For a guy who has never won a single playoff game, Vikings coach Brad Childress should be pretty happy right now.
The team has announced that an agreement on a contract extension has been reached. John Clayton of ESPN reported earlier in the day that the new deal extends through 2013, at a salary $4 million to $5 million per year.
So if a guy who has never won a single playoff game is worth that much money, imagine what a coach with a Super Bowl ring or two might command.
“My family and I are very fortunate to be a part of the Minnesota Vikings organization,” Childress said in a team-issued release. “I value the opportunity to continue to lead this team over the next several years as we work toward our ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl for our passionate fans everywhere.”
“Brad has done a tremendous job leading this football team and we value the positive environment he has created for the Minnesota Vikings on and off the field,” Vikings owner/chairman Zygi Wilf said. “He has continued to positively impact this team and create a strong foundation for future success.”
While we give Childress immense credit for realizing that Brett Favre could make a huge difference for a team that previously aimed to keep games close and hope for a late break (we call it “Chillyball”), we think it’s too early to reward him. Why not wait until he at least clinches a playoff berth? Or, you know, wins a playoff game?
Apparently, the Vikings feared that, if Childress leads the team to the Super Bowl this year, he might have been tempted to finish out his contract and hit the market as a free agent in 2011.
But unless Favre comes back in 2010, it will be Chillyball all over again next year. And Chillyball is a recipe for 8-8 football — something that guys making far less than $4 million a year can consistently produce.
And the Packers, Bears, and Lions fans will now cry in pain and try to celebrate their own private nightmare.
Go Vikings!
This smells an awful lot like Notre Dame giving Charley that big contract after a short good run. And he hadn’t even proven he was mediocre at the time…
Gregg Easterbrook said it best (and I’m paraphrasing): If you get great players, all of a sudden you’re a great coach.
Chilly’ll probably get another raise when they move to LA.
Why are you such a tool Florio?? You act like Favre is the only reason the Vikings are good. Our team is much better all around than last year. The team is learning much from Favre and his experience and what it takes to be a champion. I would bet the farm this team led by T.Jack next year could easily win the division. 8-8 isn’t in our future.
Chilliball went 10-6 and won the division last year
Oh, Florio. I’m beginning to think that you are secretly Bob Nelson and JimmySmith, and maybe even LBPACKFAN. Chillyball, as you call it, is what happens when you have to rely on Adrian Peterson because you don’t have a quarterback to beat the eight-man fronts. Even with Favre, teams have been stacking against the run. That’s worked well. Over the past three years, which teams have consistently improved their records, built up their rosters with good drafts and free-agent signings, and are poised to go deep into the playoffs? Pay the man. He’s earned it.
Chillyball! I love Chillyball!
Mike Florio writes:But unless Favre comes back in 2010, it will be Chillyball all over again next year. And Chillyball is a recipe for 8-8 football — something that guys making far less than $4 million a year can consistently produce.
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Did you really HAVE to put that in there? You might as well be posting on here like the rest of these people who offer their opinions.
Of course we all knew this would happen. It’s amazing that they held out for Favre for a whole year without doing anything substantial to fix their QB situation. If TJ is in fact the man after Brett, then the extension should have been only for one year post-Favre. Does anyone think the Vikes would be 8-1 or even close with TJ/Sage playing? Before Favre arrived they still had not decided the QB. It would be the whole Quinn/Anderson thing just with two better QBs.
It’s not like Childress “coached” Brett to his greatness this year. In fact, it was supposed to be a run-heavy offense managed by Favre. Now he’s playing well, and look how they are all pass-happy. Remember that Brett was also playing really great when he threw the elimination pick to the Giants in Green Bay.
“While we give Childress immense credit for realizing that Brett Favre… ” – Would he have realized such if Favre’s buddy from Green Bay on his coaching staff had not gotten the ball rolling last year? Childress did pick him up at the airport though…
Saying this as a non Vikings fan, you really have a hard on for Childress. Its pretty obvious.
I think they want to move to Los Angeles.
