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Great, Now Brad Childress Is Arguing With Percy Harvin, Too

At least, that's the report coming from Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com.

The Star Tribune is reporting that Childress got into a "heated argument" Friday with receiver Percy Harvin, who returned to practice after Wednesday and Thursday because of an ankle injury. Harvin was limping badly during the portion of practice open to reporters, and the Star Tribune reported that Childress questioned Harvin's effort at some point after that.

Are you fricking kidding me with this garbage? Seriously? Honestly? Did Brad Childress not see what Harvin looked like at today's practice? Hell, WE all saw it, so I can only assume that he probably saw it at some point as well.

Harvin said he got through the New England game on adrenaline, and somehow managed to have only the second 100-yard receiving game of his career after hurting his ankle to the point where everyone. . .at least, everyone in the Game Thread. . .was surprised that he returned to the game at all.

Yeah, Big Bad Brad won his staredown with Randy Moss after Moss had the nerve to suggest that Childress needed to he replaced. What, exactly, is his excuse for getting after it with a guy who, from what we saw from the video taken at practice this morning, could barely walk, let alone run pass patterns?

Honestly, can anyone defend this guy any more? I'm to the point where I don't care if the Vikings somehow rattle off 12 victories in a row and bring home their first Super Bowl title. . .I don't want this guy coaching my team any more.

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Beat me to it!

Just saw it a minute ago!

Also of note, looks like the T-wolves fans are getting into it. During the game against the Hawks at Target Center, chants of “Fire Childress” broke out according to ESPN.

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by VikesFaninNM on Nov 5, 2010 10:56 PM CDT reply actions  

Agreed
I don’t want this guy coaching my team any more.

I am getting to a point where I am sick to my stomach whenever I see him.

by Chad Johnson on Nov 5, 2010 11:11 PM CDT reply actions  

I felt that way

about, oh, 2 weeks into his first season.

There's always next year

by david d on Nov 7, 2010 11:04 AM CST up reply actions  

Chris, YOU ARE SOO RIGHT!!!!!

I’m so F-ing done with that Mr. Magoo look alike (act alike) that I could spit. He is scuttiling the ship we love. The locker room is a fucking ghost town. Jared Allen isnt even trying anymore. Were gonna lose to the Cardnals this week and that will be all for this beast from the east. GO BACK to PHILLY asshole!
This season is soo sad I could just cry.

by Koller007 on Nov 5, 2010 11:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Riddle me this?

What game this year that we have lost could have been won with better coaching?

Answer: ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Koller007 on Nov 5, 2010 11:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Im with ya Chris

I said it on Jepps official fire Brad Childress thread…..it dont matter if we win out he has to go…..more….he too is a cancer…..even looks like cancer

A bird in the hand is worth about 10.99 at KFC and makes me lick my chops
Yummy!!!!!

by kdog69 on Nov 5, 2010 11:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Kevin Garnett agrees with you

"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backward in a mirror" ~George Carlin

by thewild_viking_twins on Nov 6, 2010 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

No politics, folks

On either side.

Had to delete a comment there to keep things from potentially getting out of control. Apologies to those involved.

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by Christopher Gates on Nov 5, 2010 11:43 PM CDT reply actions  

LOL!!!

I fricking am so ticked at chilly right now i could spit…. but i have this beer here, so i guess i’ll just drink it instead.

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by Admiral BigGun on Nov 6, 2010 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

I Apologize

I shouldn’t have gone there. This site is incredibly well run and that was uncalled for. Nice call, Chris.

Childress has shown his narcissistic nature too many times over the year. He’s convinced that his way is the best way and that the players, front office, owners and the fans are too stupid to see it.

He needs to go.

I am boycotting the Vikings until they fire Brad Childress.

by BaldViking on Nov 5, 2010 11:51 PM CDT reply actions  

childress has a shot at keeping his job

he just needs to do that thing where he wins every remaining game and the superbowl. Also childress has to start himself at WR and get a couple touchdowns per game.

by spinz on Nov 5, 2010 11:53 PM CDT reply actions  

With a bum ankle

"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backward in a mirror" ~George Carlin

by thewild_viking_twins on Nov 6, 2010 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions  

So if this type of stuff

only gets Wilf to think about firing him, then what does he have to do?

