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11 hours ago JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Former first-round draft pick Troy Williamson never really got along with coach Brad Childress in Minnesota. His feelings haven't changed since leaving there, either. Williamson, now in Jacksonville, said Wednesday he lost respect for his former coach last ...
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blogs2.startribune.com —
You must have heard about the hilarious verbal
jabs being traded by former Vikings designated dropper Troy
Williamson and Mr. Mustache himself, head coach Brad Childress. Williamson said he and his former coach — with whom he clearly does not ...
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Childress vs. Williamson: Scoring round-by-round
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Troy Williamson To Brad Childress: We Can Meet On The 50-Yard Line
You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD —
... Municipal Stadium. Most players hope to make big plays against their former teams, but Williamson is taking it to another level. He wants to fight Vikings head coach Brad Childress.
Troy is still pissed off about Childress fining him a game check for missing a week with the team when he was in South Carolina after his grandmother’s funeral. The fine was later lifted, but the fact that it happened at all put Brad Childress on Troy Williamson’s Kill Bill list.
From the Associated Press:
“We can meet on the 50-yard line and ...
Troy Williamson vs. Brad Childress: Who Ya Got?
Larry Brown Sports —
... The way they’re going, it might actually happen. Last year Vikings head coach Brad Childress fined his then receiver Troy Williamson for missing a week of practice to attend his grandmother’s funeral. After everyone with a heart got on Childress for the insensitivity, he rescinded the fine, but that did nothing to earn back positive sentiment from Williamson. In fact, the animosity toward Childress still exists for Williamson, who’s preparing for Sunday’s game against the Vikings with his new team, the Jaguars. ...
Former Viking Would Very Much Like To Hit Brad Childress In The Head [NFL]
Deadspin —
... in the NFL angering Minnesota fans with his mediocre play and current Vikings coach Brad Childress spent his first two years angering Minnesota fans by putting him into games. Of course, all of this happened during the downtime when they weren't angering each other. Williamson changed teams during the offseason, but hasn't forgotten his old boss's slights and now that the Jags and Vikes face off this Sunday in Jacksonville, he wants to settle the score—Queensberry Rules-style. He wants to "duke it out" with Childress on the 50-yard line. ...
The Week In Quotes: November 21, 2008
Football Outsiders —
... reach? I'm not like a woman; I'll give you my weight. It's 190 pounds of twisted steel and rompin', stompin' dynamite." -Vikings head coach Brad Childress , when asked for his height and weight on a conference call in response to Williamson thinking he had a few inches and pounds on his old coach. "Coach Childress is a tough-minded guy. And he has a badass mustache. I put my money on whoever has a kickass mustache." -Vikings defensive end Jared Allen , liking Chilly's chances. ( Associated Press ) WHAT EXACTLY CONSTITUTES A $20,000 SCREW? HMMM... THAT SOUNDS WORTH IT "We ...
Hate Bowl: 4th Quarter
The Daily Gopher —
... 2:35 - This Gophers hands team is on the field in anticipation of the onside. The sure handed Troy Williamson and Darren Nelson are on the field. Williamson is standing near midfield with his hands behind his back, the ball bounces off him and the Hawkeyes recover. ...
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blogs.orlandosentinel.com 11/20/2008 — Haven't had much reason to talk to Troy Williamson all season. The receiver, who came in from Minnesota this season has four catches for 27 yards and a touchdown so far. But you always ask a former player about playing his old team. And boy did ...
Troy Williamson To Brad Childress: We Can Meet On The 50-Yard Line
youbeenblinded.com 11/20/2008 — • The Jaguars wide receiver Troy Williamson carries a serious grudge against Brad Childress
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Troy Williamson will face his old team, the Minnesota Vikings, on Sunday at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. Most ...
Another Week, Another "Must Have" Game
dailynorseman.com 11/24/2008 —
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-5)
GAME #11
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (4-6)
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Date:
November 23, 2008
Location:
Jacksonville, FL
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12:00 P.M. CST
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Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
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Vikings/Jags Post-Mortem: A Win? By Double Digits?
dailynorseman.com 11/25/2008 — I apologize for the tardiness in getting this up here, folks. Had a lot of stuff going on after yesterday's game, and haven't been able to get it on the site before now.
As I mentioned in the Game Thread comments early on yesterday, just ...
Fire Childress now
grants-tomb.blogspot.com 12/29/2008 — Just kidding. Yet, I'm kind of not kidding. It's true that the Vikings won when they had to on Sunday. They didn’t back into the playoffs. They didn’t choke and now they’re NFC North champs with the best record a Vikings team has posted since 2000. ...
'Pacifist Viking' Attempts to Explain His Team
blogs.chron.com 10/29/2008 — Joe Fischer writes an excellent an excellent blog called Pacifist Viking that focuses mostly on the Minnesota Vikings and not peaceful Norsemen. The Vikings were one of the first NFL teams I followed as a child. I have lots of...
Vikings/Buccaneers: A Tale of Two Halves
dailynorseman.com 11/18/2008 — At halftime of this afternoon's game, most of the folks that were posting in the game thread, including myself, were pretty happy with the way things were progressing. The Vikings had compiled a 13-6 lead, they had scored the game's lone ...
Can the Vikings Come Back?
thefootballprofessor.com 10/10/2008 — As you may know, the Vikings were a pre-season favorite of mine to contend in the NFC. Specifically, I predicted that they would win the NFC North with approximately 11 wins.
Obviously, one of two things can happen here. Either I’ll wind up ...
WR Williamson wants to fight Childress (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 11/19/2008
Former first-round draft pick Troy Williamson never really got along with coach Brad Childress in Minnesota. His feelings haven't changed since leaving there, either. Williamson, now in Jacksonville, said Wednesday he lost respect for his former coach ...
Allen fined $25K, but not suspended —
FOXSports.com News for NFL 11/20/2008
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen will not be suspended for a spate of late hits.
Coach Brad Childress said he was told by the NFL that Allen will be fined $25,000, but not punished further. Allen was summoned to the league office Tuesday ...