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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress was still steamed even 20 minutes after his team wrapped up the preseason against Dallas on Friday night. After watching Sage Rosenfels and John David Booty each throw interceptions that were returned for touchdowns in a 35-31 loss to the Cowboys, the typically flat-lined coach let loose. “At times it was embarrassing,” Childress said. “I’ll end up putting that on myself, not having them ready to come out of the locker room at halftime. All the quarterbacks I’ve ever coached have some regard for the football and you can’t throw it to them.” That’s not what Rosenfels or Booty wanted to hear less than 24 hours before final cuts were due on Saturday. They were likely competing with Tarvaris Jackson for two roster spots behind Brett Favre. Jackson may have played himself onto the roster simply by not making a big mistake. He was 2 for 4 for 42 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Dugan, in about a quarter and a half of work
A win is a win, but West Virginia was far from impressive in beating FCS opponent Libert 33-20 today at home. The game was never in doubt, to be sure. But it also wasn’t the kind of easy romp that Mountaineers fans would like to have seen from their team. The good: Jarrett Brown was 19 of 26 for 247 yards and also ran for 69 yards and a score. Noel Devine ran for 116 yards as the team racked up 204 yards on the ground. Robert Sands’ big second-half interception that set up the game-clinching score. The bad: A defense that gave up 20 points. An offense that scored only 10 points in the second half. Repeated kickoff coverage problems. Again, a win is a win. But the Mountaineers will have to play better against East Carolina, Auburn and Colorado.
