 The season saw the Vikings change their uniforms, which remained until 2012.On January 6, 2006, the Vikings were the first NFL organization to hire a new head coach during the 2006 offseason, Brad Childress.Childress previously held the QB coach position with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999 to 2002, then was the offensive coordinator from 2002 to 2005, and also at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1993 to 1999 under Barry Alvarez.