After last season's 6-10 finish, fans in Minnesota were calling for the firing of first-year head coach Brad Childress.
When defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin left after just one season to take the head coaching position in Pittsburgh, the doomsayers in Minnesota assumed all was lost.
After this season's 2-5 start, calls for Childress' head grew louder, and criticism of second-year quarterback Tarvaris Jackson got nasty.