your own actions, and do what you can to make the team better. Childress obviously has no clue how to do this.

 

[The Rook]

For those suggesting that what Chilly did was out of line, just remember that Favre reaps what he sows. He has treated the Vikings and especially Chilly with nothing but disrespect and contempt, from the "maybe I'll play, maybe I'll retire, please come and talk me into it..." silliness (which is beginning to rival LeBron's self-agrandizing) to his explicit disdain for Childress on the sidelines during a game. Not to mention what Childress might think of Favre personally for some of the other allegations surrounding him at the moment. Is it right for a HC to call out his QB in public? Not really (and most don't, save for the general comments like "we have to take care of the ball better")Is it right for a player, even of Favre's caliber to put himself ahead of coach and team? No. Think about the great QBs in the game's history - how often have they even spoken ill of their coaches, let alone treat them with contempt on the sidelines? Montanta? Marino? Elway? Manning? Brady? Not to my knowledge (which is part of the point - I'm sure they all had "issues" with certain things, but making it obvious even to the casual observer is selfish and childish).I'll say this, for the last decade+ I have watched Favre and thought what a great player and person he has been for the game a football. In the last 2-3 years, he has drastically altered that perception. He is instead finding himself more in the company of Tiger Woods and Lebron James in terms of his public persona, and less in the comparisons to the afore mentioned football greats. While the dismount from the top is often lacking in grace, Favre appears to be attempting to make it a complete disaster - and he seems to be succeeding with flying colors.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Brad Childress is classless. This guy has begged Favre to play for 2 years now because of his own stupidity in grading out NFL QB talent. Now Childress is tirring the pot.

He should have put TJax in during a couple games a few weeks ago but not now, not when Favre is starting to warm up and is thru his own training camp.

I said Childress is one of the worst coaches in the NFL and that has not changed. He will be the MN HC for at least the next couple years and because of Favre and because he made it to the NFC Championship he will be paid millions as a HC, he should thank Favre for that and protect his QB, especially with all the other off the field nonsense happening right now.

Way to be a leader Brad!

 

[Ministry of Pain]

For those suggesting that what Chilly did was out of line, just remember that Favre reaps what he sows. He has treated the Vikings and especially Chilly with nothing but disrespect and contempt, from the "maybe I'll play, maybe I'll retire, please come and talk me into it..." silliness (which is beginning to rival LeBron's self-agrandizing) to his explicit disdain for Childress on the sidelines during a game. Not to mention what Childress might think of Favre personally for some of the other allegations surrounding him at the moment. Is it right for a HC to call out his QB in public? Not really (and most don't, save for the general comments like "we have to take care of the ball better")Is it right for a player, even of Favre's caliber to put himself ahead of coach and team? No. Think about the great QBs in the game's history - how often have they even spoken ill of their coaches, let alone treat them with contempt on the sidelines? Montanta? Marino? Elway? Manning? Brady? Not to my knowledge (which is part of the point - I'm sure they all had "issues" with certain things, but making it obvious even to the casual observer is selfish and childish).I'll say this, for the last decade+ I have watched Favre and thought what a great player and person he has been for the game a football. In the last 2-3 years, he has drastically altered that perception. He is instead finding himself more in the company of Tiger Woods and Lebron James in terms of his public persona, and less in the comparisons to the afore mentioned football greats. While the dismount from the top is often lacking in grace, Favre appears to be attempting to make it a complete disaster - and he seems to be succeeding with flying colors.

We couldn't me more opposite in our opinions on this topic. However I want to say anyways. You always have a good take and this is another example of you being able to commnicate your POV in a well thought out manner. I don't always agree with you but I still want to read what you post.

 

[ookook]

Sometimes a little cador is what is needed in the pressroom and in my opinion this was one of those times.

 

[urbanhack]

I wish Childress would throw himself under a bus.

 

[sho nuff]

I think McCarthy has done an admirable job of keeping this team together through the injuries. His playcalling at times has seemed out of rythym, but eveery week they are adjusting to new challenges.I loved the call to have Flynn throw on the fake field goal. Perfect call showing confidence in his young Q.B. That is the kind of call that can set that young man up for future succcess.I loved him going for it twice on fourth down. I might have prefered to have him spread the formation on the second try with Rodgers rolling out, but he had the right idea. Frankly I have faith in Kuhn getting that 1/2 yard.

