NFL Head Coach 09-The Brad Childress Story

[dtrot021]

I walked into Minnesota to try and become one of the best coaches ever. Now entering my third year as the head coach of the Vikings, I've tried hard to put my losing ways aside, and become a great coach. Will I stay with Minnesota, or will I leave to pursue other endeavors? I'm Brad Childress, and this is my story:

2006: Vikings; 6-10; Didn't Make Playoffs
2007: Vikings; 8-8; Didn't Make Playoffs
2008: Vikings; 9-7; Didn't Make Playoffs
2009: Browns; 0-0; ?

Total Current Coaching Record: 23-25-0

[Actarus]

You know, I considered doing a dynasty w/ NFL Head Coach as well. As glitchy and unsupported as the game is, for all its' faults, I love that game. Then my 360 red-ringed.

Wishing you luck on this.

[dtrot021]

2008-09 Minnesota Vikings Roster

QB
#7 Tarvarius Jackson
#12 Gus Frerotte
#4 John David Booty

HB
#28 Adrian Peterson
#29 Chester Taylor
#33 Kevan Barlow

FB
#38 Thomas Tapeh

WR
#87 Bernard Berrian
#18 Sidney Rice
#19 Bobby Wade
#84 Aundrae Allison

TE
#81 Visanthe Shiancoe
#40 Jim Kleinsasser
#45 Garrett Mills

LT
#74 Bryant McKinnie
#68 Pete McMahon
#75 Chase Johnson

LG
#76 Steve Hutchinson
#63 Brian Daniels

C
#78 Matt Birk
#65 John Sullivan

RG
#79 Artis Hicks
#64 Anthony Herrera

RT
#72 Marcus Johnson
#62 Ryan Cook

LE
#77 Wallace Gilberry
#92 Jayme Mitchell
#91 Ray Edwards

RE
#69 Jared Allen
#96 Brian Robison

DT
#93 Kevin Williams
#94 Pat Williams
#95 Ellis Wyms

LOLB
#51 Ben Leber
#50 Vinny Ciurciu

MLB
#97 Anthony Rucker
#56 E.J. Henderson
#55 Derrick Pope

ROLB
#52 Chad Greenway
#59 Heath Farwell

CB
#26 Antoine Winfield
#23 Cedric Griffin
#31 Marcus McCauley
#41 Charles Gordon

FS
#35 Marcus Griffin
#40 Madieu Williams

SS
#42 Darren Sharper
#27 Michael Boulware

K
#8 Ryan Longwell

P
#5 Chris Kluwe

[dtrot021]

You know, I considered doing a dynasty w/ NFL Head Coach as well. As glitchy and unsupported as the game is, for all its' faults, I love that game. Then my 360 red-ringed.

Wishing you luck on this.

Thanks man. Luckily enough for me, my 360 has never had the "Red Rings of Death. Guess I'm fortunate. I've had it since Easter '08.

Yes, NFL Head Coach 09 may be a glitchy game and stuff, but it is one of the most detailed EA Sports has made a game.

[dtrot021]

We've hit Green Bay for our season opener. Monday Night Football on ESPN.

Minnesota Vikings (0-0) @ Green Bay Packers (0-0)

Final Score:
MIN: 27; GB: 17

Passing
Tarvarius Jackson
-Rating:143.0
-3 TD's with no INT's
-268 Yards with 17 Completions

Rushing
Chester Taylor
-26 Attempts for 97 Yards
-No TD's

Adrian Peterson
-6 Attempts for 24 Yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Bernard Berrian with most yards: 119
-Visante Shiancoe with most TD's: 2


Misc.
-Ryan Longwell had 2 Field Goals


Notes: Tarvarius Jackson had the game of his life this week. I should keep starting him. He was on the hotseat in the first part of the preseason.

[dtrot021]

We got Indy this week. I know that they will probably be a hard team to beat, but I think we got 'em.

