As the homie Big G always would say to me:
“We are playing chess not checkers.”
When Brad Childress realized that Randy Moss was saying out loud what everyone was thinking in their minds, Chilly knew he had to make a move fast.
The last thing he wanted was Moss getting people to think that Childress was unfit to be a head coach.
In a panic move he released Moss without telling anyone. Big gamble and since Childress for now still has his job it appears it was a gamble worth taking, but how close was Childress from being out of a job?
Here are the details:
Randy Moss did not appear on waivers for 24 hours because Vikings owner Zygi Wilf was furious about being circumvented by coach Brad Childress. The owner considered retaining Moss and firing Childress, according to a team source.
Wilf, who lives in New Jersey, spent much of the past week observing practices and meeting individually with Vikings players. One of the players who participated in such a meeting told ESPN he sensed Wilf was attempting to determine how much support remained for Childress among veteran players and wanted to remind them they could still make the playoffs.
Wilf should have never given Brad Childress an extension knowing that Brett Favre wasn’t going to be around for the long haul. If Wilf fires Childress he will be on the hook for three more years of his salary.
That is bad business.
Childress knew this and that is why he got rid of Moss, betting Wilf didn’t have the guts to pull the trigger on letting him go.
Chess not checkers.