Brad Johnson still starter?
Vikings quarterbacks Brooks Bollinger and Tarvaris Jackson said they have not been given any indication who will start Monday. Meanwhile, veteran Brad Johnson did not appear in the locker room this morning.
I'm sure Vikings coach Brad Childress will shed light on this issue at 1:15, when he has his press conference.
But Jackson sure didn't lobby for the job.
"I think we still have an outside chnce of going to the playoffs, so we still trying to do that," Jackson said. "So it's obvious that Brad is still going to be the quarterback. He's the best guy for the job. So we're going to stay with that."
Later, though, he changed course and said he would be ready, if he were named the starter.
I expect Childress to clear all this confusion up.
I'm sure Vikings coach Brad Childress will shed light on this issue at 1:15, when he has his press conference.
But Jackson sure didn't lobby for the job.
"I think we still have an outside chnce of going to the playoffs, so we still trying to do that," Jackson said. "So it's obvious that Brad is still going to be the quarterback. He's the best guy for the job. So we're going to stay with that."
Later, though, he changed course and said he would be ready, if he were named the starter.
I expect Childress to clear all this confusion up.
posted by Unknown at 12:21 PM
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I really think you have to pull Brad out for the rest of the year. The NFL is about giving your team the best chance to win, and I no longer believe that is Brad Johnson. I don't know why everybody raves about his game management.....I mean he's nearly thrown twice as many interceptions as TD's. One bad week might be a fluke, but around 8 out of 12 poor games is defintely a trend. Even when he's played "well", I never came away from a game feeling like he really delivered. Those games usually featured one or two situations where there was a blown coverage and a guy was wide open, or a short slant or screen went for big yards. I mean look, even the game that was considered one of his best (Seattle) featured a 99 yrd TD run from Taylor and a TD pass from Mewelde Moore. His throws look weak and his mobility is a HUGE detriment....teams blitz often, because there isn't much threat of him burning somebody over the top. I feel like his time is limited in the league, and does anybody really want to go through this next year for a whole season? Give Bollinger or Jackson some good game experience, and chances are even if they aren't sharp, it won't hurt us much more than Brad has been hurting us. I think the defense probably has a mindset like us fans. I'd be much more excited about next Sunday's game, knowing I'd get to see somebody new and could at least cling on to that fleeting thing called hope, that things might be different this time around.
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