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Childress Passes the Buck, Names Ferotte Starter for Season
Minnesota Vikings —
... In a move that smacks of cowardice and self-preservation, Brad Childress has named Gus Ferotte the starter for the rest of the season, beginning with this Sunday’s game against Carolina. According to the Star Tribune, “Coach Brad Childress replaced struggling third-year starter Tarvaris Jackson on Wednesday, saying ‘this is not a death knell [for Jackson], but I’m not going to play checkers” at the quarterback position “and change from week to week.’” ...
Tarvaris Jackson Benched, Gus Frerotte to Start Week 3
FanHouse —
Filed under: Vikings, NFC NorthAfter watching the Vikings offense settle for field goal after field goal -- and ultimately lose -- on Sunday against Indianapolis, Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress finally started to back away from his young quarterback, Tarvaris Jackson. Today, he backed away even further, placing his third-year starter on the Minnesota bench and replacing him with 37-year old Gus Frerotte. Jackson has been brutal through two games this year, completing just 50% of his passes while posting a 64.8 passer ...
Quarterback Follies
Signal to Noise —
... So, we now have two cases of quarterback switches in this very young NFL season: Tarvaris Jackson is being replaced by Gus Frerotte and Vince Young, with his recent troubles, ...
Thursday Notes: Kevin Smith Laughs at Shaun Alexander
Pride Of Detroit —
... The Vikings have benched Tarvaris Jackson and will start Gus Frerotte at quarterback this Sunday. Jackson struggled during the first two games of the season and is one of the reasons why the Vikes are 0-2. Frerotte certainly doesn't seem like he will lead Minnesota to the playoffs or anything like that, but he can't really be worse than Jackson. ...
Benchings, backups, catastrophic injuries and a Cedric Benson sighting
Sports Page Network - The Fan's Sports Blog Network —
... Brad Childress and the Minnesota Vikings decided to end the Tarvaris Jackson project and opted to give QB Gus Frerotte the reigns to the 'purple' offense. ...
