holy cats & forgive me but...i actually agree with rourke.

Plus I have Favre on my fantasy team. I'm resting him this week, but against the Bills, you can bet the farm he'll get some serious points.

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My thinking is that the Vikings have already sold their souls for Favre, and this is not the time to shake things up. Benching Favre would be a huge distraction for the new coach.

Also, the Vikings' downfall this year is not just Favre's fault. If Frazier is going to bench Favre, there are several other players he could bench. For now, he needs to play the hand he was dealt. Big changes will happen next year, beginning with a new QB but a lot of other players as well.

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That is a very solid point that I failed to mention. +1

Frazier has his hands full getting this team to form some sense of unity again.. why fight that fight in the remainder of the season.

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I bet if Favre faulters in the next game, he will be pulled.
I think with Childress gone, Favre's leash just got alot shorter.
JMO

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I never understood why quarterbacks are coddled so much. They should be treated just the opposite.

They get the most attention, and the most money. With that comes responsibility and accountability. The coaches job is to win. And making personnel decisions based on anything other than who gives you the best chance to win, is dumb.

Favre has been god awful this season. I would bench him if I were the coach.

It is absolutely the right call. Minnesota shouldn't worry about finding out what Jackson has or hasn't. They already know enough about him. He started plenty of games in his career including one in the postseason. He's not a good QB. Webb is a practice squad worthy player at best.

Their future is either in the draft or on a different NFL team right now. They need to focus on winning games. Favre is the best option for that reason. Remember, Green Bay was 4-8 in 2006 and they stuck with Favre. The result was a four game winning streak, which gave the team a boost of confidence entering 2007. The Packers reached the NFC title game that year. If Minnesota is smart, they'll start Favre because of the rest of the guys on that team.

Childress loss the locker room, but I don't believe Favre has for a moment.

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Yeah they stuck with Favre in 2005 too. 30 turnovers later....

Also, "losing the locker room" is one of the most over used cliches in sports. Childress didnt get fired be cause he lost the locker room; he got fired because he lost too many games.

Why have they lost so many games? Because Favre, game after game, keeps throwing game changing interceptions. He leads the league in interceptions, and is 31st in qb rating. He's absolutely horrible. Thats your best chance to win? Come on man. He's one of the biggest reasons why they haven't won games.

Losing the team is said when the team stops buying into the coaches teachings, leading, etc.

If the members of your team don't trust or believe in what the leader is saying, it will fail. It's not that far of a stretch.

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Here's my answer if farve should start:

If I were a viking fan I would not care who would start.
Look Jackson is not gonna cure the vikings at all he'll play no better than farve but worse and more rusty he hasn't started a game since what 2008 and he lost his job to Gus Fagget.

I don't care who starts for the vikings if I was a vik fan because their season is over.

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