Actually this is exactly how it works. As much as I don't care for him Childress is the boss and what he says goes. It's not up to Moss to criticize the boss. McNabb got benched yesterday in a very odd move but instead of complaining and calling out the coach he acted like a professional and took the high road and refused to throw his coach under the bus. This is how it is in sports, in the work place and in real life.
Actually this is exactly how it works. As much as I don't care for him Childress is the boss and what he says goes. It's not up to Moss to criticize the boss. McNabb got benched yesterday in a very odd move but instead of complaining and calling out the coach he acted like a professional and took the high road and refused to throw his coach under the bus. This is how it is in sports, in the work place and in real life.
If Moss does get released, teams get a shot at him in order of worst record to best, correct?
Either way, his press conference after Sunday's game was priceless... I loved that he told the NFL to go fuck themselves as far as the fines go. The stuff about NE, and meeting Deion Branch for the first time, and saluting BB was kinda odd, especially because he has little to no chance of getting back there this season.
Either way, his press conference after Sunday's game was priceless... I loved that he told the NFL to go fuck themselves as far as the fines go. The stuff about NE, and meeting Deion Branch for the first time, and saluting BB was kinda odd, especially because he has little to no chance of getting back there this season.
Moss release another knock on Childress by Jason Cole
On Monday afternoon, Minnesota coach Brad Childress lost whatever remaining control he had over the Vikings locker room. In his own way, Childress has become the Captain from “Cool Hand Luke,” a smarmy, cruel and vindictive person. Yeah, he runs the show, but there is no respect.
In announcing the team’s intentions to release Randy Moss(notes), Childress confirmed what many in the Vikings organization have believed about him for years: His management of people is questionable, his willingness to listen is nonexistent and his reaction to criticism is punitive.
“When he told [the players] that he was cutting Randy, it was like a double-shot of pure caffeine,” a team source said. “It was one of those moments where you’re just jolted up, like, ‘Whoa, what just happened? Did he really just say that?’
“Really, I thought he was joking, then I realized it was Chilly and he doesn’t joke. Well, he jokes, but it’s not funny.”
Said another team source: “I just thought, ‘You’re kidding, right?’ This is nuts. We’re just getting to the point where he’s getting on page with [quarterback] Brett [Favre] and the offense is starting to really move the ball and then we do this.”
When it was mentioned that Moss’ production hasn’t been that good since being acquired four games ago in a trade from New England – Moss had 13 catches for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and only one catch for eight yards against the Patriots on Sunday – both sources scoffed.
“Look at the tape. Look at the coverages,” one of the sources said. “Look at what he does for everybody else. Percy [Harvin] is running free all over the field right now. The running game is moving along. I don’t even care about the fact that he’s smarter than everybody on the coaching staff. He’s a game-changer.
“Make it work.”
Instead, Childress did the opposite. When Moss, whose brilliance as a player is often obscured by his bizarre rants and on-again, off-again playing style, dared to second-guess the coaching staff after the loss to New England, Childress couldn’t handle it.
Never mind that the team was averaging a touchdown more per game with Moss (21.5 points the past four games versus 14.3 points in the first three games). Scoring be damned, Childress had to maintain control.
Rather than work with Moss, Childress is about to fire him. It’s one of the greatest mistakes that can be made in this league. Yes, coaches need to be in charge, but players must also be heard. Sometimes that means they have to be coddled.
Some people will say that Childress isn’t doing anything that Bill Belichick didn’t do earlier this season when he dealt Moss. If it’s OK for Belichick to trade Moss, why isn’t it OK for Childress to cut him? The problem with that comparison is that Childress is missing three things.
Or three rings, as it were.
Belichick has earned the right to make a bold move with a player like Moss because he has proved he can win without him. Even more, Belichick is smart enough to know how to work with troubled guys.
Childress
Early in his run with the Patriots, Belichick dealt with cornerback Ty Law(notes), a player who would often walk out of meetings or even be disruptive. Former Patriots assistant coach Eric Mangini, who was Law’s position coach, used to come into Belichick’s office on a regular basis and tell Belichick that Law needed to be cut.
Belichick, who also was the defensive coordinator with the New York Giants during Lawrence Taylor’s heyday, would politely remind Mangini of one simple thing: Law was one of the main reasons the Patriots won on most Sundays.
Childress has never proved that he can win without his best players. In fact, when the Vikings lost Sidney Rice(notes) before the season, the wheels came apart to the point that they had to deal for Moss – after failing to land the San Diego Chargers’ Vincent Jackson(notes).
That’s a sign of weakness, not strength.
This only confirms the growing tension that already existed in the Minnesota locker room before the season. Everyone in Minnesota knew back in training camp (and actually long before then), that Favre and Childress don’t get along. Favre doesn’t respect Childress, viewing him more as geeky impediment rather than a sophisticated football mind.
