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It’s official, per
@AdamSchefter. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is the Vikings’ new GM. The 40-year-old has made a swift rise, entering the NFL only 9 years ago.

His background is in research/development/analytics, but learned contract negotiations and the scouting world with the Browns.

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Rumor now is that the Vikings are going to go after DeMeco Ryans for HC. Stay tuned.

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"Kwesi balled up several pieces of paper and began launching them toward the waste basket. He missed 4 of 5" said janitor Phil McCracken.

It was at this point I decided to reach out to Princeton to see if he really played college basketball.

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@"StickyBun" said: Rumor now is that the Vikings are going to go after DeMeco Ryans for HC. Stay tuned.


I think it is Hackett or O'Connell before Ryans. From my source.

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@"kmillard" said:
@"StickyBun" said: Rumor now is that the Vikings are going to go after DeMeco Ryans for HC. Stay tuned.


I think it is Hackett or O'Connell before Ryans. From my source.


It could be O'Connell, but I don't think Hackett. Its either Ryans or O'Connell. 

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@"StickyBun" said:
@"kmillard" said:
@"StickyBun" said: Rumor now is that the Vikings are going to go after DeMeco Ryans for HC. Stay tuned.


I think it is Hackett or O'Connell before Ryans. From my source.


It could be O'Connell, but I don't think Hackett. Its either Ryans or O'Connell. 


We shall see..

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@"kmillard" said:
@"StickyBun" said:
@"kmillard" said:
@"StickyBun" said: Rumor now is that the Vikings are going to go after DeMeco Ryans for HC. Stay tuned.


I think it is Hackett or O'Connell before Ryans. From my source.


It could be O'Connell, but I don't think Hackett. Its either Ryans or O'Connell. 


We shall see..


Hackett might be the man in Denver.

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@"StickyBun" said:
@"kmillard" said:
@"StickyBun" said:
@"kmillard" said:
@"StickyBun" said: Rumor now is that the Vikings are going to go after DeMeco Ryans for HC. Stay tuned.


I think it is Hackett or O'Connell before Ryans. From my source.


It could be O'Connell, but I don't think Hackett. Its either Ryans or O'Connell. 


We shall see..


Hackett might be the man in Denver.


With Rodgers in tow

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@"JustinTime18™" said:
@"StickyBun" said:
@"kmillard" said:
@"StickyBun" said:
@"kmillard" said:
@"StickyBun" said: Rumor now is that the Vikings are going to go after DeMeco Ryans for HC. Stay tuned.


I think it is Hackett or O'Connell before Ryans. From my source.


It could be O'Connell, but I don't think Hackett. Its either Ryans or O'Connell. 


We shall see..


Hackett might be the man in Denver.


With Rodgers in tow


Works for me. I am not sold on Hackett.

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#49 · Jan 26, 11:18 AM
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@"JustinTime18™" said:
Flipmazzi 
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Kwesi is an extremely common Ghanaian name. That's because we name our kin based on their birthday.

Our new GM was born on a Sunday. #Skol twitter.com/Forester932/st…

Literally game day.



so there are only like 7 names in Ghana?  how fucking confusing must that be.

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@"supafreak84" said:
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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...



Goodell, Stephen A Smith, and every pundit on ESPN will absolutely shit themselves in inclusive ecstacy if this were the case. Talk about doubling down on a gamble though. I just want to win, and if they do, I'll say I was wrong and salute the hires. If this blows up, then the Wilfs deserve to be skewered relentlessly for hiring two people with such limited football backgrounds to run their organization. Let's see how this plays out starting with this off-season, which should be an interesting one with a lot of big decisions 

 Every hire is a gamble. There are no guarantees. Same with every draft choice. Everyone, including the decision makers who hire, will be scrutinized for whether their choices pan out or not. Why would this be any different?


Agreed, but this is a huge out of the box hire based on backgrounds and experience...so if this blows up, the Wilfs should be scrutinized at a higher level. I don't believe he was the most qualified person for the job and I certainly won't be alone in that assesment. To me it's in the same wheelhouse as the Raiders bringing in Mayock as their GM a couple years ago. I hope it works. All we can do is sit back and watch this thing unfold 


 what would scrutinizing the Wilfs accomplish?  there have been absolute shit owners in the nfl... and most of them are still owners after decades of scrutiny.

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I like that it's a 4 year contract. He gets 1 year to reset things and then go from there. That sort of set up makes sense. 

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So the OP begs the question: Is it Queasy? Or Kwayzee? 

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#53 · Jan 26, 12:24 PM
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Can someone tell me why the Vikings website has NOTHING on both being hire?? Only A Wolf update on the ongoing search for a GM and HC?? Weird - why don't they have all sorts of stuff up yet?

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@"NorthernCalVike" said: Can someone tell me why the Vikings website has NOTHING on both being hire?? Only A Wolf update on the ongoing search for a GM and HC?? Weird - why don't they have all sorts of stuff up yet?
Maybe they are behind. I looked as well. 
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@"Vikergirl" said:
@"NorthernCalVike" said: Can someone tell me why the Vikings website has NOTHING on both being hire?? Only A Wolf update on the ongoing search for a GM and HC?? Weird - why don't they have all sorts of stuff up yet?
Maybe they are behind. I looked as well. 
What is interesting is that the Wiki page for Catherine Raiche already has her as Vikes asst. GM in her Career History:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Raîche

As administrator
20152017Montreal Alouettes (Coordinator of football administration)
2017Montreal Alouettes (Assistant general manager)
20182019Toronto Argonauts (Director of football administration)
2019Tampa Bay Vipers (front office)
20192021Philadelphia Eagles (Football operations coordinator)
20212022Philadelphia Eagles (Vice president of football operations)
2022–presentMinnesota Vikings (Assistant General Manager)

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@"MaroonBells" said: So the OP begs the question: Is it Queasy? Or Kwayzee? 
Cleveland friend confirms it's Kwayzee. That in mind, this will be a JT18 goldmine. 

Today’s headline:
Vikings new direction: So Kwesi it just might work
Headline I’m hoping to see 10 years from now:
NFL’s Best GM: Still Kwesi After All These Years
Headline I’m hoping we don’t see:
Vikings Off the Wails on a Kwesi Twain

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@"MaroonBells" said: So the OP begs the question: Is it Queasy? Or Kwayzee? 
By the way, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's first name is pronounced Kway-see. It rhymes with macy, not messy.
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#58 · Jan 26, 12:54 PM
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Or, for old Looney Tunes guys, I like to think of Elmer Fudd saying crazy.

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@"MaroonBells" said:
@"MaroonBells" said: So the OP begs the question: Is it Queasy? Or Kwayzee? 
Cleveland friend confirms it's Kwayzee. That in mind, this will be a JT18 goldmine. 

Today’s headline:
Vikings new direction: So Kwesi it just might work
Headline I’m hoping to see 10 years from now:
NFL’s Best GM: Still Kwesi After All These Years
Headline I’m hoping we don’t see:
Vikings Off the Wails on a Kwesi Twain



I typically write my own stuff, but consider yourself on the short list for senior staff writer.

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"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.

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