"The Vikings plan to keep many scouts and front office members in place. They didn’t want massive changes in the scouting department, and since that’s not Adofo-Mensah’s background, he was more willing to accommodate those wishes than perhaps Ryan Poles would have been."
No time to be swapping out scouting staff.
Quote: @JustinTime18™ said:
Vikings are finalizing a deal to hire Browns’ Vice President of Football Operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their next general manager, per multiple sources.
They are working diligently to add Catherine Raiche as the Assistant General Manager as well, per source.
Heads will be exploding...
She was an interesting GM candidate, so I like the idea of bringing her in as an assistant GM and if she gets poached for a GM role in a couple years, then that could mean an extra draft pick. I am not too worried about needing a more experienced assistant GM, since there are still some very experienced people in the front office.
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, who left the Browns front office to become Vikings GM, was roommates w/ Guardians GM Mike Chernoff at Princeton. They've been close friends ever since.
Chernoff: "He’s an amazing combination of exceptional connector and energizer, w/ ridiculous intelligence."
Quote: @JustinTime18™ said:
"The Vikings plan to keep many scouts and front office members in place. They didn’t want massive changes in the scouting department, and since that’s not Adofo-Mensah’s background, he was more willing to accommodate those wishes than perhaps Ryan Poles would have been."
No time to be swapping out scouting staff.
This is good news. One can make arguments that the previous administration made errors in coaching, culture, free agency, contracts or trades, but one thing the Vikings have done exceptionally well is draft.
I am so excited for the fresh perspective to the draft and free agency.
Quote: @MaroonBells said:
@ JustinTime18™ said:
"The Vikings plan to keep many scouts and front office members in place. They didn’t want massive changes in the scouting department, and since that’s not Adofo-Mensah’s background, he was more willing to accommodate those wishes than perhaps Ryan Poles would have been."
No time to be swapping out scouting staff.
This is good news. One can make arguments that the previous administration made errors in coaching, culture, free agency, contracts or trades, but one thing the Vikings have done exceptionally well is draft.
Yep, and Spelly was no slouch in analytics either. That was a big part in why he played the numbers game with mid/late round picks based on analytics (size/speed/height/weight/agility/etc)
I guess we should expect Kwesi to be better at finding gems or nailing his first couple rounds of drafts. But Spelly accumulating picks was all analytics and the smart thing to do in many cases, not all, but many.
I, of course, will be pulling for Kwesi to be the best GM we ever had, but I am a little skeptical about what he brings. I do not like only 2 years of executive level NFL experience.
Lastly, I really hope he targets a HC with some experience (more than 1 yr as a DC) and I really prefer someone from the offensive side with at least a few years of OC.
Quote: @JustinTime18™ said:
"The Vikings plan to keep many scouts and front office members in place. They didn’t want massive changes in the scouting department, and since that’s not Adofo-Mensah’s background, he was more willing to accommodate those wishes than perhaps Ryan Poles would have been."
No time to be swapping out scouting staff.
Still have to laugh we hired a guy to assemble a championship NFL roster who's background "isn't in scouting" or football really at all for that matter, but instead stock trading and analytics. It's really no better then the Raiders taking a shot in the dark and hiring Mayock. I don't like it and think it's a questionable hiring at best, but no sense in grumbling about it anymore. He's our guy for the next four years and let's see what he can do
Quote: @supafreak84 said:
@ JustinTime18™ said:
"The Vikings plan to keep many scouts and front office members in place. They didn’t want massive changes in the scouting department, and since that’s not Adofo-Mensah’s background, he was more willing to accommodate those wishes than perhaps Ryan Poles would have been."
No time to be swapping out scouting staff.
Still have to laugh we hired a guy to assemble a championship NFL roster who's background "isn't in scouting" or football really at all for that matter, but instead stock trading and analytics. It's really no better then the Raiders taking a shot in the dark and hiring Mayock. I don't like it and think it's a questionable hiring at best, but no sense in grumbling about it anymore. He's our guy for the next four years and let's see what he can do
Before we pass judgement, let's at least see what he can do...He just might surprise us all.
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