I will give you that first point. With these injuries, even their losses have been close games.But I hate his play calling.Again Jackson is having a nice day (4.5 per carry) and he gets 13 carries?And I don't like the 2nd call on 4th and short. Same play with Kuhn that was almost stuffed the first time if not for a strong effort by Kuhn.and how many more 3rd and short are we going to pass long? Thats not all on McCarthy...but come on (Favre used to do it too, so not sure how much it is just the QB).And this game was not as bad...but the penalties much of the year are on the coach IMO.

I thought McCarthy called a great game last night - great mix of different plays, spread it around, showed some stones in big situations. If you're hoping they become a 50/50 team, or start having games where BJax gets 25 carries, you're going to be disappointed with every game plan from now until McCarthy retires.

No, not saying a 50/50 team.But when he is actually running well, as he did last night and against Washington...more than 13 carries are in order IMO.I thought he called a better game than he has.Its nice to finally see them running screens again, and Id love to see a few more of them as Jackson is doing well with them.

 

[Dizzy]

Even the most insanely-biased Favre lovers have to realize this is the end… this is Richard Petty smashing the wall trying to enter pit lane in his late 50’s… this is Muhammad Ali trying to find Larry Holmes in the ring while Holmes is off to the side begging the ref to stop the fight… it’s no different than any other “greatest of all time” candidate that has over-stayed his welcome, tarnished his image, and gets away with it based on what they did in their prime.

Anyone that saw that game and those press conferences had to see the emotional disasters that Chilly and Favre are going to have to deal with this week.

To me, Favre looked/sounded like a beaten man that is begging for the towel to be thrown in. It looked to me like he was choking back tears (seriously). His body is letting him down… it’s over… you can’t outrun Father Time. He knows it, and I’m sure he pictured himself going out in much grander fashion (they all do).

Childress looked/sounded like a guy that was finally coming to grips with this reality. Having a gun-slinger for a QB has to be hard enough on a head coach… having a gun-slinger with a pea-shooter has to be killing him. And “yes” he threw Favre under the bus… insinuating – well, more like actually saying - that Favre greatly departed from the plays that were called without cause.

Both will be gone soon IMO… one because he has lost his skills and the other because he thought real football was like fantasy football.

 

[kinged]

Of the three INT's, which ones were completely his fault? I understand when Favre scrambles he looks deeper some times but Moss was completely lost or does not have chemistry yet with Favre. I point to this one because on another slant play Moss did not even look for the ball when Favre threw it and while that one did not get intercepted, it should have been.On another one Harvin was the intended receiver and when the ball was in the air he just stood there. The ball was there if he moves to it... is that not what receivers are taught... to move to the ball? Collins made a good play on the ball but Harvin is also to blame there.I cannot think of the third one off hand.

I only saw the Collins INT, and I'd have to agree, that was a pretty good throw by Farve, bad play by Harvin, and fantastic play by Collins... I'd expect at least one of the 3 INT's to be Farve's fault if not more, but I didn't see the other 2...

That is the point. Favre put the ball in place for the WR to make a play and the WR's either ran the route incorrectly, did not look or simply failed to make the play. Everyone wants to put the fault on Favre here but the ball was where it should have been. Equal fault goes to the WRs on these two. I still cant think of the third.

On the INT that was a target for Moss, it was completely Favres fault. Moss ran a short curl, turned towards Favre, but was covered. Favre was about to throw it and kind of half pumped it and pulled it back which was the right move, Moss then looped around the defender and was heading around his back at a slant and was wide open if Favre leads him slightly to the left where Moss was heading. Favre sees this and throws it, but throws it completely to the right- right into the defenders hands who was frozen where Moss had left him.. It was all on Favre-- he knew where Moss was going, he just make a bad throw, almost like his mind was still throwing where he originally intended when Moss turned and was covered.Lets face it, Favre throws inordinate amounts of Pick6's... It's just not luck, but a manifestation of his style and decision making.

 

[DoubleG]

Brad Childress is classless. This guy has begged Favre to play for 2 years now because of his own stupidity in grading out NFL QB talent. Now Childress is tirring the pot. He should have put TJax in during a couple games a few weeks ago but not now, not when Favre is starting to warm up and is thru his own training camp. I said Childress is one of the worst coaches in the NFL and that has not changed. He will be the MN HC for at least the next couple years and because of Favre and because he made it to the NFC Championship he will be paid millions as a HC, he should thank Favre for that and protect his QB, especially with all the other off the field nonsense happening right now. Way to be a leader Brad!

