Back again . . . .
After reading the article below, seems to me that a lot was being said without saying too much by Tarkenton.
Fran left UGA and opened his pro career with the Vikings. Right away there were problems created between Tarkenton and then coach Norm Van Brocklin. Norm was a tough guy, much like Jeremy Pruitt.
There was a need for change in Athens, but it took a coach like Pruitt to point the program in what turned out ultimately to be where we are now . . . . Coaches and a "Indoor Practice Facility".
Live in a glass house, do not throw rocks, sir.
Following the Minnesota Vikings' admission to the National Football League, there were ultimately two candidates for the position of head coach: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin and Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Bud Grant. Van Brocklin was favored by three of the Vikings' five board members, and after discussions with the franchise management on January 18, Van Brocklin signed an initial three-year contract and was appointed as head coach on January 18, 1961. In Van Brocklin's first season in charge of the Vikings, the team won just three of their 14 games, a record that got worse before it got better. The team had a record of 2–11–1 in Van Brocklin's second season as head coach, but improved to 8–5–1 in the 1964 season. However, this was not enough to reach the NFL Championship Game as the team finished tied for second place in the Western Conference.
By Van Brocklin's final season at the helm, his relationship with starting quarterback Fran Tarkenton had deteriorated to the point that the two could no longer work together. This resulted in Van Brocklin's resignation on February 11, 1967, shortly followed by Tarkenton being traded to the New York Giants.
www.seccountry.com/georgia/uga-legend-fr...-ex-dc-jeremy-pruitt