Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The future of Minnesota Vikings football starts on January 6, 2006 as Brad Childress is named the seventh head coach in franchise history. Childress arrives in Minnesota with an impressive list of achievements in his coaching career and a commitment to building a championship atmosphere. Throughout his coaching career Childress has built winners, taking losing programs at Illinois and Wisconsin and turning them into Big Ten champions and Rose Bowl teams. Before joining Philadelphia in 1999, the 1998 squad went 3-13. In two seasons the Eagles were in the playoffs and in three seasons were winning the first of four straight NFC East titles.The 2006 season marks Childress' 29th in coaching and his 9th on an NFL sideline. During his previous 28 seasons at the collegiate and professional ranks Childress has been a part of teams with winning records 17 times and has a combined record of 205-156-8 including playoffs and bowl action. Childress becomes the first Vikings head coach to come to the team directly from another NFL franchise.Childress joins the Vikings following a seven-year stint with the Philadelphia Eagles, including the past four seasons as offensive coordinator. During his tenure in Philadelphia, the Eagles represented the NFC in Super Bowl XXXIX, amassed a 70-42 (.625) record in the regular season, won four straight NFC East titles from 2001-04 and advanced to the playoffs from 2000-04. During Childress' time as offensive coordinator (2002-05), the Eagles were 43-21 in the regular season, the most wins in the NFC over that span. Since joining the Eagles in 1999, Childress' teams have a 13-1 mark against NFC North teams including playoff wins over Chicago, Green Bay and Minnesota.The Eagles offense under Childress was able to excel while adjusting to personnel transition and injuries. The team ranked in the NFL's top 10 in total offense twice in the past four seasons and has assembled numerous individual achievements. In the four seasons Childress guided the offense the team amassed 5,000+ yards each season, averaging 333.8 yards per game in that span. The Eagles can attribute much of their recent success to limiting turnovers. The 2003 Eagles led the NFC and set a team record with only 22 turnovers. The 2004 team matched that total and ranked 3rd in the NFC. The 44 turnovers in the two-season span ranked 3rd in the NFL. Despite starting three different players at quarterback, the 2002 Eagles set a team record with 415 points.</div>LinkYess! He's perfect. He'll improve Daunte. Get a better line on both sides and get us a North championship next year I think. With all the cap we have I think he'll be able to improve our team even more and he's a great coach IMO.I'm very happy!
Re: We got him! Yeah, we kinda already had this topic. But its all good.Im not sold on Childress only because Andy Reid is the one who really ran the offense in Philadelphia, and Childress needs to prove that he wasnt just a figurehead in Philadelphia IMO.
Re: We got him! Huh?Brad has been in 3 rose bowls Ven. He's been to the superbowl 4 times I think. He was the QB coach who developed McNabb. He's the right stuff.
Re: We got him! There were two threads, I locked the other one since this fits in the Vikings Forum better than the NFL General, since this is team news.
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GreasedLightning @ Jan 6 2006, 04:49 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Huh?Brad has been in 3 rose bowls Ven. He's been to the superbowl 4 times I think. He was the QB coach who developed McNabb. He's the right stuff.</div> He's also the same guy who allowed TO to walk all over him w/ disrespect and not once stood his ground in the matter.
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dissident @ Jan 7 2006, 03:08 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GreasedLightning @ Jan 6 2006, 04:49 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> Huh?Brad has been in 3 rose bowls Ven. He's been to the superbowl 4 times I think. He was the QB coach who developed McNabb. He's the right stuff.</div>He's also the same guy who allowed TO to walk all over him w/ disrespect and not once stood his ground in the matter. </div> <span style="colorurple">That list is much longer than just "Brad Childress" buddy.</span>
Re: We got him! I wouldn't want anyone from the Eagles' offensive coaching staff working on my team, I'll tell you that much...
