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It was as if the governor called at the last minute. I don't know which governor. There are about three governors or would-be governors floating around Minnesota right now. But somehow Brad Childress wound up with a stay of execution.
"They came expecting to see an execution and it ended up being a pretty good football game at the end,'' Childress said after the Vikings' 27-24 overtime victory.
Oh yes. He was this close to getting canned. His neck was on the block and the henchman was taking a few warm-up swings. With fewer than five minutes remaining, the woeful Cardinals led by 14 and had the ball. Zygi Wilf, who had been non-committal about Childress' future before the game,...
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