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@"JR44" said:Where did you see Jefferson say he didnt want to break it? I saw a video of him walking into the stadium before the last game saying he was coming for that record and was going to break it.@"Waterboy" said:How was letting Jefferson break the record at a time in the game when it was not appropriate to throw doing him any favors, especially considering he would be doing it in 17 games. Jefferson himself said he didn't want to break it that way. Good for Zimmer for not giving in to the crowd and playing the game the right way.One of the best moves a hard ass coach like Zimmerman can do is to let the guard down every so often to reward someone like Jefferson. If the game is already in hand but you can get Jefferson the record, do so. He’s obviously a popular teammate and a rising star who can be the face of a franchise. Unlike Belichick who can throw in the fun factor at times, Zimmerman just seemed unable to do anything but play the hard ass. That style doesn’t always have a long shelf life nowadays.
My top three would be Mensa, Wolf, and Ossenfort. But, Mensa has separated himself from the pack in my opinion. I want someone with the potential to be ahead of the game, not trying to copy someone else.
We have completed an interview with Browns Vice President of Football Operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah for our open General Manager position.
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 17, 2022
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#Vikings today completed interview with Tampa Bay vice president of player personnel John Spytek for GM job.
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) January 17, 2022
Brown to interview today and Wolf to interview Thursday per NFL Network crawl.
Catherine Raiche makes NFL history, interviews for Vikings GM positionThe team completed interviews with three more candidates on Monday: the Buccaneers' John Spytek, the Browns' Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and the Eagles' Catherine Raiche on Monday.The Vikings announced Monday afternoon they had completed interviews with Buccaneers Vice President of Player Personnel John Spytek and Browns VP of Football Operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah for their open general manager position. On Monday night, they announced they had completed an interview with Eagles VP of Football Operations Catherine Raiche.
Raiche was believed to be the first woman ever to interview for a NFL GM job, after spending the past three seasons with the Eagles and four years before that with CFL and XFL teams. She is among the highest-ranking women in football operations in the NFL.
Spytek, a Pewaukee, Wis., native, has been with the Buccaneers the past six seasons and in the NFL for 18 years overall. He has worked as GM Jason Licht's right-hand man as Tampa Bay built a Super Bowl championship team around quarterback Tom Brady.
Adofo-Mensah, a Princeton graduate with a master's degree in economics from Stanford, came to the NFL after working as a trader and portfolio manager on Wall Street, bringing his analytics background to the Browns as they reoriented their front office to emphasize a data-driven approach.
By the end of the day, the Vikings were to have completed initial interviews with half of their eight external candidates for general manager — Spytek, Raiche, Adofo-Mensah and Monti Ossenfort, the Titans player personnel director who conducted a virtual interview with the team's search committee on Sunday.
The team had also requested to speak with Ryan Poles, Chiefs executive director of player personnel; Brandon Brown, Eagles player personnel director; Eliot Wolf, Patriots personnel consultant; and Glenn Cook, Browns VP of player personnel. Those interviews could happen later this week.
After firing Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer on Jan. 10, the Vikings' search for a new general manager and coach figures to pick up speed this week, especially with teams such as the Eagles, Patriots and Cowboys out of the playoffs. The Vikings held a virtual interview with Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett for coach on Sunday and has requested to speak to at least six other external candidates for the job, though the Vikings' plan has been to hire a GM first and let that person help decide on the next coach.
The Vikings continue their search with four people — Chief Operating Officer Andrew Miller, Executive Vice President of Football Operations Rob Brzezinski and co-Directors of Player Personnel Jamaal Stephenson and Ryan Monnens — joining ownership to lead the process. It's possible Brzezinski and Monnens could be considered for the GM job, as well. Stephenson, who lives in Maryland, is believed to want to stay in his current role rather than moving to the Twin Cities.
https://www.startribune.com/vikings-general-manager-catherine-raiche-nfl-history-interviews-john-spytek-kwesi-adofo-menseh/600136775/
Schoen landing that job also could put Bills OC Brian Daboll in play for New York.
It will be interesting once the candidates get to their second interviews. Right now, it's a huge pool of candidates. So far I like the idea of Mensah, Ossenfort, and Spytek, but I really don't know a ton about any of them.
@"JustinTime18™" said: https://973espn.com/nfl-insider-explains-who-made-decision-for-eagles-to-draft-reagor/Can they one examining who made the decision to draft Treadwell?
@"Vikergirl" said: https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/1483212736834285578?t=Ck9NEpxy4ngicnVRtm_V3Q&s=19Mensah is only 32 years old. That is too young for me.
@"MarkSP18" said:Yea, several of the GM and HC candidates are early 30's. You can't teach experience :)@"Vikergirl" said: https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/1483212736834285578?t=Ck9NEpxy4ngicnVRtm_V3Q&s=19 Mensah is only 32 years old. That is too young for me.For the GM job I keep reading about the focus on candidates with analytics background like Moneyball. Spelly was into analytics and he really used the information throughout the draft. In fact, analytics will show you that the more picks you have the better chance you have of finding a gem, dah! That is why, I never had a problem with Spelly trading around and picking up 3-7 rounders. He did hit on more than a few. I think it was Spelly ties to Zimmer that was his downfall.
I think Spelly will have an NFL GM job very soon if he wants too.
https://www.vikings.com/news/ryan-poles-general-manager-interview
@"JustinTime18™" said:Source for impressive interview comment? His agent.Kansas City Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles had an 'impressive' interview with Minnesota Vikings, per league source, he has a second interview today with New York Giants today for their general manager opening ,following Bills' Joe Schoen second interview
@"comet52" said:@"JustinTime18™" said:Source for impressive interview comment? His agent.Kansas City Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles had an 'impressive' interview with Minnesota Vikings, per league source, he has a second interview today with New York Giants today for their general manager opening ,following Bills' Joe Schoen second interviewI heard he was in the Poles position?
@"minny65" said:@"comet52" said:@"JustinTime18™" said:Source for impressive interview comment? His agent.Kansas City Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles had an 'impressive' interview with Minnesota Vikings, per league source, he has a second interview today with New York Giants today for their general manager opening ,following Bills' Joe Schoen second interviewI heard he was in the Poles position?
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