Chilly led teams lead to fan discontent, a lack of stadium support, and a clean excuse to move the team.
When the Vikings hired Chilly he inherited a Love Boat Scam, An unhappy Daunte Culpepper who he initally reached out to, and remember this team was also Randy Moss-Less…
He came in bringing Mike Tomlin to revamp the defense which he did…and really need I say more about that etc….
He had to completely change the identity of the team. Not an easy thing to do, his evaluation in the draft and Free Agency as far as player talent I believe is really proving its worth this year. While I might not agree all the time with his clock management or some of his “Chilly Ball” tactics/playcalls, I do believe that this was the right thing to do. The Vikings have improved every year under Childress and the team and staff have done a magnificent job as far as aquiring key players, I mean his record speaks for itself, the only thing lacking is a Playoff victory which I believe we will see this year.
And say what you want to say bringing in Favre has turned out to be a success …And a large part of that success is the talent surrounding him, especially the Offensive Line and the best Running Back in the National Football League.
Chilly gets a lot of hate but so do the Vikings, so I believe this is going to be a good thing for awhile..
So Bring it Haters
SKOL VIKINGS!!!!!!!!!
Ted Thompson’s diabolical plan has finally paid off.
Go Packers!
He’s going to need that pay raise. Cost of living in LA is twice that in minni. Now he’ll be able to afford a respectable home in west Hollywood in 2011.
Funny seeing Florio bash people with far more football knowledge than him…while ‘blogging’ about it like an expert.
Hey Florio- if you really had any football knowledge you wouldn’t be running this stupid site. You would be on a real show or writing for a real newspaper or maybe be hired by an actual team. All this site is is a forum for fans to post. No one gives any credence to the articles.
If NBC really thought you had any talents they would insert you to Sunday night football. Clearly they knew you would be a flop. So they left you here posting these hack articles b/c they liked the cheap advertisement!!! Loser.
Mike Quick says:
November 19, 2009 8:53 PM
Saying this as a non Vikings fan, you really have a hard on for Childress. Its pretty obvious.
That’s nothing. Every time he types the words “Cleveland Browns” Mangini’s butt throbs.
“I would bet the farm this team led by T.Jack next year could easily win the division. 8-8 isn’t in our future.”
We’ve seen your division …. the sad part is you might be RIGHT!
PS
That says more about the division than it does Jackson.
When you think about, Childress is actually the perfect coach for the Vikings because he is so much like their fan base. He thinks he is really smart and the painful reality is he knows little about football, he is the only coach I can recall that skipped a handshake at the end of a game showing low or no class much like the fan base, and he loves to dress up like a woman and since the fan base is so used to ugly woman (if they date or date women for that matter), they love him.
A match made in heaven.
While I think Chilly has cleaned up the off field stuff and changed the culture in the dress room and behind the scenes, I think it was way too soon to be rewarding him with a big contract extension. Show me a Super Bowl appearance or at least a strong showing in the NFC title game this year before rewarding him. We have witnessed too many questionable coaching decisions the past 3 years to convince me he is a truly great coach.
JimmySmith-
Why are you so obsessed with Brad’s dress up? Trying to hide some latent tendencies — I know you’ve got that Ivy League degree from Cornhole.
Are you that bothered that our coach wore women’s clothes, or that McCarthy is wondering if Chilly’s got a bra that would give him the support he’s been craving.
Also, how much must it suck if your team got beat twice (not once, but twice) in one year by a coach as crappy as Childress??? Just wondering???
Favre ain’t going to play forever. Chilly should give Bret a little somethin’ somethin. He’s the reason he’s getting the extension.
It would be the whole Quinn/Anderson thing just with a lot better supporting cast.
If it wasn’t for Farve this turd would be on the hot seat. I can remember this time last year when all these dawg sh!t queens fans were calling for his head. Now they love him. Whats going to happen when the Queens are playing in LA?
Richm2256 says:
November 19, 2009 9:25 PM
We’ve seen your division …. the sad part is you might be RIGHT!