Seriously, I’m out of ideas. I can’t even come up with jokes at this point.

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by blackjackfishtaco on Nov 6, 2010 12:04 AM CDT reply actions  

And why did I see a report that Wilf wanted to fire Childress...

instead of releasing Moss? WHY THE F DIDN’T HE FIRE CHILDRESS? HOW COULD WE BE THAT CLOSE AND NOT GET IT DONE? FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

by San Diego Viking on Nov 6, 2010 12:04 AM CDT reply actions  

He could start marketing official "Fire Childress" merchandise

I’d probably spring for something like that

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by thewild_viking_twins on Nov 6, 2010 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions  

My brother had the most brilliant idea to make t-shirts in maroon and gold that said “Can the Brew”. We could have made a small fortune with those tees…

by fitzyfantastic on Nov 7, 2010 2:32 AM CDT up reply actions  

two reasons

ONE He does not have a replacement Bevell is Childress too and the defense is not doing to well. he needs to give Tony Dungee a call.
TWO Leaving a leadership vacuum could mean that Moss and others would run wild with bad press items, which is the only reason Chilli leaked the food story. If BF had done that the story would not have been leaked, just as if only a few in the VIKES organization knew about BF photos the story would have never come to light unless Chilli decided to cut BF.
FIRE BRAD CHILDRESS !!!!!I
FIRE BRAD CHILDRESS !!!!!
FIRE BRAD CHILDRESS !!!!

What is the difference between Matt Birk and Moss?
Birk is polite and Moss is not.
What do they both agree on.
Birk could not stand it any more and left.
Moss did to by forcing the issue.

by ZygiZag on Nov 6, 2010 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

Frazier runs the D as interim head coach and Bevell runs the O

The vacuum is in Chilly’s head, with him gone everything works better.

by Jshore on Nov 6, 2010 4:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

Re: Bevell

There IS one difference between Chilly and Bevell – the team doesn’t HATE Bevell.

by kagey on Nov 6, 2010 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

Where did...

… the interesting formations come from in the GB game? We showed looks that we hadn’t done previously and actually looked a little creative (although all too briefly). Are these things that Bevell is trying to put in and getting blocked by Childress? If so, letting him off the leash as a proper OC might be worth trying.

by ViolentSilence on Nov 6, 2010 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

They both agree

They both agree chilli is an idiot of a coach. (For some reason that did not copy)

by ZygiZag on Nov 6, 2010 12:43 AM CDT reply actions  

Fire. This. Bum. Now!!

Good things come to those who keep fighting

by lonewolfcee on Nov 6, 2010 1:00 AM CDT reply actions  

On celtics blog(an sb blog)

I said bradley needs to be sterilized. The comment was deleted as "it was out of line) however I think the mods might change their minds after this. He’s human debris and a very small man. Its one thing to be a bad coach, but I’m seriously starting to think this guy isn’t a decent human being. I don’t wish ill on him of course, but he really needs to be fired and fired fast.

How anyone can defend this assclown is beyond me.

I left the pack because A)I became smart and B) I was sick of a bs front office. Now I come to the vikes only to find out that klink is making gb look smart. Now I won’t leave, but I swear if this guy is here after brett is gone I will root for the team to lose every game until he’s fired.

Players are supposed to be the cancers, not the coach. I’d almost rather have pacman jones as hc holding practices at the local whore house(or boat) than have this complete dildo of a coach stay in power.

Well at least my celts are doing ok…..ugh

by angryguy77 on Nov 6, 2010 1:03 AM CDT reply actions  

For the record...

I would absolutely, totally and utterly be fine with Brad Childress keeping his job in exchange for a Super Bowl. At this point there’s little I wouldn’t be willing to do for a Super Bowl; having Childress as head coach seems fairly modest by comparison to the lengths I’d be willing to go (i.e., becoming gay).

by NWOntario on Nov 6, 2010 1:11 AM CDT reply actions  

Yes, if the Vikings won the Super Bowl, I too, as a Vikings fan, would be happy.

by medicineball on Nov 6, 2010 6:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

At this point the odds of thazt happening

Are longer than me winning the lottery while simultaneously getting stuck by lightning as an asteroid hits me a millisecond before being eaten by a shark.

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by Ted Glover on Nov 6, 2010 8:10 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Truly unlikely...

