| Brad Childress | |
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 Childress at a 2007 game |
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| Date of birth | June 27, 1956 |
| Place of birth |  Aurora, Illinois |
| Position(s) | Head coach |
| College | Eastern Illinois |
| Career Highlights | |
| Regular Season | 14-18-0 |
| Postseason | 0-0 |
| Career Record | 14-18-0 |
| Championships Won |
2004 NFC Championship |
| Coaching Stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1978-1980 1981-1984 1985 1986-1989 1990 1991-1993 1994-1998 1999-2002 2003-2005 2006-present |
University of Illinois (runningbacks coach) University of Illinois (wide receivers coach) Indianapolis Colts (quarterbacks coach) Northern Arizona University (offensive coordinator) University of Utah (wide receivers coach) University of Wisconsin-Madison (quarterbacks coach) University of Wisconsin-Madison (offensive coordinator) Philadelphia Eagles (quarterbacks coach) Philadelphia Eagles (offensive coordinator) Minnesota Vikings (head coach) |
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Before Minnesota
Prior to his hiring by the Vikings, Childress had worked exclusively as an offensive coach, working his way up through the ranks in various college and NFL organizations, first as a position coach, culminating with his offensive coordinator position with the Eagles. An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a American football team who is in charge of the offense. Since 1978, Childress has worked for four college organizations and three NFL teams:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, running backs/wide receivers coach (1978–1984)
- Indianapolis Colts, quarterbacks coach (1985)
- Northern Arizona University, offensive coordinator (1986–1989)
- University of Utah, wide receivers coach (1990)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, running backs coach, offensive coordinator (1991-1998)
- Philadelphia Eagles, quarterbacks coach, offensive coordinator (1999–2005)
- Minnesota Vikings, head coach (2006–Present)
Hiring by the Minnesota Vikings
On January 6, 2006, Childress was hired to be the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. Northern Arizona University (NAU is a Public university in Flagstaff Arizona in the United States. The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. This choice was the result of short-lived selection process. Former coach Mike Tice was informed that his contract would not be renewed shortly after the Vikings' last game of the 2005 season on December 31. Michael Peter Tice (born February 2, 1959 in Bayshore, New York) is an American football National Football League Four candidates were interviewed by the Vikings: Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Al Saunders, Indianapolis Colts assistant head coach Jim Caldwell, and former Vikings defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. Al Saunders (born February 1, 1947) is an American football coach The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. Jim Caldwell (born January 16, 1955 in Beloit Wisconsin) is the associate Head coach and Quarterbacks coach for the National Ted Cottrell is a current Defensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers.
The short length and small breadth of the selection process was questioned. Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, who is known as an intense football fan but not as an expert on the game, was criticized for not first hiring a top-shelf personnel manager who would then be tasked with hiring a new head coach. Zygmunt "Zygi" Wilf (born April 22, 1950 in Germany) is the principal owner of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football
Coaching Style
Brad Childress is considered a third generation West Coast Offense disciple and is part of the Bill Walsh coaching tree. In American football, " West Coast Offense " ("WCO" is one of two similar but distinct offensive-strategic-systems of play (A the "Air Coryell" William Ernest "Bill" Walsh ( November 30 1931 &ndash July 30 2007) was an American head football coach of the A coaching tree is similar to a Family tree except it shows the relationships of coaches instead of family members His coaching style borrows heavily from his time at the Philadelphia Eagles working under Andy Reid, who worked under Mike Holmgren, who worked under Walsh. Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Michael George Holmgren (born June 15, 1948 in San Francisco California) is the Head coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the Walsh popularized the West Coast Offense system while winning three Super Bowls with it in the 1980's. In American football, " West Coast Offense " ("WCO" is one of two similar but distinct offensive-strategic-systems of play (A the "Air Coryell" professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Since then many of Walsh's coordinators spread it to others teams successfully.
A Star Tribune article quoted Childress as saying this about Holmgren, his mentor's mentor: "For people that know what they're looking at, Mike is the purest of the West Coast guys," Childress said. The Star Tribune (also Star Trib or Strib, as it is often referred to is the largest Newspaper in the U "He's still running the split-back sweep, which, football-wise, people don't believe you can bring a back on that side of the formation over to this side of the formation and run it around the corner.