PS
That says more about the division than it does Jackson.
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Exactly. Vikings 14-2 Packers 6-10 …etc
Just a reminder for all of you who think Florio is being to hard on Chilly.
He’s the same guy that said Washington would be in the Super Bowl this year.
Now do you think he can actually be considered a credible source of knowledge when it comes to the NFL ?
If Favre continues his level of play the Vikings are going to want Brett to come back. I would assume Childress remaining the Vikings Coach would play into that as well.
Farves sweet Hair says:
November 19, 2009 9:42 PM
I tried to blow Chilly at the airport bathroom but he kicked my punk ass. Was easier blowing guys in L.A.
Bitter Bitter Losers, your all a bunch of losers.
You also, Florio
8-8? The Vikings play in the NFC North. There’s 6 wins right there next year, no matter who’s playing quarterback. You might want to double the wins in that prognostication, Mr. Florio.
Good move because once the Vikings and Favre part company it will be about time for the Eagles to exile McNabb in favor of Kevin Kolb (unless McNabb and Reid and the kiddie corps collection of skill position players grow up real quick and make a deep playoff run) which seems unlikely with the injuries to Westbrook and key linebackers.
Tarvaris Jackson may get a year to prove himself prior to the Vikings making a move to acquie McNabb in the name of giving him a fair shake.
Childress is cashing in on his stints as an assistant coach in Green Bay which helped him recruit Favre and he’ll be doing a de ja vu all over again later on when McNabb trade his green wings in for purple viking horns later.
You know what would be great, if Favre played for one more year, had another stellar one.
Than retired, and the Vikings make him part of coaching or management!
Just think of all the crying the butt packers would do than!
Just a thought.
Childress has yet to win a playoff game for the Vikings but still gets an extension right in the middle of the season just for being 8-1? I would wait to see how he will do for the rest of the season and whether if he can get a playoff win instead of throwing money at him just like that.
Don’t you dumbasses get it? If Favre goes the next Viking QB will be McNabb. Bet your asses!! Hes only 32 and is a Chilly boy. Is better than Rodgers any day.
McNabb is better than Rodgers any day? How about today? Rodgers 2444 and 17 for a 101.8. McNabb 1685 and 12 for a 95.1. Enjoy Chilly Dog. This year’s genius is next year’s moron.
Just adding an extra buyout cost when they fire him this year or next after Lord Favre retires.
All i have to say is shit
And don’t forget McNabb is a brittle as a the Vikings self esteem.
I don’t really understand this. What has changed from last year to this year? How difficult is it to understand that what we lacked was a good qb?!?!?! Chilly hasn’t changed……we got Brett Favre, that’s the difference. He’s performing at a great level this year. No matter what happens this year, if Favre leaves after this year……it’ll be back to the same old same old with T. Jackson again next year. Maybe Sage will perform really well and get the starting job next year……who knows, but if T. Jackson is the starter next year, it’ll be another year of disappointment. Let’s just hope we win the super bowl this year with Favre!
Just when I need something to chuckle about, I check out a story about the Vikings and their dumbass fans (minus those that admit it was too early for this new contract) are saying he’s the greatest coach in history….we’ll, I’ve got news for you…he’s no Denny Green or Jerry Burns, that’s for sure.
Where are all these Vikings fans coming from? L.A.? Seriously, plunk down some money for tickets and show what real fans you are.
Skull(f*ck) Vikings!
I don’t understand or agree with this move. Why wouldn’t the Vikings wait until after the SB is played? That’s when we’ll be able to evaluate Chilly’s and the Vikings’ performance. So far, the Vikings haven’t achieved anything. Chilly might yet blow it. Also, I give Chilly some credit for his personnel moves — I say “some” credit because he’s also responsible for the Jackson and Cook selections in the 2nd round, which was way early given their talent or, rather, lack thereof — but not for his coaching abilities. At most, Chilly should be put in the personnel department, not given a contract extension as coach before the true measure of his performance is made.