I actually agree with most of what you said here. IMHO, neither Childress nor Favre is being a good leader. I honestly think the irony of the entire situation is that they both seemingly "need" the other - yet neither one of them can stand the other.Childress needs Favre, as you correctly point out, because the Vikings' ability to find an NFL-capable QB has been awful as of late. Favre "needs" Chilly (and maybe more accurately, the Vikings) as a vehicle to "get back" at TT and the Packers for the perceived wrongs they have heaped on Favre (notice "perceived"). Many think that Favre's trade to the Jets was simply a one year detour from his actual goal - a chance to play within the division against the Pack on a regular basis. The irony, of course, is that while they both desperately need each other, neither one can stand the other. Chilly, the straight-laced, bye the book, conservative coach with his calm demeanor vs. Brett Favre's "try to make something from nothing" gunslinging, egomaniacal, attitude coupled with his constant need for the spotlight are at complete opposite ends of the personality spectrum - not to mention how those differences would clash in terms of their understanding of football.So like I said, I agree with most of what you said above - my only difference, in a sense, is that Favre had it coming (and in some ways, has had it coming for a while).

 

[Heatman]

Anyone in this post defending Childress has either A: Never watched a game he's coached or B: No clue about football.

The guy is a complete moron and doesn't deserve to be a head coach PERIOD! I don't give a hoot what you think about Favre or Moss or anyone else on the team. The guy costs his team more wins than any player or group of players he has playing for him. He must be a good *** kisser like some of the other bosses at my workplace who don't deserve to be in their positions either because I can't for the life of me figure out why he hasn't been fired yet.

Last year this team almost went to the super bowl DESPITE having Childress on the sideline. It's really and amazing feat that they had someone with no clue making moronic decisions every game that nearly cost them but yet somehow the wins kept coming.

Ziggy needs to wake up and take Chillys thumb out of his butt. How can you not realize this guy is taking your $750 million dollar investment and tearing it to shreds every Sunday?

If I was Favre or Moss I wouldn't talk to him either! They have WAY more football knowledge than this guy ever will have. Fire Childress today and the Vikings make the playoffs and have a chance to get to the super bowl GUARANTEED. Keep him and the Vikings will be lucky to finish 8-8, that's how much he costs his team.

 

[snogger]

Anyone in this post defending Childress has either A: Never watched a game he's coached or B: No clue about football.

The guy is a complete moron and doesn't deserve to be a head coach PERIOD! I don't give a hoot what you think about Favre or Moss or anyone else on the team. The guy costs his team more wins than any player or group of players he has playing for him. He must be a good *** kisser like some of the other bosses at my workplace who don't deserve to be in their positions either because I can't for the life of me figure out why he hasn't been fired yet.

Last year this team almost went to the super bowl DESPITE having Childress on the sideline. It's really and amazing feat that they had someone with no clue making moronic decisions every game that nearly cost them but yet somehow the wins kept coming.

Ziggy needs to wake up and take Chillys thumb out of his butt. How can you not realize this guy is taking your $750 million dollar investment and tearing it to shreds every Sunday?

If I was Favre or Moss I wouldn't talk to him either! They have WAY more football knowledge than this guy ever will have. Fire Childress today and the Vikings make the playoffs and have a chance to get to the super bowl GUARANTEED. Keep him and the Vikings will be lucky to finish 8-8, that's how much he costs his team.

I'll just reply with what I added to the Game Thread last night in regards to why Childress let the clock run out in the first half:

at Childress's reasoning..

Packers still had 2 timeouts

What a fricken clueless butt munch..

 

[Heatman]

Anyone in this post defending Childress has either A: Never watched a game he's coached or B: No clue about football.

The guy is a complete moron and doesn't deserve to be a head coach PERIOD! I don't give a hoot what you think about Favre or Moss or anyone else on the team. The guy costs his team more wins than any player or group of players he has playing for him. He must be a good *** kisser like some of the other bosses at my workplace who don't deserve to be in their positions either because I can't for the life of me figure out why he hasn't been fired yet.

Last year this team almost went to the super bowl DESPITE having Childress on the sideline. It's really and amazing feat that they had someone with no clue making moronic decisions every game that nearly cost them but yet somehow the wins kept coming.