"He's still attacking nickels the same way. In American football, a nickelback is a Cornerback who serves as the fifth (in addition to the typical four defensive backs on the defense . . . Not that they are not creative, but he has not fiddled with it to the extent that maybe Mike Shanahan, Andy Reid, Jon Gruden, those guys (other West Coast Offense disciples) have. Michael Edward Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is an American football Head coach for the Denver Broncos in the National Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Jon D Gruden (born August 17, 1963 in Sandusky Ohio) is the current head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. "
"I know [Holmgren] has added stuff, too, but as you always go back, you say, 'Geez, there is 72 X Shallow Cross. Holy cow,' " he said. "They are running that base play out of the [original] west Coast offense. It's not too simple for him. It still has merit to it. " [1]
When Childress briefly signed Todd Pinkston after being cut from Philadelphia Eagles, Pinkston said the Vikings playbook was pretty much the same as Philadelphia's. Todd Pinkston (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional football player One noticeable difference has been an overt effort to stick to the running game more than the Eagles have, resembling Mike Shanahan's style with the Broncos more closely. Michael Edward Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is an American football Head coach for the Denver Broncos in the National The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. In his first season he went out of his way to sign offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson, fullback Tony Richardson, and running back Chester Taylor. Steven J Hutchinson (born November 1, 1977 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is a National Football League Offensive lineman for the Antonio "Tony" Richardson (born December 12, 1971 in Frankfurt, Germany) is an American football fullback for Chester Lamar Taylor (born September 22, 1979 in River Rouge Michigan) is an American football Running back with the Minnesota Having made comments on how the lack of a running game really hurt them in Philadelphia, he's stuck to the running game more than the Minnesota Vikings have seen in almost a decade. Half-way through the season, Chester Taylor had either run with the ball or been passed to on 44% of the offensive plays. [2]
Criticism
The Vikings were 6-10 in Childress' first year as head coach after going 9-7 the year before. Between those seasons, the Vikings added talent through free-agency and allowed Childress to bring in his own coaching staff. (Both opportunities that previous head coach Mike Tice did not have. ) In Childress' second season as coach, the Vikings went just 8-8 despite the addition of running back Adrian Peterson through the draft.
Many players have also expressed frustration over the play-calling and overall philosophy of Childress during his 2-year tenure as head coach of the Vikings. A few players, including Brad Johnson, Jermaine Wiggins, and Travis Taylor, asked for and received their releases.
The play-calling during Childress' 2 years as head coach has been extremely frustrating to some observers. Last year in particular, many fans were unable to figure out why the Vikings refused to use Adrian Peterson in the passing game on more than a few occasions.
Another common criticism of Childress is that he has not made good decisions about who to play and who not to play. For example, many fans and analysts felt that it took too long for Childress to fully insert Adrian Peterson into the lineup during his rookie season. Childress has also drawn criticism in this area for playing wide receiver Troy Williamson for 2 seasons and for his frequent decisions to avoid using Mewelde Moore to return punts.
Perhaps the biggest criticism of Childress is his apparent unwillingness and/or inability to make successful offensive adjustments during games. In many games under Childress, the Vikings opening drive is successful, but the offense struggles to move the ball throughout the rest of the game.
Despite these criticisms, the front-office has remained publicly loyal to Childress and the talent through the draft and free-agency has steadily improved since the Wilfs took ownership of the Vikings.
Personal life
Childress is married and has four children. His wife's name is Dru-Ann, and his children's names are Cara, Kyle, Andrew, and Christopher. He is one of a current triumvirate of Eastern Illinois University alums that are head coaches in the NFL, along with Mike Shanahan and Sean Payton. Eastern Illinois University is a state University located in Charleston, Illinois. Michael Edward Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is an American football Head coach for the Denver Broncos in the National Patrick Sean Payton (born December 29, 1963 in San Mateo California) is the Head coach of the New Orleans Saints. He has recently joined Minnetonka Country Club in Minnetonka Minnesota. Childress is also known to bear a striking resemblance to Major Dad star Gerald McRaney. Major Dad was an American Television series created by Richard C WikipediaPersondata --> Gerald Lee "Mac" McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is an American Television [3]
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