This is great news for Brad Childress. I hope with all this new dough he will find a nice place to live in the great city of Los Angeles.
And if he stays in Minneshithole, he will be able to pay for plenty of dresses, makeup and wigs.
So really, for him, it’s a win-win.
Aaron Rodgers sucks..
I love all these TT ball washers who quote Aaron’s “stats” like the Holy Bible….
Hey, you forgot this stat…
11-14…AWAD’s record as a starter…
You know who else had “great stats”….
JEFF GEORGE…and I wouldn’t call him a “winner”.
All you Tedophiles that believe in the “Cult of Ted” and all his “potential”, crack me up…
Oh..here’s another stat by the way..
36-37…
That’s Ted Thompson’s record with the Packers..
hahahahaha…
McNabb > Rodgers
Chilly > MM, & TT….
SlipperyPete says:
November 20, 2009 8:40 AM
Where are all these Vikings fans coming from? L.A.? Seriously, plunk down some money for tickets and show what real fans you are.
Skull(f*ck) Vikings!
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Sounds like you know what is like to get it in the skulll eh homo? Jealous mo fo
Favre plays one more year.
The Vikings draft his future replacement in the 1st or 2nd round next April and he has a year under Favre to learn.
Childress now has the contract time to groom him.
The Jackson experiment is over.
I love the originality in all of the posts, from the the fans of teams who suck… Moving to LA, Childress is a cross-dresser, you are not real fans, here’s a funny made-up name for your city, blah, blah, blah. I wonder if these morons are on other message boards typing their same tired routine. I now dub all of you morons the “Carlos Mencia Tribute Act”. Change your name & recycle someone else’s tired act, trying to be clever but coming off as a giant tool. If your mothers decide to reproduce again, please ask her to swallow. Idiots.
To the rest of you, thanks for being adults.
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# Greg from Louisiana says: November 20, 2009 9:28 AM
Favre plays one more year.
The Vikings draft his future replacement in the 1st or 2nd round next April and he has a year under Favre to learn.
Childress now has the contract time to groom him.
The Jackson experiment is over.
Not a Viking fan but this is a plan I would like to see happen, just because I am a Favre fan.
Favre got TT & MM big extensions for the 2007 year. You can see how well that has worked out for us.
Favre goes to the Jets, his arm falls off, he keeps playing, team goes down in flames, Mangini gets axed.
Favre goes to Minnie, gets the team to 8-1 & Chilly gets an extension. I’m a Packer fan but I am not a Vike basher. IMHO, this is a bit premature. Sure bit us pretty bad.
One thing you have to say about Favre tho, with the exception of Mangingi, who didn’t have the balls to bench him when he should have, he’s sure made his coaches a lot of money.
Man, everyone is forgetting that in the NFL, at the end of the year there is only one good coach and 31 bad coaches. I’ll roll with this bad coach over the other 30 because he has the best chance at being the one good coach by year end.
Would have waited myself, I just don’t see the Vikings beating New Orleans or winning the Super Bowl if they do. Go Percy Harvin, he’s making Favre look good!
@Pack66-
I wouldn’t say that Aaron Rodgers is a “great” quarterback at age 25, but if you don’t think he is a “good” quarterback, then you’re opinion is not valid here or anywhere else. You are retarded.
When the Packers went 4-12 and 8-8 in 05 and 06, did Favre suck? Well, his sub Alex Smith quarterback rating and 47 picks would say he did. Keep sucking his cock and pretending it’s 96.
By the way, weren’t the Jets 8-3 and Favre the top rated passer through Week 12 last year? What happened…someone refresh my memory?
“For a guy who has never won a single playoff game, Vikings coach Brad Childress should be pretty happy right now.”
For a guy being paid to report on a sport he never played and often seems to lack a fundmental understaing of said sport- Florio should be pretty happy with his paid NBC gig right now.
Ruvell. you turd.
You know he was injured.
You going to bank on that this year?
You know, because Favre has a propensity for getting hurt and all…….
Talk about retards.
