The Problems With The Vikings

If you had gotten a QB w/ future the team would be ralllying behind him now and the window would stay open longer! Too bad its slammed shut now…

the problem with your assumption is that the guy who would be a named source is now a locker room cancer. Everybody knows it, so no one wants to be on the record. If it’s 19 out of 20, you’re right. But if it’s 12 out of 20, then it’s a real problem. No one knows. Vikings fans have a vested interest in minimizing the issue. Packer fans have the reverse.

It’s like the mentality of many people these days: If I call you on your crap, then somehow I’m the a$$.

THe vikes got off to a fast start. THats where the luck comes in. After they had locked up 13 wins and a playofff spot, a couple losses meant nothing! This year you start w/ 4 tough games in the first 6. Start the year 2-4 and lets see the leadership Childress has to hold the team together!!! The vikes MUST get off to another fast start to avoid the dissention in the lockerroom! If they start 4-2 no big deal, but any sign of adversity and Childress won’t be able to hold the team together. When things aren’t going well, it falls on the HC to keep the team focused and fighting thru the problems and provide a solution! Do you really think Childress could do that? I certainly DON’T!!!

I’ve wondered about the locker room situation from day 1. Favre isn’t treated like just another player, and some of his teammates are certain to resent it. But the way Jared Allen has spoken out in support of Favre is remarkable since Allen puts in all the offseason work Favre avoids. The veterans have kept it all together, and that’s something that wouldn’t happen on every team. It’s not a new story. One change is that Tarvaris Jackson seems more pissed off then he did last year.

The Favre/Chilly relationship is the second issue. I don’t think Favre has ever had a head coach he liked. Holmgren would confront him and made him a better player, so now Favre says great things about him and seems to respect him on some level. Favre’s relationship with Chilly is more like Mike Sherman, who lost the respect of the team and was fired over the course of two seasons. I’m sure Favre threw him an anchor when he was drowning. At some point the other players are going to tune out Childress like Favre does now. Favre helped Childress win a playoff game and earn a contract extension, but at some point his players are going to tune him out and he’ll get fired too.

it’s speculation based on human nature.
The odds are (heavily?) in favor of it, under the circumstances.

It’s a sad day that I have to say that some Packer fans are sounding like GP. Although deep down I think he is a Packer fan since he is always seeming to talk about them even when the post has nothing to do with the Packers.

For one year Walker was a terrific WR for the Packers. WIth a couple years remaining on his rookie contract, Walker wanted to renegotiate a new contract w/ the Packers. Hired Rosenhaus, asked for his new contract, held out… The whole deal… Favre PUBLICLY came out during the offseason and said Walker should honor his contract. Walker held out till training camp, never got his contract and finally reported. THere was a whole offseason controversy about Walker getting a new deal, and Favre added fuel to the fire. Walker reported, late I believe, and tore his ACL in the 1st or 2nd game. Walker never got over the fact that another player, much less his QB called him out and said he should honor his contract!!!

Walker was traded during the next draft for a 2nd rd pick, and was never really the same reciever, though he put up a 1000 yd season w/ Denver. ANd got a big deal w/ Denver at the trade.