No shark-attack victim has ever been so fortunate as to be saved by a direct asteroid impact.

As Jim Mora would say… SUPERBOWL?! you’re talking about the SUPERBOWL?!

by Jshore on Nov 6, 2010 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

So you’re sayin there’s a chance?!?!?

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by blackjackfishtaco on Nov 6, 2010 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

Wait, I'm confused.

… are those the odds of Vikings winning the Superbowl or NSOntario “becoming gay”?

BCB free since 8/24/10 and happier for it.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Nov 6, 2010 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Old Saying

If one person calls you an A**hole, then you don’t worry about it BUT if several other people join in the chorus, then maybe you’d better start looking in the mirror. For all of the Vikings problems this year there is one common denominator…Childress needs to go now before all of our good players are gone before him.

by purplegrey on Nov 6, 2010 2:22 AM CDT reply actions  

I posted a lot of Venom toward Chilly on DN yesterday,

as with each passing day I become more angry with his complete incompetence. The man literally couldn’t lead a falling rock to the ground. Still, what has fueled my anger as much this week has been Wilf’s inability to accept the gift that was handed to him.

Chilly repeated a mistake that he had previously been warned about (unilateral player release). Specific wording had been put in place to prevent a recurrence of such a mistake. The fact that he repeated the behavior gives Wilf all he needs to fire the idiot with cause. Even if I am over-simplifying or ignorant about the true legalities, he will ultimately have to address the remaining balance of numbskull’s contract anyway.

The best course of action was clear on Tuesday… fire the idiot and keep Moss. Make Frazier interim HC, and sit down with Moss to make it clear to the ingrate how he will behave or sit. Had Wilf been decisive with this approach we would be heading into this week’s game with a team rallying behind the new HC, and a re-focused determined #1 receiver… not to mention a re-invigorated fully committed fanbase.

Instead we have no #1 or #2 receiver, and the certain prospect of another mailed-in performance by an uninspired unfocused team. Of course none of this will be Chidiot’s fault, it’s the players’ fault for failing to understand and commit to his “system”. Tuesday was Wilf’s chance to turn our season around and put us on the right path. Unless we somehow have a win fall into our laps this week it will be too late come Monday. If that does happen, he will get another chance to fix this debacle in time to save the season. As a fan, that is now the full extent of my hope.

by Jshore on Nov 6, 2010 5:02 AM CDT reply actions  

To JSHORE

Excellent – and accurate post there!

by kagey on Nov 6, 2010 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

Get rid of him now.

Percy Harvin has shown that he is nothing more than a player willing to give it everything he has on every play. He’s battled injury, illness, big hits, and and idiot coach and always been there for us. Accusing someone of faking an injury in football is a sign of desperation and a sure sign that Chilly needs to go.

by Purpledork on Nov 6, 2010 5:18 AM CDT reply actions  

If this report is true

and I guess we don’t really know if it is, whether we want it to be or not, it sounds like Chilly knows he’s a dead man walking and now he’s lashing out.

And if he keeps making an ass out of himself, I think he’ll only hasten what must now be a firing at season’s end to an immediate firing. I don’t think it will make a major difference either way, but I could be wrong. We’re likely not making the playoffs anyway, but at least it would give us a few games to feel out Frazier as a future HC.

by Bodysuit Man on Nov 6, 2010 5:28 AM CDT reply actions  

And of course there would be the added bonus of not having to look at or listen to the most boring coach in NFL history anymore.

by Bodysuit Man on Nov 6, 2010 5:29 AM CDT reply actions  

Childress at fault

Either he is at fault for de-motivating Harvin, or for yelling at an injured man for not working harder, when he can’t because of the injury.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Childress is axed today (Saturday), or sometime before the game.

Wilf probably just needs to can him. Man, I feel bad for Wilf though. That will probably cost a lot of bucks.

by medicineball on Nov 6, 2010 6:55 AM CDT reply actions  

Don't feel bad for Wilf

Why did he give Chilly the contract extension in the middle of last season? Why not wait until the end to make a final judgment? Since Chilly got the extension the Vikes are 7-9. That dumb decision is gonna cost £16m.

by UK Viking fan on Nov 6, 2010 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

I mean $16m not £16m :)

by UK Viking fan on Nov 6, 2010 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Your keyboards can make both?

