Now that the Cowboys seem to have gotten their house in order for the time being, the top “Sig-Alert” in the NFL is 
the Vikings. As outlined previously, this has been quite an eventful 2010 in Minnesota. Yet another drawn-out summer “Should I stay Or Should I go” from Brett Favre. An injury to Sidney Rice. Bickering between head coach Brad Childress and Favre. The re-acquisition of Randy Moss. The sudden release of Moss, which didn’t go over well with owner, Zygi Wilf. A 3-6 record. Finger-pointing and whining not seen since “16 and Pregnant” – who’s to blame?
“Chilly,” that’s who. First and foremost, his likely demise began when he played the role of chauffer for Favre during his 2nd annual retire/un-retire debacle in 2009. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Childress flew down to Favre’s home Mississippi and practically begged him to play in 2010. Yet, he acts shocked by Favre’s ego-trip − questioning of his play-calling, arguing on the sidelines and criticism during press conferences. In the process, he’s lost control of the team and left the locker room in near-mutiny state.
The job is called head coach for a reason. You’re the boss. But when you hitch your wagon to one player, making a separate set of rules and cow-towing to said player, things almost always implode. The bottom line? You are Brett Favre’s marionette, and he’s been pulling your strings all along. So we don’t feel bad for you. Do you think Bill Parcells or Bill Belichick would ever tolerate this?
And Favre deserves an assist, too. His act got tired after the 1st annual “I quit/No I don’t” charade with the Packers and Jets. Now, it’s even more sickening. We find it ironic that he’s so quick to blame his puppet, yet he’s never at fault. He’s the biggest diva in sports − LeBron should have sent you a thank-you card by now − and you’re just behind Mariah Carey and Kanye West in this week’s overall DCS (Diva Championship Series) rankings. Now stop throwing bad interceptions and retire.
There can be only one possible solution for this mess – move the team to Los Angeles. A brand-new stadium downtown (allegedly) awaits you, Zygi, and as a fellow Jersey transplant, I think you’d really enjoy it out here. I can’t think of a more perfect place for a real-life NFL soap opera to be based, can you? With you and the McCourts running two of the three top franchises in L.A., I’ll never run out of topics to write about.
Oh, and I almost forgot – Michael Vick is a free agent after this season, he’s less high maintenance than Favre, and he might even bring Tony Dungy along with him.
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Chris Lardieri also covers the NFL for Sports Climax and the Los Angeles Dodgers for Examiner.com. He has written about Major League Baseball for Inside Edge, a scouting company that provides content to ESPN Insider and Yahoo Sports. He previously wrote for 1766, the Rutgers Alumni Magazine, and popular blog, ‘The Outer Loop’. Be sure to follow Chris on Twitter for more MLB and sports observations
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