Closing Out The Second Randy Moss Era

Those were some excellent points. This guy keeps showing his ignorance, and he pulls his insecure, “I’m in charge dammit!!!” crap over and over again. You don’t demand respect, you earn it; that is something he hasn’t done and will not do. I hope we get rid of Chldress sooner rather than later. I’m one who still believes this season is salvageable. Frazier in charge, letting the offensive coordinator and Favre run the offense the way they know how could be all we need. I’m overly optimistic; but hey, I’m a Vikings fan. It comes with the territory.

According to the Trib the owner is visiting with players. Imagine an owner who stated and I believe him that if he had been in control he would not have allowed the Randy Moss TRADE to Oakland, only to OWN the team and have his man sneak him out on the wave wires. Now I am sure Chilli tells him all sorst of man and nasty things about Mr Moss. Makes sure a rude story get leaked to the press so he does not look so bad (I bet he would not of leaked the BF photo story). Now Mr. Owner is checking out the Coaches stroy with the players was Moss that bad. Would they have wanted Moss to stay. Hopefully he will ask if they thnk Chilli is a good coach. I have for words for the owner FIRE CHILLI HIRE DUNGY. Maybe now and Dungy could try to rght the ship with some minor adjustments on offense and defense. If it fail the he has rest of the season to evaluate players and coaches in actual prep and playing time. Or wait until we are mathmatically out of it or have 7 losses (TICE was 9-7 with a far worse team) and bring in Dungy to evaluate because by that time players will quit or already quit with chilli here. Chilli thinks he made a mistake in bringing MOSS in and so he corrected himself. (Offensive product points otherwise.) Maybe it is time to admit that you made a mistake in hiring and extending this coach and bring in DUNGY. Why not Bevell he is Chilli’s stooge and things will be the same if not worse. Our Defensive coach has his hands full trying to get his talented D to look like it. 0 sacks in thre games (a 1st ever for the VIKINGS) and bad tackling. Vikings fans are beyond upset with this Coach. The Jets got a QB and a coach after BF left and look at them now. We have a lot of peices and you have been willing to spend money not you need a coach that knows how to run a team and make the best use of his players.

I applaud Childress for taking the bold step to let Moss go. For a number of reasons.

First of all, if Childress is a fool for letting Moss go, then how is Belichek a genius for doing the same? Does not Belichek see how Welker’s numbers benefitted by Moss’s presence – per your assertion? Or do you see things that are beyond Bill B.? Give me a break. You can’t have your cake and eat it too, as the expression goes.

Childress stepping up and releasing him does exactly what you want it to. It puts him on the hot seat as he was the ONLY one – as you also assert – who had a hand in this decision. He now owns the team and it’s future this season – it’s not Favre, it’s not Moss, it’s plain and simple – it’s Childress. That’s called leadership. He put himself on the firing line, knowing that people like you will take the bait. Honestly, I don’t know if he’s that smart, but it’s a genius management move.

On another front, it’s refreshing to see a leader take charge of a miscreant under his supervision. In the year of 2011, when so many are out of work, when economic hardship has been foisted upon so many families, in greater numbers than anytime since the Great Depression, to tolerate a multimillionaire berating a small business owner who is doing their utmost to do their job, would be malfeasant. Too often, such boorish behavior IS tolerated by those in charge. After all, he’s (the miscreant) the guy who MIGHT make a great TD catch. Too many coaches sell their soul in order to (maybe) get another win. That is so lamentable. But Childress had enough. And he made a decision. And he didn’t throw anybody under the bus in doing it. That’s called integrity. I happen to like it. A lot. It’s a trait rarely seen or exhibited anymore.

Finally, Chilly will most likely be gone after this season or not sooner. But the real crime was bringing in the Diva who threw a key INT to cement your demise last January. And I don’t think that (bringing in diva) was the decision of Childress. And I don’t think it was Childress with the errant throw. And it isn’t Childress, with the woeful numbers this season at the QB position. Face the facts – The Vikings brass decided to mortgage their future on a one shot deal with a guy who has REPEATEDLY failed in clutch situations. I admire Brett, I really do. I think he’s tough as nails. But he’s a loser, not a winner. Childress, I think, recognized this. You fans have not. It’s your loss, and you, not Childress, owns that.

You bring in Moss, you know the drill, you had better be able to give him some room to be Moss. Don’t expect a choir boy. That said, I don’t think Moss wanted to be here. He hadn’t done things like this for a few years (other than his last New England press conference). He seemed to be moving in a certain direction back in Minnesota, and it wasn’t one where he was trying to get open. He was moving out the door and Chilly just beat him to it. Looks like to me he had no respect for Childress, even though Favre was here. He wanted out and he made it happen.

While I would have loved to see Moss catch some TDs here, I give Childress credit for seeing a potential locker room poison and getting rid of it before it gets worse. If he sees a guy that won’t hustle in practice or the games, and his talent is no longer good enough to rise above that and help the team win, then the coach has to try to fix it. Because wins is all he’s got left to save his own job.

Did I want to see it happen? No. Did Moss? Maybe. Did it have to happen? Probably. Childress is to blame for no figuring how to make it work, but Moss is every bit as much to blame for not acting like a pro.

Going to be tough, yet interesting to watch him in Tennessee.

