12 in the huddle

[tadster]

the difference is that Childress had a timeout to get the play and the personnel he wanted to run the play they were going to run. Favre obviously made a bad decision(never should have been in that position anyhow) on that last throw...but he didnt have a timeout to decipher who was open or not...he had to make a quick decision...and after the beating he took, most likely(and understandably) was pressing a bit. I understand that everyone, including the coaches, were feeling pressure, and there were plenty of things that contributed to the loss...but the 12 men on the field...there is no excuse for that. none whatsoever.

for those of you who think he is such good coach, why couldnt he figure out that they should have chip blocked Julius Peppers with a TE or RB in that game? its not like it hasnt happened to Jared Allen this year....at least he took responsibility for it after the game...

or that spread formations are what is needed to get Peterson some running room? do you really think if they ran rice/berrian wide with harvin in one slot and Shiancoe in the other slot that teams would stick 8 guys in the box? if so, someone will be wide open. it is not rocket science as some would have you believe...childress likes to use all those fancy words to impress people...its football, not literature class....

took him half of Petersons rookie year to figure out who their best running back is. I could go on and on about this guy...

not letting Frerotte audible to a pass from a run with 8 guys in the box? are you kidding me...he admitted that in a press conference last year...

Childress does some good things but apparently his ego gets in the way...thinks he knows it all when obviously he does not...

he got cranky with Favre for audibiling too much...and then wanted to pull him from a game they were leading 7-6 in the 4th...brilliant...with home field advantage within reach....

they win in spite of this guy...not because of him. Favre has his best season ever and they come up short. without Favre, they were maybe a wildcard team...This was Childress's 4th season, and without Favre, it would have been mediocre at best...

[BRULEDRIFTER]

Thank you, Tadster! I concur!

[Dave S]

There are too many similarities between this game and the Atlanta game in '98.

Both lost by a field goal, of which was a result of a bone headed move by the head coach.

I will put the blame for this loss on Chilly and as many have already said, it's his responsibility he has 11 guys on the field after a time out.

And speaking of timeouts, wasn't the turning point of the '98 Atlanta game based on a stupid timeout called by Denny Green?

[rcatcherman]

Like farve could of run with the ball! He was lucky to be standing with McKiney and Hutchinson thinking they were at the Pro Bowl not the NFC Title game.

[tadster]

amen guys. unfortunately, we drove 4.5 hours and paid $200 per ticket to watch that Atlanta Game....needless to say, it was a long ride home. and coaching was a problem that game as well. what stuck in my mind about that was with a 20-7 lead, and 3rd and long late in the first half, they drop back to pass...get sacked...fumble...and all of the sudden its a one score game...should have run it and gotten to halftime with the 13 point lead....I cant remember about Green calling a timeout or not...I assume you are referring to that last drive when they missed the fg...but I do remember Robert Smith running out of bounds several times on the last drive when he could have fallen down in bounds to keep the clock moving....

Green was an ok coach...like Childress...but not the kind of coach that will bring a Super Bowl win...

oh well....it gives us something to converse about I guess...

hopefully Childress proves me wrong....time will tell...

[bucketmouth64]

Kinda sad that the only thing wrong with this team is the coaching staff mainly chilly.

I wonder what people will talk about years down the road about this game. It won't be any of the fumbles or interception, it will be the "12 man huddle". If Chilly is a man he will take the blame for that one. Thats what a good coach would do.

I heard on the news that Chilly owned up to the 12 man huddle. I think he needs to own up to not providing(making adjustment)additional protection for Favre. The offensive line was not winning the battle in the trenches either. O-line coach needs to own up to that.

[Dave S]

Maybe Chilly needs to go and Leslie Fraser gets the top job.

[zepman]

Originally Posted By: cbrooks

Kinda sad that the only thing wrong with this team is the coaching staff mainly chilly.

I wonder what people will talk about years down the road about this game. It won't be any of the fumbles or interception, it will be the "12 man huddle". If Chilly is a man he will take the blame for that one. Thats what a good coach would do.

I heard on the news that Chilly owned up to the 12 man huddle. I think he needs to own up to not providing(making adjustment)additional protection for Favre. The offensive line was not winning the battle in the trenches either. O-line coach needs to own up to that.

Maybe our offensive line is just not as good as billed. I hope they take a big, nasty, mean and tatooed up freak to play on the interior of our line with the first pick. The guy (Iupati) from Idaho looks like a winner to me...sign him up and let's start running the ball again!!

[croixflats]

Originally Posted By: cbrooks

Kinda sad that the only thing wrong with this team is the coaching staff mainly chilly.

I wonder what people will talk about years down the road about this game. It won't be any of the fumbles or interception, it will be the "12 man huddle". If Chilly is a man he will take the blame for that one. Thats what a good coach would do.

I heard on the news that Chilly owned up to the 12 man huddle. I think he needs to own up to not providing(making adjustment)additional protection for Favre. The offensive line was not winning the battle in the trenches either. O-line coach needs to own up to that.

Yep, just saw that half hearted attempt at taking the blame what a weasel.