"He is definitely our quarterback next week," Childress said after his team fell to 0-2.

Monday, however, Childress left the door ajar for the possibility of a change at the quarterback position down the road.

Asked about the perception he has tied his future to Jackson, Childress said he will start the quarterback who gives the Vikings the best opportunity to win.

"I'm always looking at what's giving us the best opportunity to win," he said. "If it's Tarvaris, it's Tarvaris. If it's Gus Frerotte, it's Gus Frerotte. J.D. Booty, it's J.D. Booty. I know I was asked a question yesterday, is that the guy who who's going to be the quarterback at the end of the week?

"That's something that is ongoing. You don't crown a guy king and then the king doesn't have any clothes on and you say, 'Hey, he's still the king.' You just need to make sure you're doing the right thing there. We're chewing on a bunch of things right now and making sure he's the best guy for us to go forward."

The question becomes at what point does Childress seriously think about demoting Jackson in favor of Frerotte. Jackson has completed 20 of 59 passes, a 50.8 completion percentage, for 308 yards with a touchdown, an interception and a 64.8 passer rating. His completion percentage is 28th in the league and his rating is 26th.

Asked what needs to happen for a switch to be made, Childress said: "I just think that's probably more subjective than anything else. I want to get together with my coaches and sit down and just look through all of the situations we've been through. I sit and grade the film. They sit and grade the film. I sit and watch it with them. We have a staff meeting to talk about how everyone plays. We'll have a few more meeting this afternoon. That's something that will fall back to me before we get going on Wednesday."