Our keyboards can only make $.

by medicineball on Nov 7, 2010 7:23 AM CST up reply actions  

I don't think he will be axed on Saturday.

But I can very well see it on Sunday, like about 15 minutes after the game, win or lose.

by abba7 on Nov 6, 2010 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

Simply doesn't care

Childress has proved over and over again that he doesn’t care about the players on this team. Starting people with injuries only kills their careers. This guy has got to go.

by Tnshow_knoxville on Nov 6, 2010 7:57 AM CDT reply actions  

Chucky! Chucky!

We need him now!!!!!! Childress is done. It is time to start thinking about who we want as a replacement. There are only two I would want right now. In order, Chucky then Cowher. Not as high on Cowher because I don’t think he will come to Minn.

by PurpleJesus on Nov 6, 2010 8:03 AM CDT reply actions  

chucky is good at coaching an already built team . took an already built raiders to sb , took an already built bucs to sb victory.

by skol viking on Nov 6, 2010 8:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

chucky, chucky, chucky, chucky !!!

in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.

by jethrophet on Nov 6, 2010 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was talking about the one on the left

The one on the right, looks like my buddies wife!

by PurpleJesus on Nov 6, 2010 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

i'll bet your buddie's wife could coach better than chilly.

in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.

by jethrophet on Nov 6, 2010 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

When the Vikings were in ChillyLand....

Let my Vikings Go….

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by Ted Glover on Nov 6, 2010 8:11 AM CDT reply actions  

More after the fact cover his ass BS from Chilly

everybody knows he didn’t get on Harvin about his effort, it was because of Harvin’s comments about Moss. Percy may have picked his words carefully, but it was obvious who’s side he was on. This glaringly shows how high he is on himself.
He supposedly got rid of Moss because of a threat against team cohesiveness and after reflection Zygi agreed with him. So here it is Zyg, the biggest threat of player revolt since Les Steckel is tearing your team apart. FIRE HIM do not wait another minute.

by stillnotover98 on Nov 6, 2010 8:25 AM CDT reply actions  

If there was a limbo-poll for stupidity

Childress could set records…

OK, that’s a bit unfair as I think he is a pretty good judge of physical attributes and potentials, but his man management ‘skills’ are appalling. I bet when he was a kid even his toy soldiers questioned him!!

by ViolentSilence on Nov 6, 2010 8:26 AM CDT reply actions  

Let's not micro-manage

Seriously guys… let’s be careful here, and make sure we are still the least bit objective. Is it safe to say that coaches have “disagreements” almost on a daily basis with members of their teams? Are we going to be looking at Childress’ every interaction with his players through this kind of microscope?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a fan of our coach at the moment, but more because of game-calling & production reasons than this kind of thing.

I guess my point is, when all you have is a hammer… everything starts to look like a nail. And our hammer at the moment is “Childress sucks”. Inspect closely enough, and everything becomes a reason to hate him more… whether it is, or is not.

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Uff-da!

by Shazbot996 on Nov 6, 2010 9:01 AM CDT reply actions  

"heated argument"

Not the kind of thing we want a lot of between our head coach and our players.

by medicineball on Nov 6, 2010 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

The Problem Is

That Childress gave us the hammer and now he’s pissed that we’re using it against him.

I am boycotting the Vikings until they fire Brad Childress.

by BaldViking on Nov 6, 2010 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

SHAZBOT996

How long have You been foolowing the Vikings? Seriously. Those of us who’ve been here since the beginning realize this team is being dragged into oblivion by an inept, egomaniacal coach. This coach needs to be replaced for the sake of the team.

by kagey on Nov 6, 2010 9:09 AM CDT reply actions  

I agree

His "kick ass offense "Is boring and predictable. I say last year was all #4

by chuckd@79 on Nov 6, 2010 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

whoa

Just noticed this callout. Well, I have 35 years emotionally invested in this game, so I think I have as much right as any fan does to lay my opinion out there. Sorry you gotta get personal with this. My only point is that cooler minds will prevail, so let’s just be rational.

