Brad Childress: Maybe Coaching Isn’t Your Thing

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Published: September 9, 2009

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... he's not as bad as say, Norm Van Brocklin or Mike Tice, but he's no Bud Grant, let alone Dennis Green.

Childress's tenure with the Vikings has been a very predictable one on the field, yet very unpredictable off the field.

Childress is probably one of the most conservative coaches in the NFL today. I don't think there's any other team in the NFL that would run on third and 10 on a routine basis and still keep his job.

In just three seasons with the Vikings, Childress has a .500 record, going 24-24 with one playoff loss.

The play calling is what has killed so many Vikings fans. He runs left on first down, right on second down, and then expects the quarterback to make a third and long throw to keep the drive alive.

It's no wonder quarterbacks can't survive here!

Granted, Adrian Peterson is your running back, he's not going to pick up 12 yards on every drive for a first down. Even Peterson gets stuffed for a two-yarder every once in a while.

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