TwistedHusky":abynh7ps said:
With Minny,
Go back and look at the pieces of that offense.
Then go back and look at the effectiveness of that offense, specifically when it mattered.
You, me and the dog could have made an offense effective with some of the amazing offensive players that Minny had.
Again, go ask a Minnesota fan about how they feel about Bevell. They will be happy to tell you.
Bevell is a lead weight, someone that makes the job harder not easier. But with great players, he CAN put up great #s. The problem is that he had to have clearly better players to produce anything of note.
Now that we do not, we are not getting even a top half effectiveness offense.
I give some of you points for consistency, with an unswerving dedication to Bevell regardless of results, ability, or the rest. But this team would produce better with an effective OC instead of an ineffective one. And Bevell is an ineffective OC.
Here's the thing, I live amongst those Vikings fans you speak and not one will besmirch Bevell. Many had a disdain for Childress, but that was erroneous judgement too (and not of topic here), and they were happy when he was shown the door. How's that worked out for them the past 6 years?
On point, as OC of the VIkes, Bevell's teams did make the playoffs in 2008 and 2009. As I said before, Adrian put up some pretty good numbers, but guys like Sidney and Percy didn't really explode onto the scene until Favre rode up on his white horse in 2009. Then, yeah, it was NFC CHampionship Game time and a date with Bountygate Greg Williams' style.
Earlier in his tenure there, the team mirrored the early days of Pete's stay here and built itself through its defense and the run game. Adrian and Chester Taylor got the bulk of the load, but the offensive line wasn't anything great and so the team tried winning defensive battles. It was a work in progress, but major steps were being taken from the days of the Vikings' Love Boat scandal, which was one of the reason the Wilfs brought Childress on board, to get rid of the malcontents from that era and build respectability.
You also have to remember that Bev's role in Minnesota was quite a bit different as Childress, being an offensive guy, had his hands on designing plays and calling the plays on game days. Bev's role is kind of what Childress' role in Kansas City is now, with Andy Reid calling plays.