I agree the coaching is very much lacking, and chilly may take his control too far. But I also know that I find all this out through the vastly distorted lens of the media (We’re not ON the team, as much as we may feel a part of it). Things like these disgreements get disproportionate media in times like this, and you likely know just how fair the media has been to our beloved Vikes over the past few years :\

So let’s watch and support as best we can. The W/L ratio will decide Chilly’s fate. And if he keeps up his playcalling and coaching decisions the way he has been, the decision will make itself…

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Uff-da!

by Shazbot996 on Nov 8, 2010 1:47 PM CST up reply actions  

What a difference a year makes

Favre: It's rare to ever see a QB be so indecisive, waffle...
It's also unlikely to have one start 19 consecutive seasons.

by VikesPma on Nov 6, 2010 9:09 AM CDT reply actions  

Agreed....

….Chilly has got to go; the Vikings won lost year despite him and not because of him. PLEASE make a call to Dungy to run the team in some capacity and do NOT let Frazier go to another team………lets fix this now!

by Marooned Pirate on Nov 6, 2010 9:34 AM CDT reply actions  

Chilly put this team together

and has been the biggest influence on who the Vikes have drafted and done a damm good job there. He may be a stale play caller and not have enough fire, but he knows how to put a team together. He may not be the best coach, but he is a great guy to have drafting for you. I mean no other team has drafted as well as the Vikes in the last 4-5 years.

After he is done with the Vikes he will find work elsewhere, just not as a head coach.

Favre: It's rare to ever see a QB be so indecisive, waffle...
It's also unlikely to have one start 19 consecutive seasons.

by VikesPma on Nov 6, 2010 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

No Argument

Childress and the front office of the Vikings are good at evaluating talent. What Childress is not good at is assembling this talent into a cohesive unit.

Put a bunch of fine ingredients in front of a top chef, and he’ll make a meal fit for a king. Put them in front of a hack, and you’ll probably get Macaroni and Cheese. Childress is still trying to figure out how to boil the water.

I am boycotting the Vikings until they fire Brad Childress.

by BaldViking on Nov 6, 2010 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions  

& bump up Leslie Frazier.

Or get Bill Cowher, okay now I’m dreaming.

Favre: It's rare to ever see a QB be so indecisive, waffle...
It's also unlikely to have one start 19 consecutive seasons.

by VikesPma on Nov 6, 2010 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

There is a difference between recognising good talent (and potential) and being able to develop it. That said T-Jack was meant to sit behind Culpepper for a few years with Brad Johnson talking him through things on the sidelines, so when we lost Culpepper, it was impossible to get a similar development ‘system’ in place.

I still think Jackson has the physical tools but wonder where he is mentally. If that has improved in his time behind Brett, he might still vindicate Childress’s faith in him. It’s almost a shame about the loss of NFL Europe as that was intended to give some of the less developed players some time on the field in competitive games. Perhaps he should have gone out there in his first off-season.

by ViolentSilence on Nov 7, 2010 10:02 AM CST up reply actions  

Fine then....

..let him go somewhere else as a GM cause he ain’t no coach! It takes more than a good eye for talent to be a coach and here he falls far short….can’t manage the players or the game……again, this team won despite him last year and not because of him.

by Marooned Pirate on Nov 6, 2010 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

OMFG

Will somebody think of the children?!!?!?!!? ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

This guy is the cook from Hunt for Red October and the fans are Jack Ryan chasing him in the final scene.

by FSUViking on Nov 6, 2010 10:20 AM CDT reply actions  

Be careful what you shoot at.

Most things in here don’t react too well to bullets

by lightweight on Nov 6, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

I freakin LOVE that movie!

Shawshank Redemption + Hunt for Red October = 2 damn fine movies!

by abba7 on Nov 6, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Brad Childress makes me miss Miie Tice

Why the hell would you yell at that poor kid?

What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your entire rambling incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Nov 6, 2010 10:53 AM CDT via mobile reply actions  

The Wilfs made a HUGE error...

in extending Chillz mid-season last year. It is not as if other teams were about to engage in a bidding war for his services. If they had advanced to the Super Bowl, I could see the type of deal he received. It seems many of the problems the team encountered, beginning with the Carolina game, started just after the deal was struck. Now, the owners are in the unenviable position of considering eating 16 mil to NOT have him coach, plus, paying whatever his replacement would demand. I cannot envision a scenario where this ends well for the team.

by Mel Allen on Nov 6, 2010 1:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Huge Error.

