fans should be happy now
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bout timeComment -
this still wont help themComment -
Who gets the blame from here on out?Comment -
The Defensive coordinator takes over.
Blame = Brett and the O LineComment -
two weeks too late imo.Comment -
bout damn time....one of worst coaches this year aside from phillips and singletaryComment -
It was wrong to keep him this long. Three things I hate in sports are when coaches wait a pitch or a batter too long to pull a pitcher in baseball, wait a made basket or so too long to call a timeout in basketball, and when teams know good and damn well their manager/coach is out there fraudin', but keep him around for a few more games.Comment -
See ya later chilly
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when do they release Favre?!Comment -
Take Minnesota next week!Comment -
what took so long to fire the most hated man in football.Comment -
Feel bad for the guy for the beating he has taken in the media... I think he is more competent than people think. That being said, Wilf obviously had no choice but to dump him. I hope Chilly gets a coordinator job again at some point.Comment -
Was just going to post this. Good move by MinnyComment -
about time...won't help the team though. too many problems everywhere.Comment -
Childress fired by Vikings; Frazier named interim head coach
The Minnesota Vikings fired Brad Childress on Monday, cutting ties with a head coach who had come under increasing fire from his players -- and his boss -- for everything from their horrid start to his 1-2 playoff record and his abrupt decisions.
Defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
NFL.com's Steve Wyche reports that additional meetings are planned with Vikings officials to determine the structure of the remaining staff and to determine if any other staff changes will be made, according to a source.
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The Vikings fell to 3-7 after a 31-3 loss to the rival Green Bay Packers on Sunday, the final blow to Childress in his fifth season in charge of the team. It was his most-lopsided home defeat as head coach, dropping his overall record to 40-37.
Childress took over for the fired Mike Tice in 2006 after spending seven years with the Eagles, including four as the offensive coordinator. He was chosen by owner Zygi Wilf to instill discipline and demand better off-the-field behavior from a team that was embarrassed the year before by a bye-week boat party gone bad and a number of other legal problems for players.
However, Childress stumbled in his first year and never fully gained the faith of the fans -- or some of his players.
He infamously cut dissatisfied wide receiver Marcus Robinson on Christmas Eve, had trouble connecting and communicating with some of his players and often came across to the public as rigid and aloof.
The offense struggled without a clear solution at quarterback, and it wasn't until last year, when Childress persuaded Brett Favre to put off retirement a second time, that the Vikings finally put up points and became the dominant team that matched the Pro Bowl talent on the roster.
Still, they went from 6-10 to 8-8 to 10-6 to 12-4 in his first four seasons, losing in the NFC title game in overtime last January to the eventual champion New Orleans Saints. Last November, Wilf - pleased by the stability and the progress -- gave Childress a contract extension. According to an ESPN.com report on Nov. 19, the deal runs through 2013 but the final year is the team's option.
This season almost seemed destined for doom, given how smoothly it all went in 2009 until the very end and how well the 40-year-old Favre played by taking care of the ball and making age-defying throws into the end zone.
Favre didn't show up for camp until mid-August, and the next week wide receiver Sidney Rice had hip surgery. Wide receiver Percy Harvin missed big chunks of time, mostly because of migraine headaches, and center John Sullivan was out of action for several weeks with a nagging calf injury.
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Coincidence or not, the offense was out of sync to start, Favre began turning the ball over at costly times and the Vikings suddenly were missing last year's magic.
The relationship between Favre and Childress, which was tense at times in 2009, seemed to sour further when Favre threw three ill-fated interceptions in the Oct. 24 game at Green Bay and the Vikings lost to Favre's old team.
Childress, who was just 3-9 against the rival Packers as Minnesota coach, was sharply critical of Favre's decision-making afterward, and the coach drew his own criticism for failing to challenge a Packers touchdown catch that could've been overturned because the ball was being bobbled.
Then the situation really went south following a loss at New England. Wide receiver Randy Moss, acquired in a trade for a third-round draft pick just four weeks earlier, went out of his way to praise the Patriots and criticize Childress in a post-game rant.
The next day, Childress told his players he had cut Moss and never fully explained the situation to them or the public. Wilf was reportedly angry that Childress didn't tell him first of his plan, and there were anonymous reports of growing dissatisfaction in the locker room about the boss. Childress and Harvin got into a heated argument during one practice over an MRI test on his sprained ankle.
Fans made no secret about their frustration, with thousands of "Fire Chilly" signs distributed on Nov. 7 outside the stadium before the Vikings played Arizona and several chants breaking out from the seats during the game.
The Vikings rallied for an overtime victory over the Cardinals to table the firing talk temporarily, but a 27-13 loss at Chicago on Nov. 14 and the blowout against Green Bay cranked it back up again.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Another one bites the dust
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Good job getting your coach fired Brett! I will take Childress to coach the Bengals. Marvin is getting to be "old hat" in Cincy. However, Cincy really needs to find a way to get new ownership. Hopefully things will work out for Leslie. He was a Bengals coach for a while and did a good job. The pressure is on now that he has a front office and resources to work with. It would be nice if he could start fresh without Brett though.Comment -
Childress is an idiot that cannot coachComment -
i know that vikings fans love thisComment -
about time
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now minny goes on a runComment -
i ******* hope they dont go on a runComment -
about time. I don't really follow the vikings but didn't Jackson play pretty good last year when he was in?Comment -
I wonder if brett plays next year now??Comment -
improve chances of Favre playing next year ?Comment -
Guy took the team from 6-6 to 8-8 to 10-6 to 12-4 and an OT Favre INT from going to the Super Bowl. Some shit goes wrong this year and it's SEE YA, beat it, don't let the door hit you on the way out, and by the way we all hate your guts.
Coaching in the pros is brutal!Comment -
Typical dumb-shit ViQueen decision.
This guy improved the Purple Horneys every year; has one down year and they fire him.
I remember when Dallas build a whole new team off one of their stupid decisions.
The Cheese-puffs gotta love this, again...
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Didn't see this one coming.Comment -
teams a mess, terrible team, terrible uniforms, terrible everything. what coach is really gonna wanna come coach a team in the big inflate-able toilet? Los Angeles Vikings is not far off.Comment -
it's about time. he is a jokeComment -
In the real world the employee gets fired and the boss stays?
It's post time
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