The washed up attention whore... and future HOF'er know simply as #4 has been playing like #2 all season. Brad Childress made a deal with the devil last year because he, his GM and owner thought they were smarter than the NY Jets brain-trust that let Favre walk after only one lack luster season in 2008. We also dumped our gum chewing head coach and moved on to bigger and better things. The Vikings ate our leftovers and now they have a bit of a tummy ache.
Was it fair that Childress was fired? Yes. Was it smart? No. The 2010 season has been one big abortion for the Vikings and now this offseason they have to rebuild all over again. Brad knows how this league works and his firing is proof positive. You are only as good as your last game. Thats why he went for Favre and Moss... and it almost worked. He will get another shot and probably do very well.
The Vikings need to find a head coach and QB... the two hardest and most important positions to fill. Luckily they do have some real talent on that team, so if they can land the right guy to steer their ship maybe they can make it to the conference championship game next year with a rookie QB and be 8-2 @ this time in 2012 heading back to the playoffs. That sounds pretty far fetched, except for the fact that the Jets have done exactly that. There is life after Favre.
What I would do now is bench Brett and focus on Tarvaris Jackson. If Jackson can finish the season strong the HC position in Minnesota could lure back some of the elite coaches who have stepped away from the game. Even a guy like Parcells would probably bite for the right price. But, you need a QB in place. No big name is going to want to develop some rookie. If Jackson bombs out then the Vikings do whatever is necessary to land Vick. Just like when Cunningham resurrected his career in the Dome, Vick would be the missing piece to the puzzle up there. Either way, you need to know what you have in Tarvaris, and you need to know now.
The Jets have ended the seasons of few teams recently including the Broncos, Lions, Browns and Texans. The coaches of the first 3 teams will probably survive and get another shot in 2011 (even Mangini). But I would have to think that the Texans are ready to move on and let Gary Kubiak go back to being a coordinator and stop masquerading as a head coach.
I like a lot of things about the Texans and most importantly they have a legitimate QB. I think Schaub is a C+ or B- QB, but he is the real deal none the less. Again, this makes the position of HC very attractive for an established name. I think the ownership in Houston needs to clean house and make a dramatic move. The move I am going to suggest will be astronomically expensive, but I think it's a lock to win a Superbowl (or at least a playoff birth which this franchise still hasn't accomplished).
The combination of Marty Schottenheimer as GM and Bill Cowher as HC would be extremely effective. They could not only change the culture down there and tweak the roster, they could build a coaching staff that would help lead the team for years to come. I can't begin to imagine how much these two legends would cost... but they could get the job done... any other candidates are a roll of the dice. This dynamic duo is cash money.... literally.
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