[CBFF] Vikings release Brad Johnson

[Victor Waldron (CBFF)]

So, what? They would toss in Quinn to start the season???  That would be 
nice.........for us.

V

Kenny Claxton wrote:
> Brady Quinn.
>
> On 3/1/07, Victor Waldron <victor19 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> He might have been awful, but I can't see them being a very good team
>> with Jackson (if that's the direction they're thinking of). Jeff
>> Garcia???
>>
>> V
>>
>> On 3/1/07, mactbone <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> He was AWFUL last year. They benched him for Wee Brooks Bollinger and
>>>       
>> when Bollinger was hurt they put in Tavaris Jackson.
>>     
>>> -Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Kenny Claxton <kenny.claxton at gmail.com>
>>> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2007 2:47:24 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Vikings release Brad Johnson
>>>
>>>
>>> True. Johnson however in the games I saw was uncharacteristically awful.
>>>
>>> On 3/1/07, Ryan Dietzenbach <ryandietzenbach at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I can only hope that the Vikings continue to hire/keep coaches as
>>>> idiotic as Tice and Childress.
>>>>
>>>> RD
>>>>
>>>> On 3/1/07, Victor Waldron <victor19 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> (he'll end up somewhere, no doubt.)
>>>>>
>>>>> MINNEAPOLIS -- In a long-expected move, the Minnesota Vikings
>>>>>           
>> released
>>     
>>>>> quarterback Brad Johnson on Wednesday and made the 15-year veteran
>>>>>           
>> an
>>     
>>>>> unrestricted free agent.
>>>>>
>>>>>        Brad Johnson
>>>>>        Johnson
>>>>>
>>>>> Tarvaris Jackson, who started the final two games of last season as
>>>>>           
>> a
>>     
>>>>> rookie, and Brooks Bollinger are the only quarterbacks remaining on
>>>>> the roster.
>>>>>
>>>>> After the Vikings had recurring problems on offense and finished
>>>>>           
>> 6-10,
>>     
>>>>> coach Brad Childress ruled Johnson out of the running for the job in
>>>>> 2007 and declared the position an open competition between Jackson
>>>>>           
>> and
>>     
>>>>> Bollinger. At the time, Childress indicated he was confident in
>>>>> finding a starter between them.
>>>>>
>>>>> At the NFL's scouting combine last week, however, Childress
>>>>> acknowledged that he spoke with Jackson about the chance that
>>>>> Minnesota could use the seventh overall draft pick on a quarterback
>>>>>           
>> --
>>     
>>>>> or perhaps in a later round. Notre Dame's Brady Quinn might be
>>>>> available when the Vikings are up at No. 7.
>>>>>
>>>>> The league's free-agent signing period opens Friday, but the team
>>>>>           
>> has
>>     
>>>>> all but eliminated -- at least publicly -- the possibility of
>>>>>           
>> pursuing
>>     
>>>>> a quarterback through that avenue. They have plenty of other
>>>>>           
>> positions
>>     
>>>>> in need of an upgrade.
>>>>>
>>>>> When the season ended, Childress indicated that Johnson would be
>>>>> welcomed back in a mentoring role, but the 38-year-old -- who has a
>>>>> fierce competitive drive that belies his easygoing demeanor -- said
>>>>> that he still believes he can be a starter.
>>>>>
>>>>> A ninth-round draft pick by Minnesota in 1992 out of Florida State
>>>>>           
>> who
>>     
>>>>> spent nine years with the team spanning two stints, Johnson revived
>>>>> his career in 2005 when he took over as the starter following a
>>>>> season-ending injury to Daunte Culpepper's knee.
>>>>>
>>>>> Helped by an improved defense, the Vikings went 7-2 with Johnson
>>>>>           
>> under
>>     
>>>>> center and just missed the playoffs at 9-7. Johnson looked like the
>>>>> ideal player to run the low-risk, grind-it-out offense that
>>>>>           
>> Childress
>>     
>>>>> installed when he was named head coach in 2006.
>>>>>
>>>>> But he made uncharacteristic mistakes, throwing 15 interceptions
>>>>> against only nine touchdown passes and drawing criticism from
>>>>> Childress after more than one bad game.
>>>>>
>>>>> Johnson, who won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay in the 2002-03 season,
>>>>>           
>> is
>>     
>>>>> fifth in franchise history with 11,093 yards passing behind Fran
>>>>> Tarkenton, Tommy Kramer, Culpepper and Wade Wilson.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Brad has been a true pro throughout his career, and we wish him the
>>>>> best as he moves forward," Childress said in a prepared statement
>>>>> released by the club. "Brad was an important part of the team and a
>>>>> guy who led by example on and off the field. He's a class act and a
>>>>> guy younger players could learn a lot from about what it takes to
>>>>>           
>> play
>>     
>>>>> in the NFL."
>>>>>
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