Indianapolis Colts (1-0) @ Minnesota Vikings (1-0)

Final Score:
IND: 38; MIN: 7

Passing
Tarvarius Jackson
-Rating:44.8
-1 TD with 2 INT's
-156 Yards with 10 Completions

Rushing
Adrian Peterson
-14 Attempts for 37 Yards
-No TD's

Tavarius Jackson
-2 Attempts for 8 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Bernard Berrian with most yards: 60
-Adrian Peterson with most TD's: 1


Misc.
-Peyton Manning had 2 INT's but 4 TD's


Notes: Tarvarius Jackson ruined the hopes I had for him this week.

[dtrot021]

We got Carolina. They're 1-1, easy? Maybe.

Carolina Panthers (1-1) @ Minnesota Vikings (1-1)

Final Score:
CAR: 17; MIN: 12

Passing
Tarvarius Jackson
-Rating:18.1
-0 TD's with 3 INT's
-170 Yards with 14 Completions

Rushing
Adrian Peterson
-18 Attempts for 88 Yards
-1 TD

Chester Taylor
-1 Attempt for 3 yards
-No TD's

Tarvarius Jackson
-2 Attempts for 8 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Bernard Berrian with most yards: 57
-No TD's this week...


Misc.
-Longwell hit a 39 yard field goal.
-Delhomme had 2 INT's, Cedric Griffin and Antoine Winfield got 'em.


Notes: Jackson pissed me off this week. Frerrotte is now starting for the Minnesota Vikings.

[GatorBait19]

Man I wanted to do one of these to and I might have to, and have you ever notice how go T. Jackson is in this game? and dam* I hate that one college coach who comes in the second season, West something

[dtrot021]

If you can see, Jackson is doing really, really BAD! I'm thinking about playing Frerrotte. I'm praying this auto saved though, because I shut it down after I started to be on the gameday vs. the Titans

[GatorBait19]

I wrote that after the first game sorry, didn't check out the other one

[dtrot021]

Yup, saved after the Colts game...Peterson now not injured, nor Taylor...so...will be editing Roster and Panthers game...

[dtrot021]

We've hit Nashville. Gus Frerrotte is starting today. If he doesn't do well, I don't know what I'm gonna do...

Minnesota Vikings (1-2) @ Tennessee Titans (3-0)

Final Score:
MIN: 20; TEN: 17

Passing
Gus Frerrotte
-Rating: 86.1
-1 TD's with no INT's
-225 Yards with 16 Completions

Rushing
Adrian Peterson
-23 Attempts for 115 Yards
-1 TD

Chestor Taylor
-6 Attempts for 28 Yards
-No TD's

Gus Frerrotte
-7 Attempts for 11 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Adrian Peterson with most yards: 66
-Visante Shiancoe with most TD's: 1


Misc.
-Ryan Longwell sealed up the win.


Notes: Starting Gus was a good decision. We ended the Titans undefeated streak. Hopefully he keeps this up!

Adrian Peterson was on fire today!

[dtrot021]

We've hit New Orleans. I'm praying that Gus and Adrian do better than their red-hot game against the Titans last week. That'd be amazing!

Minnesota Vikings (2-2) @ New Orleans Saints (1-3)

Final Score:
MIN: 24; NO: 20

Passing
Gus Frerrotte
-Rating: 37.5
-0 TD's with 1 INT
-32 Yards with 2 Completions

Tarvarius Jackson
-Rating: 70.9
-3 TD's with 4 INT's
-203 Yards with 13 Completions

Rushing
Adrian Peterson
-10 Attempts for 49 Yards
-No TD's

Chestor Taylor
-16 Attempts for 68 Yards
-No TD's

Gus Frerrotte
-1 Attempt for 2 yards
-No TD's

Tarvarius Jackson
-1 Attempt for 5 Yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Sidney Rice with most yards: 107
-Sidney Rice with most TD's: 2


Misc.
-N/A


Notes: Tarvarius is a life-saver, but still not enough to start him. Maybe if Gus's hurt...but...?

In good news, two wins in a row!