You remind me of Johnny Knoxville’s role in The Ringer:
Hi I’m Ruvell, I can count to potato!!
I would not bank on Brett Favre getting hurt. But I would bank on him failing you. Here is a nice link to refresh your memory. You won’t read it objectively, because you have your head so far up Favre’s ass that FACTS don’t matter to you.
Don’t feel bad, I was there once too.
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_2774_Favre_fantasy_vs._reality.html
Also, I don’t think he was hurt enough not to play and The Ringer was the shittiest movie I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen Johnny Mneumonic.
“Ruvell. you turd.
You know he was injured.”
It seems to me that everytime Favre’s time with the Jets is brought up, Viking fans say he was injured but yet when Packer fans bring up that injuries hurt the Packers last year, Viking fans call it excuses.
packers4life says:
November 20, 2009 1:43 PM
“Ruvell. you turd.
You know he was injured.”
It seems to me that everytime Favre’s time with the Jets is brought up, Viking fans say he was injured but yet when Packer fans bring up that injuries hurt the Packers last year, Viking fans call it excuses.
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Well stupid, did he get surgery to repair the arm or not?
The answer is yes!
So maybe that means he was injured????
As far as the Packers, do they have the same injuries this year?
They just suck, face it.
Maybe next year for ya little fella.
barnett, grant, the whole dline, bigby, collins, harrell
@ Chickenfoot
You & Super still OK? You think he’s really going to stay off of here. Seems he was kinda “checking out” there for a bit. Hope NOT to see the return of Hydra
“What major injuries did the Pack have last year?
Refresh my memory.
Grant? yep and hes injury free and “stellar” this year…lol”
Rodgers suffered a sprained shoulder in his throwing arm. Ryan Grant had hamstring problems. Chad Clifton and James Jones had knee problems all season. And lastly, Mark Tauscher, Cullen Jenkins, Atari Bigby, and Nick Barnett all suffered season-ending injuries.
Cullen Jenkins was the biggest loss since he was playing at a Pro Bowl level when he tore his pectoral arouund Week 4. Now this season, returning from his injury, he is still having a Pro Bowl type of year.
Chickenfoot, starting DE Jenkins went out in the 4th game, done for the season. Starting SS Bigby out for 9 games. MLB Barnett out for seven games. CB Harris missed 4 games. I won’t go into those who missed less than that. And I’m not making excuse; you asked.
Really scary thing is not Col. Klink getting an extension (and not just when he’s around Favre) but the fact that Off. Coordinator Bevell supposedly is a “hot” candidate to be a head coach. Whew… knocked the wind out of me there for a minute.
Number 1: Short memory. Packers fans NEVER blamed Favre for ANYTHING for 15 years. Put it all at the feet of Favre? He was never called out on anything. Fans begged him to come back after his 36 year old ass threw 29 picks. Threw 17 in fourth quarters alone in ’05. It has ALWAYS been nothing but the team’s fault.
Number 2: You don’t look to the past to predict the future? First of all, those who don’t understand history are doomed to repeat it. Of course, I wouldn’t look back at history if I was a Vikings fan either. Epic failures since your mom was getting a train run on her at Woodstock.
Number 3: Barnett for the year. Jenkins for the year. Harris for 7 weeks. Bigby for 8 weeks. By the way, Rodgers had a separated throwing shoulder in Week 3 and played through it. Favre played through his too. Most monumental collapse in history. Seriously, has any other team been 8-3 and failed to make the playoffs?
SO, they are all back this year and you are a .500 team. Well Harrell isn’t , but he’s a non factor when healthy.
What’s the excuse this year?
There are none, your team sucks, get used to it as long as TT and MM are there.
Ruvell:
Your little website was all about blaming Favre.
A plethora of fans have been blaming Favre all summer and fall, I call shenanigans!
Stats are all well and good, you really want to trot out that line about doomed to repeat it?
Yikes. It’s football not world peace we are talking about, whatever gets you to sleep buddy.
A mom Bash? Really?! I’m supposed to get offended now? What are you 12?
