MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf called the NFC North title a "milestone" and was encouraged by the team's 2008 season.
"Division champions. It was a milestone we'll work on and build on," Wilf said today. "Just very excited about the team and its future and the direction they were headed."
Asked if coach Brad Childress is "definitely coming back," Wilf said, "Yes. Yes. Yes."
Wilf, though, was unsure about the rest of the staff, especially with defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier drawing interest from the Detroit Lions and St. Louis Rams.
"I know that the team is, as I am, ready to come back next year to defend the division championship and do better," Wilf said. "I think the experience of being in the playoffs is something to build upon, and we look forward to it."
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Wilf said he would leave the decisions on what the Vikings need to do to advance further into the playoffs to his coaching and personnel staffs.
"Right now, I'm just saying goodbye to some of the guys, and look forward to -- I said to them jokingly -- seeing them in Mankato," Wilf said.
Wilf also dodged a question when asked if the Vikings would be "active" in free agency.
"Right now, we're just enjoying the accomplishments that we did this year, and we'll build on that," Wilf said.
