Coach Brad Childress

Vikings in the midst of a personnel shiftThe RepublicIt's also the final year that the team has to pay former coach Brad Childress. Frazier has a 6-16 record, resides in the NFL's toughest division (NFC North) and is leading a team that's universally considered at least a year away from contending.and more »  

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- When it comes to Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress knows not to take anything for granted. A week before training camp opens, Childress is still waiting to hear if Favre will join the Vikings as their quarterback.  

Bleacher Report5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About the Minnesota Vikings in 2012Bleacher ReportMinnesota Vikings fans haven't truly felt optimistic about their squad since 2009, when a KSTP helicopter followed Brad Childress and Brett Favre from the airport to Winter Park—giving us all that creepy OJ Simpson-in-the-white-bronco feeling.and more »