Sid Hartman: "you can't fire 53 football players, so the coach becomes the victim"

Players, not coach, the Vikings' problem

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There is no doubt in my mind that had the Vikings defeated the Packers, and had fans been celebrating rather than criticizing the coach, that Childress still would be employed today.

The fans, the sponsors and a great number of second-guessers had come down hard on Childress because of the team's losing record, and the Wilfs were convinced the franchise needed a change.

Unfortunately, you can't fire 53 football players, so the coach becomes the victim.

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.... players win and lose games, and if the Vikings don't get some better players on the offensive line and especially in the secondary, changing coaches won't mean a thing.

Comment: Sid Hartman is 90! and still active!