This headline at CBS Sportsline leads you to believe the Vikings could be interested in Michael Vick if he's ever reinstated by the league after doing time for dog fighting misdeeds.
Now the Vikings quarterback situation is such that just about any available quarterback could be a candidate to be brought in. But in this story are there any quotes from head coach Brad Childress or any other member of the Vikings coaching staff or management indicating they'd consider acquiring Vick?
No.
Childress doesn't say outright that the Vikes wouldn't take Vick if they could get him, but that's different from the Vikings actually being interested in him.
When I look back and remember how uptight Vikings fans and the Twin Cities media were over Randy Moss's transgressions ("My God, he wouldn't stop for a traffic cop!"), it's hard to imagine any scenario where Vikings owner Zygi Wilf would bring in the soon-to-be ex-con Vick. CBS Sportsline has created a story where there is none.
Say it isn't so
As for quarterbacks the Vikings do have on the roster, some surprising words from Childress today in the Star-Tribune.
Chilly cannot be serious about 1) allowing Tarvaris Jackson to compete for the starting job and 2) bringing back Gus Frerotte as Jackson's chief competition.
The crop of available quarterbacks is not very impressive, but really, Jeff Garcia – 39-years-old and all – is not an upgrade in Chilly's mind over those two?
This is madness. And maddening. Pray it's all smoke and mirrors.
Matty B
I thought there was no way that Matt Birk would be back in Minnesota in 2009 after he wasn't signed to a contract extension in '07 or '08. But now it's looking like there's a chance he might remain with the team.
I admit I thought Birk was weak last season. But I also admit my thoughts were based on scattered plays here and there where Birk made obvious mistakes. The good plays – no matter how many or how few of them there were – I didn't notice.
So while I don't know if Birk is an elite, or even just a good player anymore, what I do know is that the Vikings have no obvious replacement for him on the roster. Better the devil you know, I guess.
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What a rude awakening this morning. I open my copy of the Strib to find those Childress comments. What is this, a paper from 2007?!?!? Where's today's issue?
I'm going to have a hard time even watching the Purple next year if that in fact is the plan at Winter Park.
It appears that we are one of those unfortunate teams that can't let go of an underachieving QB. I can't think of too many other squads that have been this stubborn.
Kyle Boller/Baltimore
Joey Harrington/Detroit
Tim Couch/Cleveland
David Carr/Houston
The only difference between Jackson and these franchise blood-suckers is they were high first round picks, not a raw "project" 2nd round surprise pick, so perhaps their mentors have an excuse for the high expectations.
Maybe I'm wrong, but a team placing some much expectation and patience on a raw 2nd rounder is unprecedented in this league.
Maybe T-Jack has some unsavory photos of Childress or the Wilf family. That would make some sense of this situation for me, because I surely can't understand it in any other logical way.
D.C. - I also think Birk is nowhere near his pro-bowl ability, but is still much better than any of the other options that I know of. Hopefully Sullivan matures into this role, because Cook doesn't seem to have the discipline to move to a position like center, even if he did play it in college.
Travis:
It's taken me a while to respond. I'm really hoping this is all BS by the Vikings to throw team's off of what they really want to do at QB – particularly in the draft.
I mean, I know it's a possibility – given how few good QB options are out there – that the Vikings might have to bring Frerotte and Jackson back. But surely that's a last-ditch option after all other avenues are explored (hello – Jeff Garcia's available).
To hear Childress talk so glowingly about Frerotte coming back to challenge for the starting quarterback job convinces me more than ever that at the NFL level, Childress can't evaluate quarterbacks. That hurts.
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