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Ed, Edward, Eddie, It's Donatell

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With Ed Donatell hired as the Vikings' new DC, Minnesota will almost certainly be running a 3-4 defense for the first time in a long time. It's going to be very interesting to see what that means for their roster construction this offseason.
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@"Kentis" said:

 We need to be prepared for a serious roster makeover, including most likely fan favorites, get your popcorn ready!  B) 


I'm okay with this. What we were doing wasn't working. I'm tired of predictable mediocrity. It's time for a change. If we suck, at least we will suck differently. Or...maybe we will be better?

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@"PurplePastor" said:
@"Kentis" said:

 We need to be prepared for a serious roster makeover, including most likely fan favorites, get your popcorn ready!  B) 


I'm okay with this. What we were doing wasn't working. I'm tired of predictable mediocrity. It's time for a change. If we suck, at least we will suck differently. Or...maybe we will be better?

I don't have a problem with making changes, but we are literally reinventing the wheel here with a franchise and roster that was a few plays away from being in the playoffs. We lost so many games on the last play, or our kicker missed a field goal or extra point, etc.  Now everything we are doing is a high risk/potential high reward type move. We hired a guy with a questionable background to call the shots (Kwesi) who is bringing in a first time head coach who didn't call the plays in Los Angeles, who is bringing in a completely new defensive scheme that requires specialized personnel and minimizes the impact of our best players. Like I said, I hope the Wilf's know what they are doing because the potential is certainly there for this to all blow up in their faces. Change can be good, but it can also be very bad. 

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@"Kentis" said:

 We need to be prepared for a serious roster makeover, including most likely fan favorites, get your popcorn ready!  B) 


Exactly.  Even though I'm excited to see what happens, I'm kind of watching through my fingers because I know some of it is going to hurt!

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Local talk radio this week - Salisbury would love to be a QB coach these days

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@"purplefaithful" said: Local talk radio this week - Salisbury would love to be a QB coach these days
I think he'd love to be anything.
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