Let's go Four Downs while wondering what kind of mother hands her children a "Fire Childress!" sign, tells them to stand in front of the Metrodome and smile as she takes a photo of the happy little youngsters ...
FIRST DOWN:
That was one of my first sightings walking into the dome yesterday. I don't know. Whether you like Brad Childress or not, something about two kids around 7 and 8 smiling for mommy while holding up that sign just seemed wrong to me.
I didn't spend much time outside the dome before the game, but I thought the atmosphere yesterday was more like a party than a bunch of angry fans getting together to spew venom over Childress' performance overall and sacking of Randy Moss in particular.
Yes, there are some diehards who are genuinely angry at the head coach. But I saw a lot of people carrying signs and joking around as if jumping on the Fire Chilly bandwagon was just the "in" thing to do on a nice Sunday morning.
As for inside the dome, it didn't feel like the Lions game a couple years ago. In fact, until the Vikings started coming back, I sensed more apathy than anger toward the head coach. I suppose that's worse.
Either way, Chilly's here for a while longer, so relax and try to enjoy the win. On the flip side, Chilly shouldn't feel too comfortable just because of that win. Being down by two TDs at home late in the fourth quarter to a Derek Anderson-led team is a sign that not all is right with the ship.
SECOND DOWN: