Perhaps Vikings head coach Brad Childress knows something we don't know.
With Childress' protege Donovan McNabb on the trade block in Philadelphia, the Vikings seemed to be front runners in the McNabb sweepstakes.
Childress was McNabb's QB coach from 1999-2002 and his offensive coordinator from 2003-2005.
Childress personally lobbied the Eagles to select McNabb with the second pick of the 1999 NFL Draft ahead of other top-rated quarterbacks like Akili Smith, Daunte Culpepper, and Cade McNown.
The Vikings are becoming known for making splashes during the offseason, most recently the acquisitions of Brett Favre, Steve Hutchinson, Bernard Berrian, and Jared Allen.
If Childress wanted McNabb, he could have gotten him.
But only one thing stood in the way of McNabb coming to Minnesota.
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