LET'S GO KWESI!

This hire feels a lot like when the Red Sox hired Theo Epstein to me. I say that as a Sox Fan (yeah... Life really sucked in the 80s/90s). I'm sure I'm drawing meaningless parallels, but it just feels similar to me.

Official Vikings update 

I know some people were/are concerned about Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in regards to scouting and the fact that they are not going to do a lot of changes to the scouting department right now. It makes no sense to make changes there just before the NFL combine, draft and free agency. That would be dumb as hell. 

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I'm very excited about KAM.  This blurb found on vikings nfl site (finally updated) has me on the KAM train...

5. An eye for data

Adofo-Mensah in June spoke at the NFL’s Coaching Summit, which is regarded as one of the most collaborative and informational league meetings on an annual basis.

Adofo-Mensah's session focused on how he evaluates the quarterback position, and included data and metrics that provide a quantitative view to grading a quarterback's short, medium and deep ball accuracy.

" is about evolution, not revolution," Adofo-Mensah said. "We take this framework that has been used for years, and we're just applying it to different things. We're creating decision rules, and we're determining how those decision rules will help us in the future.

"Hope is not a strategy," he added. "There are lots of things that can occur in the future, and it's our job and obligation to study them, understand the risks and choose a course of action that will put us in a good situation no matter what happens."

As he mentioned, analytics is about evolution not revolution.  He will take a hard look at what the the vikings team picture is today, what it needs to be in the near, mid and long term and start making changes.  I'm looking for changes that won't be so disruptive that we start over, but evolve over the next few years and see meaningful results.  If we are 8-9 now, how about 11-6 next year, 13-4 ...

The fact that his focus or study revolved around the QB is even more intriguing.  In the past we seemed to be hope driven.  This person or that person added would finally solve the problem, make us better, but it never seemed to make sense nor did it work (obvious statement). I think R.S. showcased a lot of that via the accumulation of draft picks (one of these has to work) and free agency signings in the past few years.  That is a shitty strategy that obviously hasn't worked.  I'm personally looking forward to seeing his mindset and actions unfold.

Very exciting!  We have a decision and new lead administrator.  I wish him all the best success!

Now onto the HC. Looking forward to hearing about second interviews for the Vikings in this capacity.

Hope springs eternal, so we're being optimistic with this hiring. An agent of change is what this is really being portrayed as, but I think the fanbase is going to have to be a little patient until he can shave the cap a bit and get some room to work under it. If its the same ol' - same ol' results with the first two years of him being here, fans are going to balk. What else is new in a league where rookie QBs are accused of being busts before their first year is even over. 

He's a leftie. Oh boy. Get Chris Thomasson on that please. Do we know his astrological sign?

All I know is that he is left handed,   must be one smart fucker.  Even if he doesn't know the job,  he will figure it out quickly.

In my opinion, we don't need massive tweaks to take a step forward, changing management was the one tweak most necessary.  Now they could be duds, like you mentioned will know in a few years,  but I have to believe the team did its due diligence.  

Looking forward to HC round 2 as well.  I'm thinking two of the HC finalists, O'Connell and Ryans, are playing each other this weekend.

Ummmmm...

Welcome home, Kwesi. pic.twitter.com/iGaoSkurnC

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 27, 2022