When the news that Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress was fired came out a sense of satisfaction was felt around Packer Nation. There is no doubt about the sense of accomplishment felt by Packer fans everywhere, after being the final nail in the coffin of Wade Phillips in Dallas and now Childress. On the surface it looks good.
Think about the situation a little longer and you may come to realize that the move to fire the troubled head coach could be a negative.
I understand the excitement of seeing a bitter rival in turmoil, but let us not forget what was at the source of that turmoil. The list was large for Brad Childress and the mistakes he made. You can start by looking at the loyalty factor when it came to the players on his roster. Year one with Brett Favre, you leave your teams practice to personally go pick Brett Favre up from the Airport, year two, you get down on your hands and knees and beg the man to come back. If I was a player that would not sit right...And by reports that have came out with players voicing their displeasure with the coach that point is confirmed.
Moving on...Go get Randy Moss, keep him for a month and then release him. But not just release him, go ahead and do it behind the back of everyone including the owner.
Those are two obvious examples of problems with the former Viking head coach. add on to that, not taking a stand against Brett Favre, not getting along with Brett, or other players, and being stubborn you have a bad combination.
Now the root of the problem is gone in Minneapolis, and there is no where to go but up. The Packers have faced the Vikings for their two times this season and won't have to worry about them for another year. However, in all honesty, when you look across the sidelines as a Packer fan next season....Who would you rather see, besides Brad Childress?
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