Troy Klongerbo
Everyone who has been watching Minnesota Vikings football during this season knows what is inevitable. At this point it is becoming unavoidable. Brad Childress needs to be fired from this team. When the team hired him in 2006, I felt like he was almost a temporary replacement to the end of a horrid Mike Tice experiment. This turned out to not be the case. Personally, I have never been impressed by him; the way he conducts himself as a coach, the way he calls plays, the way he relates to players, and the decisions made under his supervision. Many Vikings fans feel this way. It is time to move on Minnesota. Here is my To Do list:
Fire Brad Childress. He is sometimes acts so childish. Not an ironic thought. He has already lost the locker room. He claims to not know what ‘losing the locker room; even means, which is bluntly stating that he indeed did ‘lose the locker room’. The players have little to no respect for him (e.g. Brett Favre, Randy Moss and Percy Harvin). I sometimes feel like this entire situation, on a rank of stupidity, his just higher than the ‘Randy Ratio’ and just a fractionally lower than Dennis Green taking the knee in ’98. Childress has no authority of this team; who cares if it might jumble the locker room a little, as the locker room is already jumbled. If anything, it would give me a clean conscious watching the Vikings. It’s almost a relief when the Vikings lose, just to get closer to firing Brad. To sum it all up, It’s over Brad.
Hire Leslie Frazier. Leslie Frazier is a coveted name by many NFL teams. He is an African American man, former Tony Dungy apprentice and current defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, who is popular among NFL ranks. It sounds like a familiar story, one very similar to Mike Tomlin. Tomlin slipped through the clumsy hands of Vikings management 3 years ago when he assumed the Head Coaching position for the Pittsburgh Steelers, only their 3rd coach in 40 years. Leslie has great potential to lead this team and the players in the locker room have a great amount of respect for him. If he assumes the role of Head Coach, the Vikings will not miss a beat.
Ride Brett Favre. It’s no secret that the Vikings are one of the most talented teams in the league. It is also no secret that this season is about Brett Favre and has been about Brett Favre. We are going to go as far this season as the right arm of Brett Favre takes us. Brett has saved his head coaches job on multiple occasions, but he can’t save Brad anymore. Brett will lead this team on one last heroic run to glory. If he comes up short, he will recede to Mississippi and work on his fade routes with high school students. Also, his grandchildren may need a baby sitter. Vikings fans will thank him for everything he has done and he will go out, revered by the NFL and a legend in history. Hopefully it’s done with a ring on his middle finger as well.
Off-Season QB move. My gut is telling me that when Brett hangs up the cleats, the Vikings will chase soon to be free agent quarterback Donovan McNabb, upon his release from Washington. I don’t think that is the correct approach. The best way to move on is to make a move similar to that of the 2009 New York Jets. Trade up in the draft and go young. They took Mark Sanchez, and the Vikings should take Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. Luck has the poise to be an elite NFL quarterback and he has surpassed the projected 2010 #1 overall pick Jake Locker as the cream of the 2011 crop. Luck seems to have all of the intangibles. He is fearless and a competitor. Did anyone see that hit he laid a few weeks ago? This kid has the goods. The Vikings will still have among the deepest talent pools in the NFL – a talent pool that I do not want to see go to waste. Luck can do what Sanchez has done. Maybe then, Brett Favre can return as the quarterbacks coach for proper tutelage.
Win a Championship. I don’t know when and I don’t know how, but this is my feeling of their best route of action to move forward. I’ve had enough of being the laughing stock of the NFL. We can still have the last laugh.
Bobo a lot of good thoughts here no doubt. I think you're wrong about the future QB situation for the Vikings. McNabb would be the wrong choice based on his dismal performance this year for the Redskins, but I don't know if they'll be able to grab Andrew Luck. First of all, the kid goes to Stanford. That in itself could keep him from entering the draft this year. Also, Buffalo has no wins and Ryan Fitzpatrick as their quarterback. I think they go quarterback, especially if Luck does come out. I agree with you though that young qb is the way to go especially considering their offense is stacked with twenty-somethings.
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