Brad Childress
Brad Childress (* June 27, 1956 in Aurora, Illinois) is an American professional American football coach. He was from 2006 to 2010 Head Coach for the Minnesota Vikings. He previously worked as an assistant coach, most recently with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Career
Prior to signing with the Minnesota Vikings, he worked primarily as a trainer for various parts of the offense and the offensive coordinator at several college and NFL teams. He was known primarily for his work for the Eagles. His path led him to the following teams:
- University of Illinois, running backs / wide receivers coach (1978-1984)
- Indianapolis Colts quarterback coach (1985 )
- Northern Arizona University, offensive coordinator (1986-1989)
- University of Utah (Utah Utes ), wide receivers coach (1990 )
- University of Wisconsin- Madison, running back coach, offensive coordinator (1991-1998)
- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback coach, offensive coordinator (1999-2005)
Minnesota Vikings
On 6 January 2006 he was officially appointed as the new head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. After the appointment of Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, has been heavily criticized because it could be assumed Childress lack of specialist qualifications. Previously refused Wilf to set a personal manager to leave him the obligation of a coach.
The first two seasons ran sobering, with a 6:10 record in the first and a 8:8 record in the second season, respectively the play-offs were missed. In the 2008 season, Childress made it better and finished off with a 10:6 balance. Against his former employer, the Philadelphia Eagles, he had to give, however, fought there. In November 2009 it was announced that his contract was extended until 2013. The Vikings closed the season from 12-4 victories and reached again the play-offs. With a win against the Dallas Cowboys they succeeded in doing even the entry into the NFC Championship Game. There, however, they failed at the later Super Bowl winners, the New Orleans Saints.
On November 22, 2010 Childress was fired by the Vikings. Previously, the Vikings started with a record of three wins, seven defeats very bad in the season.