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Vikings coach has no expectations on Favre

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — When it comes to Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress knows not to take anything for granted.

A week before training camp opens, Childress is still waiting to hear if Favre will join the Vikings as their quarterback. With Favre still working out in Mississippi and reports coming daily on his intended announcement date, the health of his arm and even his state of mind, Childress said he really doesn’t know what Favre will decide to do.

"I don’t have any illusions as to whether it’s 'I’m in' or 'I’m out,'" Childress told The Associated Press on Thursday. "You guys would probably say it’s not a matter of if, it’s when. But I’ve always said he’s not going to do it unless he can do it at the level he wants to be able to do it at. We’ll see."

With such a potentially season-changing decision still hanging in the balance, one would think the coach would be on pins and needles waiting for an answer. Will he have a three-time MVP under center next season or have to decide between unproven veterans Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson?

But during a 30-minute interview, Childress appeared relaxed, at ease and somewhat bemused by the hysteria surrounding Favre’s second dalliance with unretirement.

"We’ll be a good football team either way," Childress said.

Jackson and Rosenfels both have inconsistent resumes, leading many to say the Vikings are a quarterback away from being a legitimate contender in the wide-open NFC.