The difference with Favre is that Childress knows he needs Favre to have a real chance. Once Childress got Favre, there was no turning back. Make no mistake: Favre runs the show in that battle of alpha males.
When it came to Moss, Childress wasn’t going to let another player run roughshod over him. When Moss criticized the coaches Sunday after the loss to the Patriots, that was the tipping point.
“I tried to prepare,” Moss said. “I tried to talk to the players and coaches about how this game was going to be played and a couple tendencies here, couple tendencies there. The bad part about it – you have six days to prepare for a team, and on the seventh day, that Sunday, meaning today, I guess they come over to me and say, ‘Dag, Moss, you was right about a couple plays and a couple schemes they were going to run.’
“It hurts as a player that you put a lot of hard work in all week, and toward the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that’s when they acknowledge about the hard work you put in throughout the week. That’s actually a disappointment.”
Childress took that as an affront. To many others on the team, it was a cry for sanity.
“Randy had a point. Should he have said it to the media? Probably not, but that’s the way Randy is,” said one of the team sources. “When he wants to say something, he’s going to say it. Deal with it.”
Childress couldn’t.
On Monday afternoon, Minnesota coach Brad Childress lost whatever remaining control he had over the Vikings locker room. In his own way, Childress has become the Captain from “Cool Hand Luke,” a smarmy, cruel and vindictive person. Yeah, he runs the show, but there is no respect.
In announcing the team’s intentions to release Randy Moss(notes), Childress confirmed what many in the Vikings organization have believed about him for years: His management of people is questionable, his willingness to listen is nonexistent and his reaction to criticism is punitive.
“When he told [the players] that he was cutting Randy, it was like a double-shot of pure caffeine,” a team source said. “It was one of those moments where you’re just jolted up, like, ‘Whoa, what just happened? Did he really just say that?’
“Really, I thought he was joking, then I realized it was Chilly and he doesn’t joke. Well, he jokes, but it’s not funny.”
Said another team source: “I just thought, ‘You’re kidding, right?’ This is nuts. We’re just getting to the point where he’s getting on page with [quarterback] Brett [Favre] and the offense is starting to really move the ball and then we do this.”
When it was mentioned that Moss’ production hasn’t been that good since being acquired four games ago in a trade from New England – Moss had 13 catches for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and only one catch for eight yards against the Patriots on Sunday – both sources scoffed.
“Look at the tape. Look at the coverages,” one of the sources said. “Look at what he does for everybody else. Percy [Harvin] is running free all over the field right now. The running game is moving along. I don’t even care about the fact that he’s smarter than everybody on the coaching staff. He’s a game-changer.
“Make it work.”
Instead, Childress did the opposite. When Moss, whose brilliance as a player is often obscured by his bizarre rants and on-again, off-again playing style, dared to second-guess the coaching staff after the loss to New England, Childress couldn’t handle it.
Never mind that the team was averaging a touchdown more per game with Moss (21.5 points the past four games versus 14.3 points in the first three games). Scoring be damned, Childress had to maintain control.
Rather than work with Moss, Childress is about to fire him. It’s one of the greatest mistakes that can be made in this league. Yes, coaches need to be in charge, but players must also be heard. Sometimes that means they have to be coddled.
Some people will say that Childress isn’t doing anything that Bill Belichick didn’t do earlier this season when he dealt Moss. If it’s OK for Belichick to trade Moss, why isn’t it OK for Childress to cut him? The problem with that comparison is that Childress is missing three things.
Or three rings, as it were.
Belichick has earned the right to make a bold move with a player like Moss because he has proved he can win without him. Even more, Belichick is smart enough to know how to work with troubled guys.
Early in his run with the Patriots, Belichick dealt with cornerback Ty Law(notes), a player who would often walk out of meetings or even be disruptive. Former Patriots assistant coach Eric Mangini, who was Law’s position coach, used to come into Belichick’s office on a regular basis and tell Belichick that Law needed to be cut.
Belichick, who also was the defensive coordinator with the New York Giants during Lawrence Taylor’s heyday, would politely remind Mangini of one simple thing: Law was one of the main reasons the Patriots won on most Sundays.
Childress has never proved that he can win without his best players. In fact, when the Vikings lost Sidney Rice(notes) before the season, the wheels came apart to the point that they had to deal for Moss – after failing to land the San Diego Chargers’ Vincent Jackson(notes).
That’s a sign of weakness, not strength.
This only confirms the growing tension that already existed in the Minnesota locker room before the season. Everyone in Minnesota knew back in training camp (and actually long before then), that Favre and Childress don’t get along. Favre doesn’t respect Childress, viewing him more as geeky impediment rather than a sophisticated football mind.
The difference with Favre is that Childress knows he needs Favre to have a real chance. Once Childress got Favre, there was no turning back. Make no mistake: Favre runs the show in that battle of alpha males.
