It's Confirmed - GM Rick Spielman Returning to VikeFans
Rick will join us 1-2 days after the draft and we will discuss his draft choices, as well as all his offseason moves, and plans for other pending free agents in 2019.
Feel free to submit questions in this thread. We typically get Rick for 15-20 minutes.
Darn I wish it was before the draft so guys like NJ can tell Rick how to do his job.
Great News. Will enjoy hearing his comments on two of the three topics anyway. I really don't expect him to talk about plans for the 2019 free agents other than we'd like to keep them all.
Glad to hear this, I think Rick's doing a good job and look forward to hearing what he has to say.
@"minny65" said: Darn I wish it was before the draft so guys like NJ can tell Rick how to do his job.You didn't think his "Schpielman" joke was funny? I liked how he kept repeating it. I mean, I get it with a home run like that.
Rick has built an amazing team. We're easily a top 10 team and possibly a Super Bowl contender. Yeah, get rid of the guy...
great to hear! we have a great and consistant team. he continues to try to improve and solidify the team, as well as improve his mistakes. look forward to the draft.
will add a few question next week! great job Tom!!!
Looking forward to this, as always. Love hearing about the process directly from our team. Sure wish we could get Zim on here some time too!!! ;)
OK, so what do we expect to hear from Spielman? Does anyone really think he will reveal anything that is not already either obvious or public information? I assume he will talk about how excited they are about the players they drafted and a couple of the players they signed immediately after the draft. He will say that last season did not end the way they wanted but they are really looking forward to this season with Cousins at QB. I guess I really can't get to excited about it since we all know he is not going to share any inside info . . . and nobody would expect him to.
@"dadevike" said: OK, so what do we expect to hear from Spielman? Does anyone really think he will reveal anything that is not already either obvious or public information? I assume he will talk about how excited they are about the players they drafted and a couple of the players they signed immediately after the draft. He will say that last season did not end the way they wanted but they are really looking forward to this season with Cousins at QB. I guess I really can't get to excited about it since we all know he is not going to share any inside info . . . and nobody would expect him to.
While this is probably true, I guess for myself I enjoy just listening to Rick talk about the process and how the draft fell from the team's point of view. I don't think he needs to reveal anything considered insider info per se...and well, honestly he does sometimes reveal some things of interest that I guess I would consider insider info. For instance, last year he talked about how he personally called Dalvin Cook and talked to him for 45 minutes before we picked him. Those are small tidbits but I guess I enjoy hearing about them *shrugs*
@"prairieghost" said:@"dadevike" said: OK, so what do we expect to hear from Spielman? Does anyone really think he will reveal anything that is not already either obvious or public information? I assume he will talk about how excited they are about the players they drafted and a couple of the players they signed immediately after the draft. He will say that last season did not end the way they wanted but they are really looking forward to this season with Cousins at QB. I guess I really can't get to excited about it since we all know he is not going to share any inside info . . . and nobody would expect him to.
While this is probably true, I guess for myself I enjoy just listening to Rick talk about the process and how the draft fell from the team's point of view. I don't think he needs to reveal anything considered insider info per se...and well, honestly he does sometimes reveal some things of interest that I guess I would consider insider info. For instance, last year he talked about how he personally called Dalvin Cook and talked to him for 45 minutes before we picked him. Those are small tidbits but I guess I enjoy hearing about them *shrugs*
I am lamenting more than anything else. Don't get me wrong, if there is even a possibility of Vikings scraps, I'm tuning in. But I do have a preference for listening to Zimmer. He seems like such a straight shooter, not quite as polished as Rick. Zimmer is not going to disclose any state secrets, either, but at least he will sometimes say things you just won't get from anyone else. Like when talking about AD a couple of years ago when Dogra was trying to get the Vikings to release him and Zimmer talked about how being under contract means you have to do certain things, and that AD would play for the Vikings that season or not at all. Or saying that Treadwell is a hard worker but directs his energy in the wrong direction - like running stairs at night and being tired for the next day's practice.
I have not seen that kind of frank talk from Spielman.
