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You Can't Teach Talent

Sid Hartman, on the Vikings' sad quarterback situation:

Brad Childress describes it as a quarterback classroom, where Vikings quarterbacks Tarvaris Jackson, Brooks Bollinger and Drew Henson are meeting every morning with quarterbacks coach Kevin Rogers and then doing some throwing on the field after that.

Oh, I'm so excited! That group would be sorry enough as it is, but when you consider that they have no one whatsoever to throw to... it's gonna be a long year next year.

As for the David Carr possibility... I always thought he was a victim in Houston of a bad offensive line and not having the right players around him, and that he could flourish in a better situation. Except... I'm not so sure the Vikes ARE a better situation. Not with Troy Williamson and Bobby Wade as their two best receivers.

Brad Childress is clearly emulating the coaching style of his mentor, Andy Reid, in his own job. But the problem is, he's taken all the negative parts of Reid- the arrogance with the media, the belief in his system above all else, the lack of interest in bringing in good receivers- and rejected all the positive ones (such as... actually knowing what he's doing, and winning games.)

That said, I still feel better about the Vikes than the Raiders- I mean, they really want to reunite Culpepper and Moss, even though they're both pretty much done?

UPDATE: The Vikes had said they wouldn't trade for Carr, but they don't have to, now that he's been cut.

Posted by Stephen Silver at March 23, 2007 04:49 PM