[dtrot021]

INJURY NEWS!!!

Butt-load of injuries this week against the Saints. The big ones were Frerrotte and Peterson...

Gus Frerrotte is out one to three weeks with a Broken Hand.
Adrian Peterson has a Broken Fibula, he's out for four to six weeks.
Anthony Herrera is out for the season with a Torn MCL.
Brian Robinson is out for one to three weeks with a STRAINED MCL.

Tarvaris Jackson and Chester Taylor will start until these big two come back.

[dtrot021]

Perfect, the Lions. Easy win...

Detroit Lions (0-4) @ Minnesota Vikings (3-2)

Final Score:
DET: 17; MIN: 24

Passing
Tarvaris Jackson
-Rating: 74.3
-3 TD's with 2 INT's
-131 Yards with 14 Completions

Rushing
Chester Taylor
-25 Attempts for 110 Yards
-No TD's

Tarvaris Jackson
-4 Attempts for 16 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Sideny Rice with most yards: 52
-Sidney Rice, Bobby Wade, and Bernard Berrian with most TD's: 1


Misc.
-Ryan Longwell hit a 46 yard field goal.
-We made Kitna have 4 INT's, Chad Greenway nabbed two of 'em.


Notes: Tarvaris Jackson and Chester Taylor lit it up out there. Three wins in a row!!!

[dtrot021]

The GM and Owner apporoached me today. They said that they wanted to bench wide receiver, Bobby Wade, and start Aundrae Allison. I agreed. Aundrae Allison is now starting.

[dtrot021]

We have arrived in the "Windy City"! Another division game, this'll help put us in the playoffs if we do good this season...

Minnesota Vikings (4-2) @ Chicago Bears (2-4)

Final Score:
MIN: 23; CHI: 6

Passing
Tarvaris Jackson
-Rating: 63.0
-2 TD's with 2 INT's
-203 Yards with 16 Completions

Rushing
Chester Taylor
-18 Attempts for 71 Yards
-No TD's

Tarvaris Jackson
-2 Attempts for 10 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Chester Taylor with most yards: 62
-Chester Taylor with most TD's: 2


Misc.
-Ryan Longwell hit 3 field goals, one was a 50 yarder!


Notes: Tarvaris Jackson and Chester Taylor lit it up out AGAIN! FOUR wins in a row!!!

[dtrot021]

We got Houston this week. They won't be that tough to beat.

Houston Texans (1-6) @ Minnesota Vikings (5-2)

Final Score:
HOU: 24; MIN: 27

Passing
Tarvaris Jackson
-Rating: 106.2
-2 TD's with no INT's
-190 Yards with 15 Completions

Rushing
Kevan Barlow
-21 Attempts for 71 Yards
-No TD's

Tarvaris Jackson
-2 Attempts for 2 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Kevan Barlow with most yards: 84
-Kevan Barlow and Bernard Berrian with most TD's: 1


Misc.
-Ryan Longwell won the game for us in OT.


Notes: Tarvaris Jackson...another great game. He has really shown me what he's got.

Kevan Barlow substituted for Chester Taylor, who was injured in the middle of the week. He's probable for next week.

Ryan Longwell=NFL Kicker of the Year

FIVE STRAIGHT WINS!!!!

[dtrot021]

We got Green Bay this week. Maybe a division sealer?

Green Bay Packers (5-3) @ Minnesota Vikings (6-2)

Final Score:
GB: 20; MIN: 14

Passing
Tarvaris Jackson
-Rating: 49.0
-1 TD with 3 INT's
-137 Yards with 12 Completions

Rushing
Chester Taylor
-16 Attempts for 66 Yards
-No TD's

Tarvaris Jackson
-1 Attempt for 5 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Chester Taylor with most yards: 65
-Chester Taylor with most TD's: 1


Misc.
-N/A


Notes: The winning streak may be over, and so is Jackson's starter status...again...

