Luv the Brez, not as GM...

[MaroonBells]

I think everyone's discounting the role of the scouting staff in these decisions. I think ideally, the GM runs the draft. He negotiates the moves up and back and perhaps breaks ties when there are disagreements on the team between players, as he's the one with the long-term vision. 

All the coaching staff typically does is provide the "kind" of players they're looking for, the schematic "fit." I think their involvement with actual scouting of specific players is limited. Obviously, there are exceptions. When it came time for the Vikings to draft their franchise QB, I doubt anyone had more input than KOC. Keenan McCardell obviously had a big say in drafting Tai Felton. But I don't know that anyone has a heavier hand in composing the team's draft board than the scouts. And as far as I can tell, the Vikings have not made any changes to their scouting staff. 

This is another reason why I think the draft had very little to do with Kwesi's ouster.

[StickierBuns]

Maybe it is a mere coincidence that Flores signs his huge new deal and Kwesi gets fired. KOC and Flores get control of the draft and free agency.  There is more than enough time for the Wilfs to interview and hire a new GM but looks like they don't have much say anymore.  And Brzezinski needs to stick with managing the cap and let a personnel guy make football decisions.

Pretty low bar set by KAM for improvement in the Draft/free agency process. You'd think the team won 3 games last year. There'll be talent there regardless for the 2026 season. Where the pressure will be is on the starting QB for 2026. It'll be amazing how 'well' the rest of the team performs with good QB play and a modicum of healthy players.

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Adam Ferrell
@AdamFerrellNFL
Former #Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is considering filing a class action lawsuit against the Vikings.

Class action? That's a group of people to suing a defendant collectively.

[JimmyinSD]

Pretty low bar set by KAM for improvement in the Draft/free agency process. You'd think the team won 3 games last year. There'll be talent there regardless for the 2026 season. Where the pressure will be is on the starting QB for 2026. It'll be amazing how 'well' the rest of the team performs with good QB play and a modicum of healthy players.

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Adam Ferrell
@AdamFerrellNFL
Former #Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is considering filing a class action lawsuit against the Vikings.

Class action? That's a group of people to suing a defendant collectively.

for FUCKS SAKE!!!!  cant this damn franchise go 1 fricking season without being the shit headline of the league?

[StickierBuns]

for FUCKS SAKE!!!!  cant this damn franchise go 1 fricking season without being the shit headline of the league?

I'm not 100% sure its true, I've been tricked before. But.....if it is, yeah......fuuuuck me.

[supafreak84]

for FUCKS SAKE!!!!  cant this damn franchise go 1 fricking season without being the shit headline of the league?

You can thank Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb for that. They are the one constant variable in 21 years of dysfunction and futility.

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My concern is that he is going to be more a mediator than GM and that KOC and Flores will be the ones making the personnel decisions, which I do not think is a strength of either.  I would rather have Brez making the calls instead of those two.

And yes, this is exactly what's happening

[purplefaithful]

for FUCKS SAKE!!!!  cant this damn franchise go 1 fricking season without being the shit headline of the league?

The short answer is hell no...

As far as the timing of the KAM firing? It was either just poorly planned or there's something that went down that hasn't gone public yet. Or not...Who the hell knows?

(shrug emoji)

[MaroonBells]

I'm not 100% sure its true, I've been tricked before. But.....if it is, yeah......fuuuuck me.

It's not true. 

I don't get the amusement some get from posting fake shit. The misinformation and disinformation rampant in today's media is frustrating, but at least there's a reason for it. Nefarious though it may be, it has purpose. Convince enough idiots the other guy wants "death panels" and you can win an election. 

What I don't get is this kind of fictional content creation that seems to be taking over, especially on Facebook. Just making shit up for the purpose of making shit up. No goal in mind, no purpose whatsoever, just clicks, traffic and revenue.

[comet52]

I'd say don't be so conspiratorial. You tell me then why the timing of the firing? Plenty of time before this for a KOC coup.

