Vikings Player: "We're playing for us, and we're winning despite him (Childress)."

[Dpantherman]

The latest story comes from Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times, who has written about the Vikings for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Jensen quotes multiple players as ripping into Childress, even after the win over the Cardinals.

"We know that Childress doesn't have our backs, so why should we have his?" one player said. "We're playing for us, and we're winning despite him."

Another team source told Jensen, "He has absolutely no people skills." And a player said that Childress' decision to publicly criticize Brett Favre at a postgame press conference enraged some in the locker room. "For a lot of guys, that was a turning point," one player said.

Basically, the Vikings are playing for themselves, and not for their coach.

"As much as I hate Childress," another player told Jensen, "I will keep playing."

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/11/10/vikings-players-still-sniping-at-embattled-coach-brad-childress/

[blackcatgrowl]

I might be wrong... but if they publicize who said this, I believe the players could get fines. The NFL is very tight on players using the media to bash of coaches and staff.

[Matt Foley]

Isn't it funny that they rip on the coach not having their backs, then they go rip him ANONYMOUSLY to some hack?

[SOJA]

please god don't let the Panthers situation get this bad

[Darth Hater]

They're winning? That's news to me. I thought they were 3-5, soon to be 3-6?