I don’t think Wilff is in touch with the fans. Chilly’s had a bad vibe since his arrival.
Wilff definitely rushed his decision to extend Chillys contract. He could have waited until the end of the reg-season to do so, or even until this season if he wanted.

It’s not like owners actually save a ton of money by extending a coach’s contract before they win a SB. If Chilly would have won a SB, Wilff would have ended up paying more money anyway.
In the end, Wilff screwed himself.

by chaosg on Nov 6, 2010 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

As a Packer fan

It was a day to celebrate You guys had a lot of talent and he was a terrible coach, now you coach is still terrible and your talent seems to gotten old all at once.

by the yooper on Nov 6, 2010 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

And people on OUR site complain about OUR coach. Wow.

Gotta say, the only reason I would have for wanting to see Chilly fired would be because it would be a (small) indication that the owners (or, at least, Wilf) believe that their will be a labor agreement. :)

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by NorthStarr on Nov 6, 2010 1:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Just...

found out that Berrian is on the injury report w/ a groin injury. Let’s activate Rice!!

by Volfie on Nov 6, 2010 1:34 PM CDT reply actions  

No Rice, potentially no Harvin

And now potentially no Berrian.

Hassan Jones doing anything this weekend?

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by Christopher Gates on Nov 6, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah.....

he is NOT answering the phone.

by Mel Allen on Nov 6, 2010 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Quick, get me Terry Le Count!!

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by Ted Glover on Nov 6, 2010 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Zulgad and Scoggins were saying that there's an outside chance Sidney might get some red-zone packages.

It’s just speculation but Bevell spoke about some possible red-zone packages and the Vikings still haven’t filled the last spot on the 53 man roster. We might get a Sidney cameo this week which would be some much needed good news : )

by CanadianViking on Nov 6, 2010 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, my team

Deal with it.

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by Christopher Gates on Nov 6, 2010 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

If it were your team...

… then you could fire Childress. So no, not your team. Deal with it.

by Figgs on Nov 6, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Whatever

If anyone wants to sit here and stupidly nitpick over the “my” team/“your” team bullshit, then they can feel free.

I’ll continue to refer to the Minnesota Vikings as MY football team, and anyone that doesn’t like it can piss off.

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by Christopher Gates on Nov 6, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

C-Gates no need to be polite with assholes:

They don’t have to piss off – they can fuck off !

by izziefans on Nov 6, 2010 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Our team.

Skol Vikings!

SKOL VIKINGS 2010!!

by Mr.Cub22 on Nov 6, 2010 5:10 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

whoa!

The Vikings organization, including the head coach, have built a very good team. Things have changed sinse last year (Chester is gone, Rice is out etc.) It’s not the same team as last year. NOW you ‘get over it’.

by Paul Mooney on Nov 6, 2010 2:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Childress AKA Child is a doushe

My god get rid of this moron, I can not stand it anymore, Zigy better fire his a$$ if he wants any chance of a fan base anymore.

by The_legend on Nov 6, 2010 2:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Vikes fans are here to stay!

I’ve been forced to cheer for a Packer for heavens sake!

by KC612 on Nov 6, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

If we fire Klink

Does he go on Waivers? And if so, Does the UFL have dibs?
Maybe we can Trade him to the Bills for a 3rd… Make up the Randy Moss trade…

Fire that ToolBag Childress, Like Yesterday! And Promote Lezlie to HC!
SKOL VIKES.
$traight Ca$h Homie.

by marsexxxy23 on Nov 6, 2010 2:58 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Anyone wanna bet that

Brett would be willing to give up all the Money In his Contract for exchange for Childress being Fired???

Fire that ToolBag Childress, Like Yesterday! And Promote Lezlie to HC!
SKOL VIKES.
$traight Ca$h Homie.

by marsexxxy23 on Nov 6, 2010 3:00 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

Dear Mr. Wilf

Dear Mr. Wilf,
I have been a Vikings fan since I was 6, the year the team started. So I think that gives me the right to makke one simple request. After all the games watched, team jersies, bobble heads, pictures that I have made, please do me just one small favor and I will never ask for anything from you again.

PLEASE FIRE THAT DOUCHEBAG COACH CHILLY!?!?