I said it when Childress was hired and I will repeat it today, the only way the Vikings are going to the Super Bowl with Childress as head coach is in a bus with Childress driving it for the players to watch two other teams play in the Super Bowl. What is the point with keeping him as the Head Coach. Once you know he can not coach the team to the championship, why keep him around?

As far as Randy Moss is concerned, he is a Viking Great. Childress should have never brought him in if he could not structure his so called “kick ass” offense around his talents. Like him or not, Moss is a factor for defenses to scheme against when he is on the field. Watch the production that he will have with the Titans with a mobile QB and a head coach that has a clue.

As far as this year is concerned, I would rather lose every game remaining if it would mean we could finally get a Head Coach that had a championship background. Also, I am tired of hearing about Farve this or Farve that. He is 41 years old and it is time for him to retire. Father time catches up to everyone.

He had more catches than Berrian in 4 less games.

He averaged more ypg than everyone but Harvin.

He did better here in 4 games than he did in NE with Brady in the first 4 games.

Also, his last game, he had like 8 total yards. So it’s more like 3 games.

He was useful, and I’m sure glad we threw a pick away to get rid of him.

if the catering thing was such an issue, then why did Moss play Sunday given that it happened on Friday? Clearly, the reason Moss is gone is because of that rambling post game “self interview” where he basically called out Chilly—A lot of people are reporting that there’s plenty of players in the locker room who think Chilly is incompetent and Moss just happens to lack the inability to keep it to himself….lets face it- there’s a reason why Moss has been avoiding the media since he got here to the point he got fined $25000- b/c he doesn’t trust himself to say the right things in front of the camera- I mean Percy Harvin basically called out Chilly too but it wasn’t as widely reported as what Moss said……and say what you will about Moss the fact is the Vikes are averaging 7 more points a game with him and the Pats are averaging 8 points less without him- i doubt this is a coincidence and if Chilly hadn’t been stubborn with the playcalling- we probably wouldn’t have gone 1-3 in the last month…I’m not one of those who thinks firing him midseason is gonna do any good, but if he can’t at least get the team to .500 by the end of the season- he’s most likely gone- and frankly i would trade him to have #84 back

I am really hoping Moss does well in Tennessee just to show what a good coach can do with a very talented “diva”. It will hopefully be 1 more bit of proof as to why Chilly needs to go.

I would love to see Chilly fired ASAP, with Frazier taking over. I think it would be a huge morale boost for the players and fans, and we might actually have a chance at a Wild Card in a weak NFC.

I also expect alot of boos from the faithful this week unless we can come out and destroy the Cards.

The sooner this nightmare ends, the better.

He should have promoted Mr. Mariani…great talent, no drama. Any news about Colt Anderson lately?

Anyone that knows anything about MOSS knows you have to get the ball to him early in the game if you don’t do this he gets mad and quits.

The problem with childress is as his team has gotten better from 6-10 to12-4.he himself has NOT become a better head coach.

I was looking forward to MOSS wide left RICE wide right with PERCY in the slot.

But no chilli had to cut off his ears to spite his fat bald head

And you are so right about the o-line these linemen are not athletic enough for zone blocking.they need to be man blocking.

I hope we won’t get stuck with 4 more years of this clown.

I have been a loyal Vikings fan since the first day they came to Minnesota. There have been a lot of fun times but there has been a lot of embarrassment through those years. None, worse than right now. It is not just the Moss issue, but it is certainly to last straw. Until Childress is gone, I’m gone. There are lots of things to do on Sunday’s more enjoyable than watching arrogant incompetence. And not only won’t I be supporting a new stadium, I will actively be working against it.

Favre should change every playcall Chilly sends in. I’m pretty sure Brett can call plays better than Chilly. It would be fun to watch Chilly’s face when Brett changes calls and the plays actually work for a change.

And if I was Brett I’d get with T-Jack and have him change playcalls too. Chilly would pull Favre and then T-Jack would still change the plays. Chilly would have a stroke! LOL.

We are litterally on the same PAGE with this whole subject.

Before you even said it, I was thinking… Moss 3.0 post-Childress era. Remember folks, Ziggy wanted this guy, and I am pretty SURE he is upset that he was let go. That is why he has been investigating with veterans on the team on the whole Moss fiasco. 2 days in a row he has been watching them practice, eating in the team cafeteria, and talking with players, and also Brad Childress.

Yes, ladies & gents, I can probably assure you that Childress is on a HOT SEAT!

Oh, here is something even MORE interesting. We release MOSS, Rice still isn’t back, and now Percy is likely to be questionable for the Cards game.

That means.. Hank Basket for Moss’s spot, and Camarillo for Percy’s spot. Both that don’t have a full grasp of the playbook or a whole lot of playing that position in the Vikings team, except for practice.

This Cardinals game will likely only be won by a strong run-game & great defense.

Percy has had quite the last 4 games, YES! They weren’t enough to win the games, but, you know Moss contributed to that.

Also, you know many fans were fanatic about the return of Moss.. But Childress has an ego.. Childress has an ego that goes.. “My way or the highway… Unless your Favre… Than we make exceptions, but only so far.”

Regardless of the selfishness, antics, and all that jazz that Moss brought, the Vikings were STILL better with him. And even Chilldress is having second thoughts on letting him go.. You know it, because not only is the OWNER looking into the ordeal, the media is scrutinizing him, and the players are shocked.

That tells you something!