IT'S OFFICIAL ALL YOU FANTASY STAT ADDICTS. WE ARE TWICE AS BITTER AS THE REST OF THE NFL FANS!

I pasted this from a RANDBALL blog on the Trib web page.

According to the popular but unscientific ESPN.com coach ratings, Brad Childress’ approval rating continues to languish at 37 percent. Every other team that is a sole leader or co-leader of a division — Denver, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, the Jets, Miami, New England, Arizona, Carolina and the Giants — has a coach with an approval ranking of at least 64 percent (and that low mark belongs to the Patriots’ Bill Belichick, which is absurd. All other coaches are 75 percent or higher, thus making them all double Childress’ number).

So there we have it... I would think the only people who have "choked" more then us in the past 20 years are obviously the BILLS. Yet even they seem to be "over it." I know we had a terrible owner, some underachieving years with MOSS and PEP with no defense and 35 million free to spend which we didn't... though TICE took some blame, most people were smart enough to blame McCombs. I guess we never recovered from those seasons? I never liked DENNIS GREEN, i thought he always got out coached in the playoffs and never built a solid defensive unit after DUNGY left.

It will be interesting to see how this year finishes and if us winning the division translates into an extension for CHILLY. I just want some consistency and I feel like every year we get closer and closer to being an "elite" team and most of our studs are in their prime or young. (Besides BIRK and HUTCH) Each year we improved under CHILLY's boring but stern guidance.

So... interesting nugget that was. Just thought i'd share. Any thoughts why even though we are in first place, have some great skill players, are 8 - 3 in our last 11 games and may clinch the division as early as this weekend why there is still so much angst and disgust out there towards CHILLY? He will never be a colorful fan favorite like Herm Edwards , Chuckie, Cowher or Tomlin but he is doing a lot of positive stuff... all the while showing no insecurity or care towards the lack of fan support which, to me, is a sign of a quiet, confident leader.

Holmgren reluctantly congratulates CHILLY on his dominance in low approval ratings.

I guess your awful season just isn't good enough Holmgren!