Ziggy needs to wake up and take Chillys thumb out of his butt. How can you not realize this guy is taking your $750 million dollar investment and tearing it to shreds every Sunday?

If I was Favre or Moss I wouldn't talk to him either! They have WAY more football knowledge than this guy ever will have. Fire Childress today and the Vikings make the playoffs and have a chance to get to the super bowl GUARANTEED. Keep him and the Vikings will be lucky to finish 8-8, that's how much he costs his team.

I'll just reply with what I added to the Game Thread last night:

at Childress's reasoning..

Packers still had 2 timeouts

What a fricken clueless butt munch..

Exactly, just a small sampling of what he gives every week.

 

[PennStater77]

And the Players are returning the serve:

Rookie Toby Gerhart -- not Adrian Peterson -- was on the field for critical third- and fourth-down plays on the final drive. “I don’t have an idea,” Peterson said when asked why he wasn’t on the field. “I don’t call the plays. Just when they call my number I go out there and do my job.”

LOL.. This is why Childress should be canned.. Game on the line and his best player is on the sideline.. Its like he wants to lose.. I can't wait for ADP to sign elsewhere...

 

[fatness]

And frankly, I'm sick of him walking fine and breaking high jump records after a TD (Shiancoe) but limping like Festus from Gunsmoke after a bad play.

This made me laugh. "Festus"

 

[Mario Kart]

Anyone in this post defending Childress has either A: Never watched a game he's coached or B: No clue about football.

The guy is a complete moron and doesn't deserve to be a head coach PERIOD! I don't give a hoot what you think about Favre or Moss or anyone else on the team. The guy costs his team more wins than any player or group of players he has playing for him. He must be a good *** kisser like some of the other bosses at my workplace who don't deserve to be in their positions either because I can't for the life of me figure out why he hasn't been fired yet.

Last year this team almost went to the super bowl DESPITE having Childress on the sideline. It's really and amazing feat that they had someone with no clue making moronic decisions every game that nearly cost them but yet somehow the wins kept coming.

Ziggy needs to wake up and take Chillys thumb out of his butt. How can you not realize this guy is taking your $750 million dollar investment and tearing it to shreds every Sunday?

If I was Favre or Moss I wouldn't talk to him either! They have WAY more football knowledge than this guy ever will have. Fire Childress today and the Vikings make the playoffs and have a chance to get to the super bowl GUARANTEED. Keep him and the Vikings will be lucky to finish 8-8, that's how much he costs his team.

I'll just reply with what I added to the Game Thread last night:

at Childress's reasoning..

Packers still had 2 timeouts

What a fricken clueless butt munch..

Exactly, just a small sampling of what he gives every week.

I guess the this was the Packers and Vikings way of getting back at the NFL and sticking it to the NFL ala Jeff Fisher for not calling those timeouts. Sure showed the NFL who is boss.

 

[jude]

Who cares, he deserved it. Favre should know better than making some of those god-awful throws.

But you don't do that in the presser if you are a head coach.Just mindnumbingly dumb.I liked the comment in the game thread calling McCarthy, Childress, and Lovie the three stooges.

Agreed. You don't do that. Childress has got to go. I've had enough of the knucklehead.

favre needs to go. dude stinks now.

 

[wormburner]

I agree and I also agree Childress is a terrible head coach. His passive approach at the end of the first half was mind-numblingly stupid. I don't blame Moss or anyone else on the Vikings for being steamed. That said, I don't have a problem with what Childress said. Favre shouldn't be above criticism and at least two of his three INTs were atrocious throws. The Pick 6 was inexcusable. If you're going to make plays that bad you deserve to be held accountable for it by the head coach.

Per the OP, Childress tosses Favre under the bus when he gives TJ the start. This week?

 

[Tony Jabroni]

This thread is...AWESOME.

A bright day just got even brighter.

 

[Gopher State]

Though, I will say, I will take McCarthy over Childress any day.

Ill take both over Lovie

Yay...our coach is the king of the turds.

some one needs to create a gif of McCarthy sitting on top of a pile of turds with a crown!!

very

 

[Flash]

Kfan on demand

The postgame interview by Greg Colman is the one where he's going a bit nuts.

Brad NEVER goes nuts like this and usually keeps this in house.

