T-Jack to possibly start....thoughts???

[Steve Foss]

I think Chilly needs to go to work for the federal government. With his tools, he would go far.

But being a Packers fan, I like Chilly a LOT more where he is, spending Ziggy's money instead of spending our tax dollars in Washington.

[Duffman]

Foss.....

You should come on back down to Silly Town, these trolling runs of yours with a green and gold Rap just doesn't produce that much.

[Steve Foss]

Foss.....

You should come on back down to Silly Town

I can't think of a single good reason to do that. You can't fix insanity, so why try?

[DTro]

According to the Star Tribune, it's Chilly's decision who will be playing and if you read between the lines, it sure looks like a green light for T-Jack.

At this point, I'm willing to concede that a healthy Jackson, is a better option than a hobbled, mentally unstable, 41 yr old hall of famer.

The only scrambling that Brent will be doing is with an egg, and the way the O-line is playing, if he starts, he could get killed.

[harvey lee]

I wonder why one says its Brett's choice and the paper says Chilly's?

[DTro]

Brett Favre appears to have every intention of starting at quarterback for the Vikings on Sunday in New England, despite having a stress fracture in his left ankle and another fracture in the same heel.

Vikings coach Brad Childress isn't so sure.

Favre was held out of practice again Thursday, meaning if he doesn't practice Friday he will go into the game cold.

According to an NFL source, Childress is leaning toward having Tarvaris Jackson open Sunday at quarterback -- a move that would end Favre's NFL-record streak of 291 consecutive starts. Favre, who has played through numerous injuries during his 20-year NFL career, has "confided" in some close to him he's not convinced Childress will let him play against New England, the NFL Network also reported Thursday night.

Both the quarterback and coach were couching their words this week after a Tuesday meeting where Favre said he wanted to play and Childress, who said the streak won't factor into his decision, made no promises.

[harvey lee]

Nice press conference today. They asked about the QB situation and then Chilly says, anybody want to talk about the game and b-4 anybody could reply he said I didn't think so and he walked out. What an a$$.

great job on the press conference. Chilly looked bored to death.

It's on the Vikes homepage.

[fishersofmen]

Thats not what I got? Looks like he politely answered all the questions he was asked.......

Vikings coach Brad Childress answered questions after Friday's practice and most of them involved the status of quarterback Brett Favre, who did limited work despite having a stress fracture in his left ankle and a fracture in the same heel. Here's what Childress had to say: (Favre, by the way, made a brief appearance in the locker room but did not stop to talk about how he felt.)

Opening: "OK, not much to say. Good practice. I don't suppose you have any other questions about anything but Favre. He did a little bit more today, which is encouraging. Got out before everybody else so he could move around a little bit and you always want to see by the end of today where he's at and certainly as he comes back in the morning to see where he's at. I'm fond of saying 48 hours to game time. We don't play until [4:15] east coast time so we still have got a lot of treatment time. Can bones heal in 48 hours? Probably not."

Q. Are you working under the assumption that if he can practice on Friday he can play on Sunday?

A. "Those are assumptions that the third estate gets to ponder and write about."

Q. If Favre does not start is it based entirely on his foot? Is it based on the 14 turnovers he has? What's the basis?

A. "Those are things for you guys to ponder and write about. I'm strictly talking about what he was doing here today in practice."

Q. Would you like to keep the identity of your starting quarterback a secret until Sunday? Would that benefit you? Do you want to do that?

A. "I don't think either way. I think like Bill [belichick] said, 'You prepare for all of them.' It's not like they can't find Tarvaris [Jackson] in some snaps. But you by and large prepare for a system you think you're going to face. The runner, the scheme."

Q. Could you wait until Sunday morning or early afternoon to make the decision?

A. "Probably so. Probably will. Just because the nature of the injury."

Q. Overall how would you rate Favre's mobility today?

A. "Not giving any scouting reports. Better than an iron deer on the lawn."

Q. Favre had a wrap on that foot. Was there some type of orthotic in the shoe?

A. "I'm not a podiatrist. I couldn't comment on that."

Q. Will you have another conversation with him today or over the weekend? Will that be instrumental?

A. "I'll speak with him plenty. It's not like going to a confessional like once a week I have to go to church to speak to him. He's in and around the building all the time. The dialogue is generally ongoing. I know people view that as being called to the principal's office when you sit in my office. We had a pretty good conversation standing right out here today for a long time."

Q. Do you want Favre to be the starter Sunday?

A. "If he gives us the best chance to win, yeah. There's a couple of litmus things. There's, can he protect himself and what gives us the best chance to win?"

Q. Is this as difficult of decision as you've had?

A. "I'm not losing any sleep over it. It will all sort itself out."

[Steve Foss]

I like that lawn ornament comment. Pretty funny.

[FISHINGURU]

Chilly would be funny if he could back up his cockyness.

They should of tricked him by asking why our team is never prepared, he probably would of said he's not a coach so he can't answer that.

[harvey lee]

The dude is a terrible coach.

Fishersofmen, he talked mainly of Farve and then asked if anyone wanted to talk about then game and b-4 anyone could say anything, he said I guess not and walked out.

This was the last statement of his prees conference.

Zigy will wake up and when he does, old chilly will be gone.