Thanks,

by StAlphonzo on Nov 6, 2010 3:03 PM CDT reply actions  

+50

Fire that ToolBag Childress, Like Yesterday! And Promote Lezlie to HC!
SKOL VIKES.
$traight Ca$h Homie.

by marsexxxy23 on Nov 6, 2010 3:52 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Please Wilf!

MAKE THE MOVE NOW!! I truly believe if he canned Chilly NOW and promoted Frazier the Vikings would respond and make a serious run…..check it; ALL the turmoil on this team revolves around one-person, Chilly! Fire him NOW!

by Marooned Pirate on Nov 6, 2010 4:07 PM CDT reply actions  

I agree

I believe that is the only way that the Vikings will make a serious run this year. I believe that Childress has lost a lot of the players on the team now. A fresh start with Frazier I think is needed.

As bad as I hate to say it, I am rooting for the Cards tomorrow and I will be rooting for the other teams that play the Vikings this year until Childress is removed. I believe a lot of purple blooded Viking fans feel the way that I feel in that they want to see a change made and are simply tired of dictator attitude that Childress has. Wilf must now be held accountable because he knows the feelings of the fans. If he refuses to make the change, then, he is in my opinion, is disrespecting the Vikings fans as well.

Wilf stated when he made the change with Tice that he was building an organization to bring the championship to the Vikings. I just read over the Star-tribune article talking about the mistakes made in the NFC Championship game which they said has carried over to this team this year. I do not know how you can simply over look mistakes like that and stay the course if you are going to be an organization dedicated to winning a championship.

by Tnshow_knoxville on Nov 6, 2010 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

He is going to alienate us out of every star player on the team

hate to say it but, last year I was calling for this and many argued with me. The play calling changed only when Favre changed the plays at the line of scrimmage and Chilly started on him. Favre lets it run like water off a ducks back. Kids like Harvin need an approach where they feel like they are treat as a professional. Chilly can’t!
I was furious with the extension given to Childress as it warrented seeing the progression of a team in the way he uses the play book when the players quote in an article "we are all getting into the system and to the point we are rolling on all phases. "
Reaaly? So Childress seems obligated to run the same bread and butter plays after 3 years in “his magical ystem” ?
I don’t buy it Chill Pill

by CitrusFLViking on Nov 6, 2010 4:42 PM CDT reply actions  

zygi wilf has all the leverage here to get a new stadium...all he has to do is say...

“okay, i’ll fire chilly…if you will build me a new stadium, otherwise you are
stuck with him for three more years while i line up an L.A. stadium deal.”

in the future there will be no war...there will only be rollerball.

by jethrophet on Nov 6, 2010 8:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Would take tons of $ to lure Gruden

on top of owing Chilly 16 mil. It’ll be Leslie for a cheaper rate

by CitrusFLViking on Nov 6, 2010 9:11 PM CDT reply actions  

breach of contract

I’m still holding out hope that Wilf can get out of paying rest of contract if he fires Childress because he violated his contratct

by lorenzo4 on Nov 7, 2010 6:41 AM CDT reply actions  

Looks like Childress through the year

I thought he would be fired by Saturday night. That didn’t happen.

I’m guessing he will be kept through the end of year.

At some point, maybe he is promoted to the front office, and a new coach comes in.

by medicineball on Nov 7, 2010 7:25 AM CST reply actions  

After This Bullshit

I’d rather he wasn’t involved in this Organization anymore.
Spielman and Brezenski (spelling?)
seem like they’re just as good at evaluating talent as Klink.
Klink can’t evaluate the QB position what so ever. We’ll be MUUUUUUUCH better off without him, than with him.