What was hte Jets record? What was the Packs?
STFU.
You are virtually playing for 2nd with the Pats in that division anyway, Miami was hot.
Her again, you are blaming the whole thing on Favre…Hypocrite
Rulz:
Him an I are great freinds, I think the Super Character ran its course, he gets bored easily, he will be back under a different moniker….Ithink he’s angrychicky right now actually…that “person” is following me to every thread I’m on….I’m sure it’s him.
Baysay: Yeah i puked a littl in my mouth about Bevell too,,,I hope they take him!
I had kinda already figured out angrychicken–funny, I thought you were Mr Humbles for a while — that guy must be a riot to go drinking with.
Chickenhead…you can run but you can’t hide. You have the only thing that counts (the wins,) and obviously that is the name of the game. But statistics don’t lie. Packers defense is better (not even close,) and the offense is just as good, even with the deficient OL.
S
o….my point is this. Either the Packers are good, and they do not suck, or the Vikings are lucky, and overrated.
Which is it? It can’t be both.
super? no. he was too passive aggresive i havebeen to this site a many times since i moved to twin cities but have never posted. until now. can’t believehowmany of you are nothompson fans. farve thing. would you want to deal with thatmess? he did tit! thompson is gm of the year for a reason! wasnt bret farve cuz thompson was around when farve gave the ball 29 time s to other team.
very good post ambrose.
Good for Brad. He’s finally got that “Kick Ass” offense, and it got him a brand new deal.
Matty! you have to check your screen name befor you post.
That one was supposed to be under angry chicky!! lol
RulZ….yes he is a riot to go drinking with, we are always laughing.
It’s neither Ambrose: Stats are stats, nothing more, nothing less.
Look at Rodgers last year , great stats, 6 wins teamwise.
Wins and losses are all that matters.
Stats can be built up in garbage time, stats can be made between the 20′s and not score.
You can wipe your ass with your stats.
Jeff George had great stats…..
How did he do in the NFL?
I hate the scumbags who acted like Aaron Rodgers was the second coming and that you would need or miss Favre because you had a future HOF’er in AWAD…
Well..it’s looks like your wrong because the boy doesn’t know how to win football games…like Favre does. You Packer pukes are nothing but ingrates, and I laugh at you for sticking with that LOSER Ted Thompson…
YOu deserve what you get…JACKASSES…
“Jeff George had great stats…..
How did he do in the NFL?
I hate the scumbags who acted like Aaron Rodgers was the second coming and that you would need or miss Favre because you had a future HOF’er in AWAD…
Well..it’s looks like your wrong because the boy doesn’t know how to win football games…like Favre does. You Packer pukes are nothing but ingrates, and I laugh at you for sticking with that LOSER Ted Thompson…
YOu deserve what you get…JACKASSES…”
Please tell me when Packer fans thought Rodgers was the second coming.
and oh by the way…change your name. It is a disgrace seeing you sport a Packer name and no don’t call yourself a Packer fan. Ever.
“but the fact that Off. Coordinator Bevell supposedly is a “hot” candidate to be a head coach. Whew… knocked the wind out of me there for a minute.”
Psh. You got to be kidding me. Bevell is not even close to head coach material. I also find it shocking that people put him on the list of head coaches but yet in 2007, no one mentioned Joe Philbin.
Although I believe it was to early to give Chilly an extension…Who would the Vikings want as a coach? Chilly seems to be a popular guy in the locker room, he has improved Minny’s record by two game every year (6-10, 8-8, 10-6), he has got a lot of good Free Agents, has had some of the best drafts the league has ever seen, went out on a limb to get Favre, and has taken a lot of s… from random Vikings fans. Now with a QB in the fold, he has done great. Even with T-Jax/Sage as our QB, we would be 7-2. *Add the 49ers game as a loss*
Plus, look at the available coaches next season. With the exception of Bill Cowher or Leslie Frazier, I am not that impressed. So for right now, it’s a good idea to give Chilly the extension.