Comments on: VIKINGS WORK OUT PUNTERS

By: steve2e

steve2e — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:08:15 +0000

Posting late on this one so probably no one will read it. If Childress, who nobody likes, fires Kluwe, then I’m done with the Vikes. I won’t support an organization that supports an idiot like Childress. I’ll just watch the other games.
I’m sick of this idiot. He’s terrible. I would have been removed from my position years ago if I produced at his level. Forget about the fact that he has alienated the press and general public with his “I’m just like Bill Belichick” fantasy. His game planning has made the team a joke. The Vikes offense is a joke right now. The national media is starting to jump on the ‘wow, this offense is really bad’ for how much talent is there.
This has gotten old. Ziggy, this is entertainment and it is not entertaining any more. If Kluwe goes, you’ve lost my house until Childress is gone.

By: LordViking

LordViking — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:23:54 +0000

I am so glad I read all these comments. My frustrations are easing now. Are we bonding?
I was rooting for the next coach on Monday Night. I think the punt return team was playing for the next coach too.

By: JimmySmith

JimmySmith — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:05:57 +0000

You are right Gonz, it is stupid to trade up to draft a punter. Even dumber to trade up in the second round (where draft picks are more valuable and there is less margin for error)for a QB from a Division 2 school who can barely speak English and scores a fat 18 on the Wonderlic and passes with the accuracy of Stevie Wonder playing darts.
Here’s the difference, the Packers were smart enought to fire the GM responsible for that bone headed move, meanwhile, we can only hope Col Klink will stick around to coach for many more years.

By: TheGonz

TheGonz — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:58:46 +0000

“How do we know that Childress wants to replace Kluwe? He may want a 2nd or maybe even 3rd punter on the roster. He’s just that ingenious.”
You mean like the Packers did for two years with the great and powerful B.J. Sander?
Then again, I guess when you’re dumb enough to TRADE UP TO DRAFT A PUNTER in the first place, you should expect that kind of behavior.

By: Pea Tear Griffin

Pea Tear Griffin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:24:10 +0000

@vegas42
I was thinking the exact same thing.
If you have punter problems, then you have offensive problems.

By: graunkem

graunkem — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:45:22 +0000

Scout- Minny’s Special teams took a hit this year with the loss of Farwell and some other guy. That’s what the media keeps telling us.

By: zygi milf

zygi milf — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:22:44 +0000

Shoot me now – I actually agree with JimmySmith (except for his nicknames; and of course, his hope that Childress will keep his job.) Jimmy is right – with the toughest part of the schedule over with, Childress may eek out 9 or 10 wins, and save his job for one more year.
Revacard – you may be a Vikings fan, but you are seriously a moron. No explanation needed – just go back and read your comment out loud to yourself.
JuicyMelon – Marty Ball? Are you kidding? The game has passed him by. Did you happen to notice the failed Joe Gibbs experiment? Marty should stay retired and keep his bible in his lap.

By: Scout

Scout — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:04:39 +0000

Here’s an idea…sign some guys who can make a friggin’ tackle on coverage units, and you won’t have to ask your punter to punt out of bounds all the time. It’s not Klewe’s fault Childress hasn’t given any thought to special teams when constructing his roster.

By: Treez

Treez — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:01:58 +0000

Remember when Childress decided to go for a 50+ yard punt versus the Chargers with a few seconds of the half? It went right to Antonio Cromartie who ran it back 109.75 yards.

By: Steelvike

Steelvike — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:07:34 +0000

So Revacard, you’re happy with the playcalling? I’m not going to resort to degrading you with insults like you seem to do. Educated adults don’t do that. But, this team is built to succeed and be a contender. They’re completely underachieving. They’re not playing to their potential. That’s up to the coach to get these players ready. To get a gameplan and adjust that gameplan accordingly. Childress doesn’t do that. He has one gameplan and uses it game after game and never adjusts. If that gameplan works and they win, great. If it doesn’t, try it again next week. Tice had his team closer to the playoffs with arguably less talented players, fewer coaches and smaller budget than this hack. Cowher took a team lead by a similar style QB in Kordell Stewart to the AFC Championship. A good coach can win.

By: ch0wfaced91

ch0wfaced91 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:08:45 +0000

Chris Warcraft

By: jyernberg

jyernberg — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:32:04 +0000

maybe he should bring in a couple of recievers who can CONSISTANTLY catch the ball….and not worry about who is kicking the ball on the “we can’t tackle a soul” punt unit.

By: jyernberg

jyernberg — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:28:35 +0000

bandit i think the word you were looking for is “ungenious”

By: dolfan

dolfan — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:10:02 +0000

L M A O

By: empty13

empty13 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:46:04 +0000

actually running that fumbling defense-reading-illiterate pullpecker out of minnehaha was childress’s best move. bringing in pullpecker junior to be the new qb was his worst.

By: PurpleNGold

PurpleNGold — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:29:28 +0000

Well said, graunkem and Lurtsema.

By: bandit

bandit — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:02:15 +0000

How do we know that Childress wants to replace Kluwe? He may want a 2nd or maybe even 3rd punter on the roster. He’s just that ingenious.