[dtrot021]

INJURY RECOVERY STATUS:

Gus Frerrotte and the recently recovered, Adrian Peterson, will now resume their starting status in Week 11 against Tampa Bay.

[dtrot021]

We have arrived in the Tampa Bay! Hopefully this game will put us back on the winning track...Don't look like it, the Bucs are undefeated

Minnesota Vikings (6-3) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-0)

Final Score:
MIN: 7; TB: 24

Passing
Gus Frerrotte
-Rating: 67.9
-1 TD's with no INT's
-150 Yards with 13 Completions

Rushing
Adrian Peterson
-9 Attempts for 28 Yards
-No TD's

Chester Taylor
-1 Attempt for 11 Yards
-No TD's

Gus Frerrotte
-2 Attempts for 7 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Bernard Berrian with most yards: 65
-Bernard Berrian with most TD's: 1


Misc.
-N/A


Notes: I admit it, I saw it coming. Two losses in a row! That's nothing to be happy about. We'll get back on track next week.

[dtrot021]

ROSTER NEWS:

The Minnesota Vikings have come to the terms of release with Halfback Maurice Hicks and Wide Receiver Robert Ferguson.

[dtrot021]

We stayed in Florida for a day, left back, then came back to Florida...I am SERIOUSLY hoping we can shape up and win this game.

Minnesota Vikings (6-4) @ Jacksonville Jaguars (5-5)

Final Score:
MIN: 13; JAX: 28

Passing
Gus Frerrotte
-Rating: 72.6
-2 TD's with 2 INT's
-231 Yards with 15 Completions

Rushing
Chester Taylor
-17 Attempts for 57 Yards
-No TD's

Gus Frerrotte
-1 Attempts for 0 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Sidney Rice with most yards: 92
-Bernard Berrian with most TD's: 2


Misc.
-N/A


Notes: I don't know what to do with this team! How do you go 6-2 and miss the playoffs?! If these guys miss the playoffs...

Frerrotte better shape up, he did good, but he should be having 4 TD's a game.

Peterson, I KNOW he can do better, he should at least be in the 150 yard range nearly every game!

THREE straight losses! C'MON!!!

[dtrot021]

We better beat Chicago this week to catch up with the Packers!

Chicago Bears (3-8) @ Minnesota Vikings (6-5)

Final Score:
CHI: 3; MIN: 20

Passing
Gus Frerrotte
-Rating: 51.0
-2 TD with 3 INT's
-129 Yards with 10 Completions

Rushing
Chester Taylor
-30 Attempts for 103 Yards
-No TD's

Adrian Peterson
-2 Attempts for 14 Yards
-No TD's

Gus Frerrotte
-2 Attempt for 7 yards
-No TD's

Kevan Barlow
-5 Attempts for 1 Yard
-No TD's


Receiving
-Chester Taylor with most yards: 68
-Chester Taylor with most TD's: 2


Misc.
-Longwell hit a 51-yarder today.


Notes: All I gotta say is that it's about time...I have a feeling Peterson's injured again...

[dtrot021]

We're in Detroit for another division game. I am hoping we get this one, because if we do, we have playoffs nearly ahead of us.

Minnesota Vikings (7-5) @ Detroit Lions (3-9)

Final Score:
MIN: 17; DET: 20

Passing
Gus Frerrotte
-Rating: 54.9
-1 TD with 2 INT's
-204 Yards with 18 Completions

Rushing
Adrian Peterson
-17 Attempts for 117 Yards
-No TD's

Chester Taylor
-5 Attempts for 23 Yards
-No TD's

Gus Frerrotte
-1 Attempts for 5 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Bernard Berrian with most yards: 68
-Adrian Peterson with most TD's: 1


Misc.
-Longwell missed a FG to win the game in OT


Notes: I guess you can say that we're out of the playoffs. We lost to the #31 team in the NFL, jeez. We gave it our best effort. We have a slim, slim chance of making it.

[dtrot021]

Can we stay alive?

We've reached HOT, HOT, Arizona for a game against the Cardinals.