Fire that ToolBag Childress, Like Yesterday! And Promote Lezlie to HC!
SKOL VIKES.
$traight Ca$h Homie.

by marsexxxy23 on Nov 7, 2010 9:49 AM CST via mobile up reply actions  

For some strange reason

I really love the Dallas Cowboys today! And also the Buffalo Bills! First win for them!

by abba7 on Nov 7, 2010 8:02 AM CST reply actions  

Got more money than hes got sense

Okay.Ive ragged on Chili for 3 years,going back to the game in Philly we GAVE AWAY and the Q.B fiasco that went on the week leading up to that game.Ive grown tired of raggin on Willy. Now im comin right straight at you!!! Yea thats correct Mr. Wilf. Its a good thing you got lotsa money Mr. Wilf,cause if you ran a normal run of the mill small working-man type of business you would have already been standing in a food line!!!!I about SH## myself last year when it was announced you had given Chilly an extension.Yea,we were winning-only because #4 had the balls to call audibles and change plays! And your H.C.had the nerve to bite the hand that was giving him food! Chili o.tta split his ext.money with Brett,cause not for him he wouldnt have it.Can you not see this?Tarvaris Jacko## is not a championship caliber Q.B.can you see this? Your H.C.aint got what it takes in this or any other league old buddy!!!ION AND ON AND ON!BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!! I thank you for buying some great talent for us,but am sorely disappointed that you retained and even rewarded an ext.to a friggn high school coach wannabee,and allowed him to try to lead it.Do you have anyone close to you who has balls enough to be blatantly honest with you who you can trust?Its plain to see you dont, Its also very plain to see you sadly have far more money than you ,or anyone close to you,than plainold football knowlege.The chickens are here to roost . This team is imploding and all you can do is apologize to the caterer. Have you wondered why noone on your team ran Randys head through a locker during that episode?Noone except #4 on this team has any balls it seems. Well,Percy may have half one.You WILL fire Chili,sooner but probably later.We faithful Viking supporters deserve far better than this. Im not sure about Frazier,but allow him the rest of the year to try-this season aint too far gone.Chilis makin you now-YOU Mr.Wilf look like a poster child for Dumbasses!! I have never hoped my beloved Vikings would lose a game in 40 years.I hope Arizona hands you your entire a## today at home.Maybe you otta stay home!!!

by viking88 on Nov 7, 2010 8:15 AM CST reply actions  

the "enter" key

When you press it, you can make paragraphs.

by medicineball on Nov 7, 2010 8:59 AM CST up reply actions  

The Most Amazing Thing About The Childress Career Death-Spiral:

If Favre had not thrown that INT at the end of regulation against the Saints last January, and Longwell makes the resulting field goal, all us Viking fans may well be hailing Childress right now as the coach who finally brought the Vikings the Lombardi Trophy, or at least as the guy who broke the thirty-plus year Super Bowl drought.

Instead, like pretty much every other Viking fan I am ready to run this idiot out of town on a rail. Amazing how close he was to being a Super Bowl coach only ten months ago.

by Midnight Rambler on Nov 7, 2010 10:00 AM CST reply actions  

Cut Harvin!

Just kidding.

I am not normally a believer in firing a coach mid-season (heck, I thought the incredibly incompetent Tim Brewster deserved to be held on until two seconds after the Iowa game), but I really think Childress needs to go today. Literally. I want him fired as soon as the clock reads 0:00.

He is not just a bad coach like Brewster was; Childress has obviously lost much if not all of the locker room and the front office, and has definitely lost the entire fan base. That is beyond merely incompetent.

by Midnight Rambler on Nov 7, 2010 10:04 AM CST reply actions  

He's gone, Chris

The writing is on the wall. He’ll be gone at the end of the season, if not sooner. If it gets to the point where it’s not possible to make the playoffs anymore, Wilf may pull the trigger sooner and give the interim job to Fraser. Not that I’m convinced he’s head coaching material, but he might get his chance for a few games and maybe next year.

by stugel on Nov 7, 2010 11:59 AM CST reply actions  

Great Game

Percy Harvin is one tough kid.
What a game. No wonder he gets headaches. He goes all out. Nice to watch.

by rukiddn on Nov 7, 2010 3:28 PM CST reply actions  

So much for Harvin not being able to get open without Moss around

"We have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights for lordship. Here, in the whirlpool of European races, the Ugric tribe bore down from Iceland the fighting spirit which Thor and Odin gave them, which their Berserkers displayed to such fell intent on the seaboards of Europe, ay, and of Asia and Africa too, till the peoples thought that the werewolves themselves had come."
-from Bram Stoker's Dracula

by NMVike on Nov 7, 2010 6:12 PM CST reply actions  

turns out.

this was all bullshit, they were arguing over whether to MRI his ankle.

by ragnarrahl on Nov 11, 2010 4:06 PM CST reply actions  

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