When it came to Moss, Childress wasn’t going to let another player run roughshod over him. When Moss criticized the coaches Sunday after the loss to the Patriots, that was the tipping point.
“I tried to prepare,” Moss said. “I tried to talk to the players and coaches about how this game was going to be played and a couple tendencies here, couple tendencies there. The bad part about it – you have six days to prepare for a team, and on the seventh day, that Sunday, meaning today, I guess they come over to me and say, ‘Dag, Moss, you was right about a couple plays and a couple schemes they were going to run.’
“It hurts as a player that you put a lot of hard work in all week, and toward the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that’s when they acknowledge about the hard work you put in throughout the week. That’s actually a disappointment.”
Childress took that as an affront. To many others on the team, it was a cry for sanity.
“Randy had a point. Should he have said it to the media? Probably not, but that’s the way Randy is,” said one of the team sources. “When he wants to say something, he’s going to say it. Deal with it.”
Childress couldn’t.
I don't think anyone can truly comprehend the maginitude of a retard this cat is - we r talkign about one of the top 5 receivers of all time and he still is very talented and teams cut him like he's a CFL player - I can only imagine the shit he must do behind the scenes - dude is related to Sprewell for sure
Gskiman good post. Don't agree entirely re. Moss, but still on the mark. I hate Skip Bayless, but today he was right on. He called Childress an "an avg. OC masquerading as a HC. And that Ziggy should can him TODAY. In a poll conducted by the Strib, 80% of fans agree, 6% said no. That's an amazing stat & I hope Zig is listening, he needs to be gone. NOW!!!
Just saw Mike Silver's article. Moss is an entitled, classless ass. Not that shocking, I realize.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-mossbehavior110210
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-mossbehavior110210
Thats the deal. Moss is crazy like a fox here. He wants out of Minny already and it's now or never if he seriously wants to catch on with a team that can win it. He was a perfect gentleman in NE for 4 years (save for opening day speech) and there are at least 3 strikes on him already in Minny. There is something going on here.
Sources reporting now that Moss acted like a total ass at the Friday post practice meal thus providing the Vikes staff to think twice about having him on the team.
Apparently, each Friday, the Vikes bring in a local restaurant to cater their meal. This is a really big deal for the restaurants as they get to serve their food to the professionals. So what happened is Moss took a bite and told his team and the restaurant owners the food tasted like crap and he wouldn't even feed it to his dog. Several teammates told media outlets the moment was very uncomfortable and he was very unprofessional and downright rude to these people that worked hard to cater the meal. This wasn't a chain but a mom and pop place and they were very dissapointed. Apparently, this place is a favorite of former Viking Matt Birk. I guess Childress told the team Monday that his actions Friday, coupled with his post game comments were not how his team behaves or portrays the Viking image and he was no longer a member of the team.
If this story is true, I do give the benefit just a bit back to Childress. Some things (like integrity and team unity) is just more important than having a guy that can run down the field. Supposedly, team members said the food was pretty good as well.
Apparently, each Friday, the Vikes bring in a local restaurant to cater their meal. This is a really big deal for the restaurants as they get to serve their food to the professionals. So what happened is Moss took a bite and told his team and the restaurant owners the food tasted like crap and he wouldn't even feed it to his dog. Several teammates told media outlets the moment was very uncomfortable and he was very unprofessional and downright rude to these people that worked hard to cater the meal. This wasn't a chain but a mom and pop place and they were very dissapointed. Apparently, this place is a favorite of former Viking Matt Birk. I guess Childress told the team Monday that his actions Friday, coupled with his post game comments were not how his team behaves or portrays the Viking image and he was no longer a member of the team.
If this story is true, I do give the benefit just a bit back to Childress. Some things (like integrity and team unity) is just more important than having a guy that can run down the field. Supposedly, team members said the food was pretty good as well.
We have all had bad catering from time to time. I don't think his problem was with the catering company more like the team for ordering cheap shit. Charles Comisky used to cater flat champagne and day old bread and meats to the White Sox. I figure New England being a first rate organization would have fresh lobster rolls and chowder delivered compared to the buffet quality food in Minnesota, Randy just bitched by comparison.
Hos, all the articles are making it clear that he acted like a total ass and was the only guy complaining. It had nothing to do with the food. He bitched and moaned before even eating the food. His quote:
"Moss yelled "What the [expletive]? Who ordered this crap? I wouldn't feed this to my dog," a player who witnessed the incident said, according to Yahoo! Sports."
Another team member's quote:
"This wasn't a chain -- it was a mom-and-pop restaurant, and you could tell it was their best stuff," the witness said, according to the report. "And [Moss] is at his locker saying, 'You know, I used to have to eat that crap -- but now I've got money.' You just felt so sad for them. I had never seen anyone treated like that.