Minnesota Vikings (7-6) @ Arizona Cardinals (4-9)

Final Score:
MIN: 33; ARI: 15

Passing
Gus Frerrotte
-Rating: 122.9
-3 TD's with no INT's
-393 Yards with 22 Completions

Rushing
Kevan Barlow
-21 Attempts for 45 Yards
-1 TD

Chester Taylor
-2 Attempts for 45 Yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Kevan Barlow with most yards: 116
-Bernard Berrian with most TD's: 2


Misc.
-Longwell made two out of three field goals.


Notes: This game suprised me. We completly DESTROYED Arizona at the home field. Well, maybe we're alive and well! Look out Falcons!

Kevan Barlow and Chester Taylor substituted for the unexpectedly injured, Peterson. He's having an unlucky year...

[dtrot021]

I'm not saying the word "playoffs" until we win this game!

Atlanta Falcons (4-10) @ Minnesota Vikings (8-6)

Final Score:
ATL: 14; MIN: 28

Passing
Gus Frerrotte
-Rating: 111.2
-3 TD's with no INT's
-296 Yards with 23 Completions


Rushing
Chester Taylor
-20 Attempts for 115 Yards
-No TD's

Kevan Barlow
-6 Attempts for 24 Yards
-1 TD

Gus Frerrotte
-3 Attempt for 6 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Sidney Rice with most yards: 172
-Sidney Rice with most TD's: 2


Misc.
-N/A


Notes: Playoffs...?

[dtrot021]

Same advice as last week!

New York Giants (11-4) @ Minnesota Vikings (9-6)

Final Score:
NYG: 35; MIN: 6

Passing
Gus Frerrotte
-Rating: 46.7
-0 TD's with 1 INT
-193 Yards with 13 Completions


Rushing
Chester Taylor
-15 Attempts for 38 Yards
-No TD's

Gus Frerrotte
-2 Attempts for 2 yards
-No TD's


Receiving
-Sidney Rice and Chester Taylor with most yards: 66
-Nobody Had a TD


Misc.
-N/A


Notes: I'm going to my office and checking!

[UFC-KING]

liking it so far

[chris caulfield]

Great thing you are doing here. Hope you make the playoffs.

[dtrot021]

I looked over the Playoff Picture on NFL.com, we missed the playoffs. If we beat the Giants, we would've been in.

I happened to look over the Yearly Awards, and this is what happened:

NFL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:
Donovan McNabb-Philadelphia Eagles

NFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Donovan McNabb-Philadelphia Eagles

NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Kirk Morrison-Oakland Raiders

NFL OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
Darren McFadden-Oakland Raiders

NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
Keith Rivers-Cincinatti Bengals

NFL QUARTERBACK OF THE YEAR:
Donovan McNabb-Philadelphia Eagles

NFL RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR:
Laurence Maroney-New England Patriots

NFL WIDE RECEIVER OF THE YEAR:
Reggie Wayne-Indianapolis Colts

NFL OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR:
Marcus McNeil-San Diego Chargers

NFL DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR:
Aaron Kampman-Green Bay Packers

NFL LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR:
Kirk Morrison-Oakland Raiders

NFL DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR:
Nathan Vasher-Chicago Bears

NFL KICKER OF THE YEAR:
Adam Vinatieri-Indianapolis Colts

NFL COACH OF THE YEAR:
Andy Reid-Philadelphia Eagles

Wow, Jon Gruden and Tampa went undefeated, and he didn't get the award?

[dtrot021]

WILDCARD WEEK

San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos
Score:
SD: 27; DEN: 24 (OT)
San Diego Advances!

New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers
Score:
NO: 26; GB: 20
New Orleans Advances!

Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Score:
TEN: 10; PIT: 29
Pittsburgh Advances!

New York Giants vs. St. Louis Rams
Score:
NYG: 17; STL: 21
St. Louis Advances!

[dtrot021]

Mr. Davidson approached me later today, asking me to stay with Minnesota, saying we can rebuild the team to greatness. I swallowed, thinking whether or not to stay.