By: vegas42

vegas42 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:41:11 +0000

Amen pjm… And I may be off base, but I have to say something about Kluwe’s punts to and around Devin Hester in the 2007 game. If my math is right — and I used both hands to count — Kluwe had to punt at least nine times in that game? Sorry, but I think nine punts goes to show there is a problem bigger than the punter…

By: Ntrikit

Ntrikit — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:40:17 +0000

FIRE BRAD CHILDRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: bgman

bgman — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:34:49 +0000

Chris Kluwe is one of the best punters in the NFL at pinning teams inside the 10, though I think that has more to do with Vikings drives stalling at midfield. Nonetheless, he is a very good punter and there is no one they will bring in that will be any better as far as distance.
But after the Vikings punt coverage couldn’t tackle Reggie Bush on the first return for a TD Kluwe was told to punt out of bounds. He was interviewed today and I was curious if he acknowledged that was told to punt out of bounds.
His response: “Sometimes it doesn’t go out of bounds. Hopefully, it’s something I will work on and get better at.”
Come on! A professional punter can’t punt out of bounds? I don’t blame Childress for being pissed at him for lack of execution of such a basic task and seeing if there is anybody else that can just to send the message to Kluwe to try a little harder.

By: Bud Grant

Bud Grant — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:30:25 +0000

Kluwe is good but he screwed up and did not take responsibility. His “stuff happens” attitude should be challenged. Frerotte took a beating–ask him if four punters is too much.

By: JuicyMelon

JuicyMelon — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:18:30 +0000

Revacard,
Seriously? “Childress would be a good coach if he had a quarterback. You guys are morons for thinking otherwise.” I hope you were joking with that comment. Of course any coach would be awesome with a great quarterback, but how does a quarterback become great? Coaching! Childress has proven with numerous quarterbacks that he doesn’t have it. Actually, this is quite possibly the dumbest comment I have read on here. Do you what also would make Childress a good coach? A star running back…Wait we have that. A great defense…Wait we got that as well. Wide Receivers? Yeah, we got some. A kicker? Got it. A Punter? Kluwe is a great punter…ST should’ve stopped him. So what else does Childress need to make a team win? I am getting sick of all this defending Childress because T-Jax hasn’t developed. Billy C had a few QBs who didn’t succeed anywhere else. How does that happen? Childress needs to go.
The Vikings are stupid for looking at different punters. Kluwe is a great punter. The Punt Return team needs to figure out how to make a tackle. It was sad watching Bush make them look like fools. Childress should’ve stood up for Kluwe if he didn’t listen (I doubt anything was said about punting away from Bush, See Hester last year). But Childress threw Kluwe under the bus. A coach shouldn’t never blame a player. Praise in Public, Punish in Private. That was pathetic on Chilly’s part. This was the last-straw for me jumping on the Fire Childress bandwagon.
PS,
Marty-Ball

By: starman

starman — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:14:49 +0000

Can they throw the football?

By: JimmySmith

JimmySmith — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:09:29 +0000

Doesn’t Childress have a history of throwing his players under the bus? Didn’t he run Pullpecker out of town for questioning his authority? (when he should have been questioning his intelligence, or lack thereof)
Given the lackluster division they play in, one could only hope that the Vikings keep it close till the end of the year and then Ziggy will keep him for another year.
Childress is the Peter Principle in action, he coached McNabb in Philadelphia and managed to take all the credit even though Andy Reid called all the plays. Somehow, he convinced the Vikings he knew what he was talking about and all you need to do is look at T Jack Off, a player that the Vikings traded up in the draft to get, stick three years of development into and then throw him under the bus by the 3rd game of the season. Mr. Personality himself, what a douche.

By: pjm47

pjm47 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:47:17 +0000

Mossey, I really hope that you know that the word is ‘probably,’ not ‘prolly.’

By: Hype

Hype — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:39:26 +0000

Brad Childress has a new phone number 1-800 pass the buck. Should be fun to watch the vikes tank the rest of the year, because i don’t know many punters that can throw the ball.

By: Millard75

Millard75 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:13:11 +0000

Klink makes Jerry Burns look like George Patton!
He won’t even letter his 15 year veteran QB change his dogcrap calls at the line of scrimmage.
Ahhhh serenity now!!!!

By: Lurtsema

Lurtsema — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:12:55 +0000

Why didn’t Chilly bring in 4 QBs to work out after we started out 0-2? Why didn’t he publicly throw TJack under the bus? If we had an offense, except for praying AP can break a couple of 80 yd runs every game, we wouldn’t have to worry that our punter would lose the game for us.Our kick coverage has sucked all year – that’s not just the kicker’s fault.I swear, if it wasn’t for Winfield, we’d be 0-5.

By: graunkem

graunkem — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:12:11 +0000

What would really make me start to feel better, is if the rest of the Natl Media would pick up on what a tool this dick head is. I would take great pleasure in hearing the experts on the CBS and Fox pregames having a discussion about this guy being completely out of his league. To hear coaches like Billick and Cowher and Johnson question Childress’ methods. Maybe then Zygi would get it.
If only he would have got on that plane to Green Bay…….

By: Lavasse

Lavasse — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:57:59 +0000

We’ll trade ya Kluwe for Derrick Frost. No ones ever gonna return one of his shanks for a TD!