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Childress downplaying any advantage gained between QB's
Perhaps inside the confines of Winter Park, Brad Childress is different. Maybe he does express his emotions on occasion to give an indication of how he really feels. But that is a side of Childress that few outside of the Vikings organization are ever going to see.
And so when quarterbacks Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels have a particularly rough day, like they did in Wednesday's practice, Childress remains unflappable. And when Rosenfels performs like he did in the Vikings' preseason opener Friday night in Indianapolis, Childress is, well, like this:
"I thought he had a decent rhythm," Childress said. "I thought he knew where he was looking. He got the football up the field, checked it down a little bit, had a good command. So he started off this week, and Tarvaris will kick it off next week against Kansas City."
Those comments certainly wouldn't lead anyone to believe that Rosenfels had made the most of his opportunity to get the edge on Jackson in their competition for the starting job. The statistical evidence: Rosenfels completed 10 of 13 passes for 91 yards (95.4 passer rating) in leading the Vikings to a touchdown and field goal in the opening two series of a 13-3 victory over the Colts.
Rosenfels' teammates were a bit more effusive in their praise.
"Sage did a really good job. I thought he played well," receiver Bobby Wade said. "I thought he managed the game well. He did a really good job in our no-huddle in the second series. Did a great job of working the middle, keeping plays alive."
Tight end Visanthe Shiancoe was Rosenfels' primary target, catching four passes.
"He looked really poised and definitely showed his veteran leadership," Shiancoe said. "He was just composed and made the correct reads. The thing I liked is that he was also patient."
Rosenfels looked far more in command than Jackson, who was 7-for-15 for 39 yards with a 53.5 rating during five series spread over portions of the final three quarters.
Childress' measured response, besides being part of who he is, might stem from the fact the Colts sat their top five defensive backs. That meant Rosenfels was going against a second-team defense in the passing game.
One thing Childress has to find encouraging regardless of the opposition is that Rosenfels appears to be growing more comfortable with the Vikings' version of the West Coast offense. Acquired from Houston for a fourth-round draft pick last February, Rosenfels clearly was going through some mental gymnastics when training camp opened. That no longer seems to be the case.
"Every coach reads different plays differently," Rosenfels said of adjusting to what Childress wants. "I'm trying to learn it exactly the way he wants me to run it. I feel like I'm getting better at that, but there's always things that come up, situations that come up. A defensive blitz that comes up where he thinks I should go with the ball, and that's what I'm trying to do."
What Jackson is going to have to do in the Vikings' preseason home opener Friday is be far more efficient than he was against the Colts. Jackson admitted after the Colts game he has "a lot more work to do." A solid outing by Jackson this week could help put him on even ground with Rosenfels, but if he struggles in his opportunity to start ...
"It will be a big week for T. Jack because now he gets to work with the [starters]," Shiancoe said. "We'll get to see how he handles himself going with the ones."
No matter what happens, it would seem that whichever quarterback is selected to start the third preseason game, Aug. 31 at Houston, is going to be the winner of this derby. Teams often give their top players extensive action in that game before resting them in the preseason finale.
It should come as no surprise that Childress had little interest in telling the media how he expects this to play out.
"You guys need something to write about for two or three weeks. Don't you?" he joked. "If I can stretch it for four I'll do it for you. ... You get to play both ends against the middle for these two weeks, and Week 3 is kind of the rubber game. How's that going to go?"
Childress then turned somewhat serious.
Yeah, you're very stealth Brad.
This isn't going away
First off, let's be very clear that what you are about to read is speculation. It's not a news report, it's one man's opinion about something many of you likely grew tired of reading about months ago. Secondly, I actually gave thought to not even putting this on the blog but figured you were going to hear about it at some point today and decided it made no sense to withhold it from Access Vikings.
Thus, here we go (again). Jay Glazer of the Fox Sports website speculates, predicts, forecasts in his Glaze Across America reports that Brett Favre will be joining the Vikings in the next few weeks, or at least attempt to join the team in that time frame. (That cup of coffee that just got spit out belonged to Sage Rosenfels. Tarvaris Jackson simply rolled his eyes.)
No, this isn't a joke, although Glazer is basing his information on a feeling he had after having conversations with those involved with the Vikings during his stop in Mankato a few weeks back.
Here's what Glazer wrote: "Granted, my camp stop occurred before Sage Rosenfels lit up the Colts in the preseason opener to the tune of 10-of-13 passing for 91 yards. And if Rosenfels can continue like this, he could squash this prediction as the preseason continues.
"But until I see it more consistently, I'm absolutely convinced. Why? For starters, because everyone else on the Vikings seems to be convinced of the same thing. I mean damn near everybody! During my two days in Mankato, nearly everyone I talked to within the team talked about Favre joining not as an 'if' but rather a 'when.'
"This is not one of those 'FOXSports.com has learned …' scoops. Instead, it's a picture that has been painted for me and a prediction I'm making after spending my time with Zygi Wilf's squad. My prediction couldn't be more emphatic."
What's interesting is why the heck did it take Glazer so long to make this "prediction"? If you're this sure of it, why not throw it out right away?
So to summarize, Glazer thinks Favre is going to play for the Vikings this season. There is no hard evidence this will happen but get used to this type of speculation. It's going to continue until Favre either does play for the Vikings in 2009 or until the 2009 season ends with someone else at quarterback.
Yes...Of course. It makes sense. How dare Vick get the spotlight?