"Mr. Davidson, I've made my decision."

Mitchell Davidson, Vikings owner, waited in suspence.

"I would like to pursue other endeavors."

Stunned, he looked on, as I took off my Minnesota cap and layed it in his hands. I left Minnesota, waiting to pursue my next job.

[dtrot021]

I exited from a helicopter and driven by a limo to the Cleveland Browns Stadium, and a couple of moments later, I was now known as...

Brad Childress, head coach of the Cleveland Browns

[dtrot021]

DIVISIONAL WEEK

San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts
Score:
SD: 31; IND: 35
Indianapolis Advances!

New Orleans Saints vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Score:
NO: 29; PHI: 24
New Orleans Advances!

New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Score:
NE: 38; PIT: 16
New England Advances!

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. St. Louis Rams
Score:
TB: 28; STL: 17
Tampa Bay Advances!

[dtrot021]

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP:
New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts
Score:
NE: 37; IND: 43
Indianapolis Advances!

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints
Score:
TB: 24; NO: 27
New Orleans Advances!

[dtrot021]

SUPER BOWL XLIII

Thirty-two teams battled off for football supremacy. Only sixteen made it into the playoffs. Those sixteen battled it out until there were only two.

Those two are the Saints and the Colts. The Saints have NEVER won a Super Bowl before, yet the Colts won Super Bowl XLII and one way back as the Baltimore Colts. The Super Bowl has been repeated eight times. Can the Colts be the ninth team to repeat?

The Colts are looking to repeat their great year last year, where Payton Manning shut up all of the critics and won the big one. Now, can he repeat?

The Saints have been a dark horse in the playoffs this year. They even upset the 16-0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to make it into the Super Bowl. Now can Sean Payton win his first, or will Tony Dungy win his second? Will the Saints upset yet another team, or will the Colts repeat the Super Bowl win?

New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts
Score:
NO: 7; IND: 31

SUPER BOWL XLIII CHAMPIONS: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS!!!

[dtrot021]

FREE AGENCY:

The Cleveland Browns picked up Kurt Warner, Jon Lynch, and Shane Lechler

[dtrot021]

2009 NFL TOP 10 DRAFT:

Chicago Bears
1. QB Mike Zazzali

San Francisco 49ers (ATL)
2. TE Kwame Frampton

Arizona Cardinals
3. QB Morgan Barnes

Detroit Lions
4. CB Corey Bulluck

Miami Dolphins
5. WR Blake Walton

Baltimore Ravens
6. QB Chris Essex

Cleveland Browna
7. WR Kendrell Kennison

Philadelphia Eagles
8. DT Lorenzo Spragan

Washington Redskins
9. HB Adrian Joseph Jr.

New York Jets
10. WR Calvin Buckley

[UFC-KING]

Nice to see you switch teams, The Browns I think will be a much better team for you

[GatorBait19]

lol now you have three starting QB, man that's got to be tough because I know Warner didn't come cheap

[chris caulfield]

You have got quite a nice situation there with those three QB's. I would say trade Anderson away and let Warner and Quinn battle for the starting position in the pre-season.

[dtrot021]

You have got quite a nice situation there with those three QB's. I would say trade Anderson away and let Warner and Quinn battle for the starting position in the pre-season.

I've actually thought about that...

BTW, Gator, Warner came for an easy ten million. We had 26 million in the cap.

On a side note, Minnesota is my real life favorite team. It was hard to figure out if I wanted to leave, but I didn't have enough cap to re-sign some good players. The new head coach of the Vikings? Cam Cameron! *laughs*

Another funny thing is that Minnesota has become a short-lived Cleveland rival, one of my goals is that "The fans want you to crush Minnesota in Week 11." lol.

[Dublin Sky]

I like the journal very interesting

[GatorBait19]

that is good then, I guess my whole thing is yeah it's only 10 mill. but with Quinn and Anderson there as well that has got to be hard