The owners had no intent to fire him or they would have planned it and done it in the normal timeframe that every team does - end of season (or earlier).  Popping it up a month later and giving vague answers at the presser and saying well we'll skip having a g.m. for a while, just put the cap guy in charge (wtf?!)... reeks of something weird going on internally.   Like a HC campaigning behind the scenes and getting his g.m. fired when he's convenientlly out of town working the Senior Bowl as if everything is normal business as usual.  I don't have to be "conspiratorial" to say this looks really fucking odd.

And it was followed by a campaign of media leaks designed to paint Kwesi as responsible for every bad thing ever and somehow making all the qb decisions at TCO while poor innocent Kevin sat by idly.  Laughable.  Anyone who thinks every QB decision in that building wasn't running straight through KOC also believes in the tooth fairy.   Not only that but stories came out in the aftermath of the firing with a lot of interesting tidbits, including pretty clear indications that the draft process the last few years was largely run by KOC and the coaches, so don't be surprised if we produce another dud this spring despite the removal of evil awful failure deluxe bad drafter and all around horrible human being Kwesi.

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Adam Ferrell
@AdamFerrellNFL
Former #Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is considering filing a class action lawsuit against the Vikings.

Class action? That's a group of people to suing a defendant collectively.

Yeah that's a weird descriptor. But I would love to read the discovery in that lawsuit if it ever happens.

[supafreak84]

The owners had no intent to fire him or they would have planned it and done it in the normal timeframe that every team does - end of season (or earlier).  Popping it up a month later and giving vague answers at the presser and saying well we'll skip having a g.m. for a while, just put the cap guy in charge (wtf?!)... reeks of something weird going on internally.   Like a HC campaigning behind the scenes and getting his g.m. fired when he's convenientlly out of town working the Senior Bowl as if everything is normal business as usual.  I don't have to be "conspiratorial" to say this looks really fucking odd.

And it was followed by a campaign of media leaks designed to paint Kwesi as responsible for every bad thing ever and somehow making all the qb decisions at TCO while poor innocent Kevin sat by idly.  Laughable.  Anyone who thinks every QB decision in that building wasn't running straight through KOC also believes in the tooth fairy.   Not only that but stories came out in the aftermath of the firing with a lot of interesting tidbits, including pretty clear indications that the draft process the last few years was largely run by KOC and the coaches, so don't be surprised if we produce another dud this spring despite the removal of evil awful failure deluxe bad drafter and all around horrible human being Kwesi.

100% dead on

[StickierBuns]

The owners had no intent to fire him or they would have planned it and done it in the normal timeframe that every team does - end of season (or earlier).  Popping it up a month later and giving vague answers at the presser and saying well we'll skip having a g.m. for a while, just put the cap guy in charge (wtf?!)... reeks of something weird going on internally.   Like a HC campaigning behind the scenes and getting his g.m. fired when he's convenientlly out of town working the Senior Bowl as if everything is normal business as usual.  I don't have to be "conspiratorial" to say this looks really fucking odd.

And it was followed by a campaign of media leaks designed to paint Kwesi as responsible for every bad thing ever and somehow making all the qb decisions at TCO while poor innocent Kevin sat by idly.  Laughable.  Anyone who thinks every QB decision in that building wasn't running straight through KOC also believes in the tooth fairy.   Not only that but stories came out in the aftermath of the firing with a lot of interesting tidbits, including pretty clear indications that the draft process the last few years was largely run by KOC and the coaches, so don't be surprised if we produce another dud this spring despite the removal of evil awful failure deluxe bad drafter and all around horrible human being Kwesi.

That's quite a narrative, lol. I also like how you add that anyone that can't grasp your 'theory' is laughable or naive. You know, just a mic drop on your rant and only the dumb-dumbs can't grasp it. The folded-arm curmudgeons are always a hoot! And I'll give you that you guys are patient, because you couldn't find any during the 14 win season with binoculars. 

I'm off to grab some coffee and get my molar out from under the pillow....no money this morning there!