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Jan 7 2006, 11:38 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I wouldn't want anyone from the Eagles' offensive coaching staff working on my team, I'll tell you that much...</div> <span style="colorurple">Yeah, they've only owned the NFC for the last 4 years....</span>
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Jan 7 2006, 04:40 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Jan 7 2006, 11:38 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'> I wouldn't want anyone from the Eagles' offensive coaching staff working on my team, I'll tell you that much...</div><span style="colorurple">Yeah, they've only owned the NFC for the last 4 years....</span> </div>too bad they finished last in the NFC east this year
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Jan 7 2006, 10:21 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Jan 7 2006, 04:40 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Jan 7 2006, 11:38 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'> I wouldn't want anyone from the Eagles' offensive coaching staff working on my team, I'll tell you that much...</div><span style="colorurple">Yeah, they've only owned the NFC for the last 4 years....</span> </div>too bad they finished last in the NFC east this year </div> <span style="colorurple">Maybe you missed the part where they DOMINATED the NFC the last 4 years? Who gives a flying fuck what happend in ONE year. The Redskins have sucked out loud for the last half decade. But, I guess you choose to ignore that because they've had one good year, right?</span>
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Jan 7 2006, 09:31 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dissident @ Jan 7 2006, 03:08 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GreasedLightning @ Jan 6 2006, 04:49 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> Huh?Brad has been in 3 rose bowls Ven. He's been to the superbowl 4 times I think. He was the QB coach who developed McNabb. He's the right stuff.</div>He's also the same guy who allowed TO to walk all over him w/ disrespect and not once stood his ground in the matter. </div><span style="colorurple">That list is much longer than just "Brad Childress" buddy.</span> </div> You're right. Guess that was a weak attempt by me to try and dog on the signing. Zygi didn't waste any time in hiring him though. Kinda looked like a Matt Millen move to me. He could be the right guy, but Zygi was a little too hasty in signing him, but that is just my opinion.
Re: We got him! <span style="colorurple">Childress was on everyone's list. If the Vikings sat around and talked to 45 different people, and lost out on Brad, they'd be blasted for that.They had a guy in mind....and went out and got him and beat everyone else to the punch. you can call it "rushed"...I like to call it decisive.</span>
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Jan 8 2006, 03:33 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><span style="colorurple">Childress was on everyone's list. If the Vikings sat around and talked to 45 different people, and lost out on Brad, they'd be blasted for that.They had a guy in mind....and went out and got him and beat everyone else to the punch. you can call it "rushed"...I like to call it decisive.</span></div>Call it what you want. Millen did the same damn thing with Mooch. How'd that turn out? Now, should they go out and not meet or exceed expectations, they'll get blasted for being so "decisive" as well. It's a catch 22, "buddy."Don't put words in my mouth, I said hasty, not rushed. There is a difference.
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Jan 8 2006, 02:35 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><span style="colorurple">Maybe you missed the part where they DOMINATED the NFC the last 4 years? Who gives a flying fuck what happend in ONE year. The Redskins have sucked out loud for the last half decade. But, I guess you choose to ignore that because they've had one good year, right?</span></div>Hahah they didn't dominate the NFC the last 4 years. Just one year, last year, and they lost in the Superbowl. 00/01 Giants01/02 Rams02/03 Bucs03/04 Panthers04/05 EaglesI wouldn't say they dominated the NFC the past 4 years man, did you mean they got dominated in the NFC Championship a couple times and then in the Superbowl?Nothing you do during the regular season matters once you get to the playoffs, and quite frankly that is where the Eagles have really sucked the past four years.P.S. -- Why are you bringing up the Redskins?
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Jan 8 2006, 03:44 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FSUViking @ Jan 8 2006, 02:35 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> <span style="colorurple">Maybe you missed the part where they DOMINATED the NFC the last 4 years? Who gives a flying fuck what happend in ONE year. The Redskins have sucked out loud for the last half decade. But, I guess you choose to ignore that because they've had one good year, right?</span></div>Hahah they didn't dominate the NFC the last 4 years. Just one year, last year, and they lost in the Superbowl. 00/01 Giants01/02 Rams02/03 Bucs03/04 Panthers04/05 EaglesI wouldn't say they dominated the NFC the past 4 years man, did you mean they got dominated in the NFC Championship a couple times and then in the Superbowl?Nothing you do during the regular season matters once you get to the playoffs, and quite frankly that is where the Eagles have really sucked the past four years.P.S. -- Why are you bringing up the Redskins? </div> I'll take a wild stab and say maybe because of your avatar and sig. But you've got to love his pretty purple font.
Re: We got him! Yeah but there's no reason to say my team sucks when I wasn't even talking about 'em.
Re: We got him! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JHair @ Jan 8 2006, 03:49 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah but there's no reason to say my team sucks when I wasn't even talking about 'em.</div>He's a vikes fan. They don't have any trophie to brag of...ever...they've under performed. They were a preseason pick by many to dominate the NFC and make the SB...you have to figure he'd talk about your team, but right now, you guys are in the playoffs, so I don't know why he'd even go there. Dusty or not, at least we both have trophies. Their Super Bowl was beating the Packers in Lambeau in the WC game last year. They forgot that they had another game the following week. Vs a Brad Childress run offense, no doubt.
