Comments on: Weasel Move

By: jason

jason — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:32:05 +0000

As far as kluwe goes, childress labeled him as his best offensive weapon, kluwe screwed up, big deal, you don’t see Wilf bringing in 4 coaches every week. What about V. Shiancoe, no tight ends brought in after all those dropped touchdown passes, and honestly, Do you think Brad really asked Kluwe to kick it out the last 2 times. All the previous punts were covered and Bush didn’t go anywhere. I think B.C. knows his days are numbered and he is getting a little desperate.

By: jason

jason — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:25:13 +0000

The reason the players aren’t delivering this year is cause I think they don’t want to play for Brad (Les Steckle) Childress. With that much talent on your roster and that so called “Kick Ass Offense” we shouldn’t be bashing on the man. When you have to count on your defense to score points to win, there’s something wrong. We signed Thomas Tapeh to a nice contract for a full back, and I don’t even remember seeing him all year. Remember one thing, there was a reason Andy Reid called plays when Childress was with Philly.

By: jeege

jeege — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:30:10 +0000

I readily admit that. Its a fact.

My point is that he deserves it. Miss one punt, shame on Kluwe.

Miss two in the exact same situation and keep the other team’s hopes for winning alive: Shame on Childress for trusting him.

i.e. Punt it where Coach says or say goodbye to your NFL career.

By: danzinski

danzinski — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:24:09 +0000

“Now back to Childress for a second, please list for me just three times he has sold a player out. And I mean really sold him out like he has here with Kluwe.”

So you admit he sold Kluwe out. Isn’t once enough?

By: jeege

jeege — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:21:50 +0000

My head is not up my ass. Name three times that this coach has thrown his players under the bus beyond this once. (Include quotes or don’t respond at all.)

He did this time, and deservedly so! Talk about pathetic. Your coach tells you to do something and you go out and do the exact opposite thing he says to do in two VERY key situations both firing up the fans and making Reggie Bush a star in the process. Up this point Bush has never delivered on his potential. This game was a coming out party for him and the blame rests solely on Kluwe’s shoulders. Chris Kluwe made Reggie Bush a legitimate NFL superstar this week and you are honestly going to fault Childress for making a point of that?

He is a punter. A punter punts the ball when and where the coach tells him to. If you blow it, there are plenty of guys waiting in the wings who can do more than just blast it for seventy net yards (impressive though that is). I like Kluwe, I really do. I think the guy has cajones for coming back from that horrific knee injury, but if you can’t punt a ball out of bounds TWICE in a game…than you should absolutely not be kicking in the NFL.

Now back to Childress for a second, please list for me just three times he has sold a player out. And I mean really sold him out like he has here with Kluwe. Give me quotes and/or links to an article.

Or don’t say anything at all. Because frankly, I think you are full of shit.

By: danzinski

danzinski — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:06:38 +0000

Dear Jeege – I clearly acknowledged in the opening of the post that the players should be held accountable for their performance. But so should the coach. And that’s the whole point of the post – Childress is willing to sell out his players in public but will never acknowlege his own failings. And a coach like that will never succeed because his players will always wind up resenting him and he will finally lose the team. This team is being paid too much money to be 7-9 or 8-8. It has better talent than that – especially given how diluted the talent pool all over the NFL is – and Childress is a big part of the reason why. You can stick your head up your ass and ignore this but I can’t.

By: jeege

jeege — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:30:26 +0000

I don’t usually comment on boards, but the Childress bashing is getting a little old.

Punters are supposed to do what the coach tells them to do…no, scratch that. PLAYERS are supposed to do what the coach tells them to do.

The PLAYERS are not delivering on the field this year. Not the coach. The players. You even have a list of their faults right at the very beginning of this post. How can it be possible that so many in-state Viking fans are in such a fervor about Childress? How can so many people have forgotten the kind of team that this coach took over: A MIKE TICE led group of Dennis Green era washouts and old boys who no longer had the inspiration or talent to play the game. Michael Bennett was our RB, Daunte “Out of the League” Culpepper was our QB!

Has everyone in my home state gone insane? Or are you all just too dense to realize that this is the best Vikings team we could have possibley hoped for Post-Denny Green.

If the PLAYERS start showing up in more effective ways, then this season will spin around so fast that all of you won’t be able to trip over your words quickly enough to praise them. And Childress’ accomplishments will be pushed into the background while he very quietly signs a 5 year contract.

By: Jim Moser

Jim Moser — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:08:55 +0000

I think four potential HEAD coaches should be brought in, possibly one of them has enough sense to see the writing on the wall regarding the offensive coaching , defensive coaching, and the Quarterback situation.
Most of the personel are in place, I believe they lack direction, maybe we just need more Badger or Eagle alumni!

By: Luft Krigare

Luft Krigare — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:19:29 +0000

That sound you are hearing is my standing ovation. Great rant! …And how so very true.