Chilly thought the Face Mask call at the 15 yard line on Mathews was "rediculous, just rediculous".

I agree with him. Matthews' facemask was only pulled halfway around his face, it never went 180 degrees. That is the only time a facemask penalty should be called.

 

[CowboysHomer]

I don't think there's an issue with Childress saying he made mistakes. But Childress saying he was about to pull Favre is ridiculous. Not ridiculous in the fact that he considered, but ridiculous in the fact that he SAID he considered it? Why say that? What's the point? How does he think Favre is going to like hearing that? Sure, he doesn't have to sit there and please Favre, but that kind of statement is only going to strain an already damaged relationship even more and cause many more problems than good.If you want to pull him, then pull him and be done with it. If you're "considering it" but then decide against it or you're too weak to do so, then keep your trap shut about it and just talk about the poor INTs. Just plain dumb.

Ever stop to think he's trying to motivate his drama queen QB to play smarter? Nah, couldn't be that simple...

 

[QuizGuy66]

Even the most insanely-biased Favre lovers have to realize this is the end… this is Richard Petty smashing the wall trying to enter pit lane in his late 50’s… this is Muhammad Ali trying to find Larry Holmes in the ring while Holmes is off to the side begging the ref to stop the fight… it’s no different than any other “greatest of all time” candidate that has over-stayed his welcome, tarnished his image, and gets away with it based on what they did in their prime.Anyone that saw that game and those press conferences had to see the emotional disasters that Chilly and Favre are going to have to deal with this week.To me, Favre looked/sounded like a beaten man that is begging for the towel to be thrown in. It looked to me like he was choking back tears (seriously). His body is letting him down… it’s over… you can’t outrun Father Time. He knows it, and I’m sure he pictured himself going out in much grander fashion (they all do).Childress looked/sounded like a guy that was finally coming to grips with this reality. Having a gun-slinger for a QB has to be hard enough on a head coach… having a gun-slinger with a pea-shooter has to be killing him. And “yes” he threw Favre under the bus… insinuating – well, more like actually saying - that Favre greatly departed from the plays that were called without cause.Both will be gone soon IMO… one because he has lost his skills and the other because he thought real football was like fantasy football.

He really did look like Tipsy McStagger when he came back out for those last few plays after the Harvin non-touchdown at the end. The Petty comparison is apt. He really is playing until the wheels fall off.-QG

 

[snogger]

I don't think there's an issue with Childress saying he made mistakes. But Childress saying he was about to pull Favre is ridiculous. Not ridiculous in the fact that he considered, but ridiculous in the fact that he SAID he considered it? Why say that? What's the point? How does he think Favre is going to like hearing that? Sure, he doesn't have to sit there and please Favre, but that kind of statement is only going to strain an already damaged relationship even more and cause many more problems than good.If you want to pull him, then pull him and be done with it. If you're "considering it" but then decide against it or you're too weak to do so, then keep your trap shut about it and just talk about the poor INTs. Just plain dumb.

Ever stop to think he's trying to motivate his drama queen QB to play smarter? Nah, couldn't be that simple...

you are giving Childress WAY too much credit..

 

[massraider]

I don't think there's an issue with Childress saying he made mistakes. But Childress saying he was about to pull Favre is ridiculous. Not ridiculous in the fact that he considered, but ridiculous in the fact that he SAID he considered it? Why say that? What's the point? How does he think Favre is going to like hearing that? Sure, he doesn't have to sit there and please Favre, but that kind of statement is only going to strain an already damaged relationship even more and cause many more problems than good.If you want to pull him, then pull him and be done with it. If you're "considering it" but then decide against it or you're too weak to do so, then keep your trap shut about it and just talk about the poor INTs. Just plain dumb.

Ever stop to think he's trying to motivate his drama queen QB to play smarter? Nah, couldn't be that simple...

I don't think Childress is that smart, but I don't think he's dumb enough to think the threat of benching Favre is going to make a 41-year-old Hall of Famer quake in his Nikes, and start playing within a system. I agree with gianmarco completely. Saying the QB played poorly, and threw dumb pick (which was apparent to everyone. It wasn't opinion, or a secret) is fine. No player is above criticism. But until Chilly pulls him, his threats are empty. He just looks like he doesn't have the guts to actually do it.

 

[Dizzy]

I'll say one thing in Childress' favor... he appears to be in better shape right now than Brett Favre.