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Brad Childress said he's not losing any sleep over Brett Favre's health.
Don't believe him.
Sometime before 3 p.m. on Sunday, Childress will make the biggest decision of his career, one that will affect NFL history and perhaps how Childress is viewed in his locker room and in the Vikings organization.
As he nears the midpoint in what has been the Vikings' most disappointing season since 2001, the year Denny Green was fired, Childress may even be facing a decision that affects his job status.
At least in public, Childress has couched the decision purely in football terms. He will assess Favre's health and readiness and choose between Favre and backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.
That is the way a fantasy football owner would make the decision....
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