@"dadevike" said:@"prairieghost" said:@"dadevike" said: OK, so what do we expect to hear from Spielman? Does anyone really think he will reveal anything that is not already either obvious or public information? I assume he will talk about how excited they are about the players they drafted and a couple of the players they signed immediately after the draft. He will say that last season did not end the way they wanted but they are really looking forward to this season with Cousins at QB. I guess I really can't get to excited about it since we all know he is not going to share any inside info . . . and nobody would expect him to.
While this is probably true, I guess for myself I enjoy just listening to Rick talk about the process and how the draft fell from the team's point of view. I don't think he needs to reveal anything considered insider info per se...and well, honestly he does sometimes reveal some things of interest that I guess I would consider insider info. For instance, last year he talked about how he personally called Dalvin Cook and talked to him for 45 minutes before we picked him. Those are small tidbits but I guess I enjoy hearing about them *shrugs*
I am lamenting more than anything else. Don't get me wrong, if there is even a possibility of Vikings scraps, I'm tuning in. But I do have a preference for listening to Zimmer. He seems like such a straight shooter, not quite as polished as Rick. Zimmer is not going to disclose any state secrets, either, but at least he will sometimes say things you just won't get from anyone else. Like when talking about AD a couple of years ago when Dogra was trying to get the Vikings to release him and Zimmer talked about how being under contract means you have to do certain things, and that AD would play for the Vikings that season or not at all. Or saying that Treadwell is a hard worker but directs his energy in the wrong direction - like running stairs at night and being tired for the next day's practice.
I have not seen that kind of frank talk from Spielman.Agreed, and I definitely loved hearing Zim say that AD would play for the Minnesota Vikings or not play at all. :D
@"dadevike" said:@"prairieghost" said:@"dadevike" said: OK, so what do we expect to hear from Spielman? Does anyone really think he will reveal anything that is not already either obvious or public information? I assume he will talk about how excited they are about the players they drafted and a couple of the players they signed immediately after the draft. He will say that last season did not end the way they wanted but they are really looking forward to this season with Cousins at QB. I guess I really can't get to excited about it since we all know he is not going to share any inside info . . . and nobody would expect him to.
While this is probably true, I guess for myself I enjoy just listening to Rick talk about the process and how the draft fell from the team's point of view. I don't think he needs to reveal anything considered insider info per se...and well, honestly he does sometimes reveal some things of interest that I guess I would consider insider info. For instance, last year he talked about how he personally called Dalvin Cook and talked to him for 45 minutes before we picked him. Those are small tidbits but I guess I enjoy hearing about them *shrugs*
I am lamenting more than anything else. Don't get me wrong, if there is even a possibility of Vikings scraps, I'm tuning in. But I do have a preference for listening to Zimmer. He seems like such a straight shooter, not quite as polished as Rick. Zimmer is not going to disclose any state secrets, either, but at least he will sometimes say things you just won't get from anyone else. Like when talking about AD a couple of years ago when Dogra was trying to get the Vikings to release him and Zimmer talked about how being under contract means you have to do certain things, and that AD would play for the Vikings that season or not at all. Or saying that Treadwell is a hard worker but directs his energy in the wrong direction - like running stairs at night and being tired for the next day's practice.
I have not seen that kind of frank talk from Spielman.
Dade - have you heard our last 4 interviews with Rick? He does drop his guard with us. He won't tell us secrets, but he reveals more than you expect.As for Zimmer, we simply can't get him for a 1-on-1. Why? He doesn't love doing press stuff, and us getting an exclusive would be unfair to the other full-time media. We have never even asked. We could get the O-Coordinator. Starting QBs are off limits too, unless a pooled interview of a national media event. Just the way things work across the NFL.
At the Pro Bowl, I had full access to Drew Brees (much more humble than you'd expect), Jared Goff (once guy) and Russell Wilson. But, that is a much more relaxed atmosphere.
when do we hear this interview? I like last years. Lots of good questions and Rick was open to them.
I’d like to say to Rick;
It was an incredible and brave decision to let the QB who had just taken you to the NFCCG go and then make a record breaking, first of its kind deal for a QB who hasn’t garnered a lot of accolades or accomplishments, yet. How do you sleep at night? Thanks for keeping life interesting. lol
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