KingOfNewYork 2,953 Posted Wednesday at 05:41 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:41 PM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BroncoBruin 1,640 Posted Wednesday at 05:47 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:47 PM He’s been in the mix for GM jobs for a long time and turned down some good opportunities. Feel good about this hire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twslhs20 249 Posted Wednesday at 05:56 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:56 PM 7 minutes ago, BroncoBruin said: He’s been in the mix for GM jobs for a long time and turned down some good opportunities. Feel good about this hire. You should. This sucks as a Vikings fan. Happy he is getting an opportunity though. They should have fired Spielman, and promoted him. This is some Mike Tomlin level Vikings nonsense 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Forge 17,568 Posted Wednesday at 06:01 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:01 PM His name has been kicked around forever, glad he's getting a shot. Hell, the niners interviewed him way back in 2017 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Broncofan 4,735 Posted Wednesday at 06:03 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:03 PM (edited) Honestly, other than Adam Peters (who seems destined to head to CAR), I can't think of a better GM selection. Given how bad we've been recently, our iffy ownership situation, and the spectre of Elway still having influence, I was worried we wouldn't get a great GM candidate (but absolutely was on board with moving on from Elway, because we need to have fresh eyes figure out our QB situation). We've got a lot of talent on O except at QB (and RB long-term, but that's easiest to replace). We'll have to replenish talent on the DL and CB's for our D (and if Fangio stays beyond 2021, get an alpha MIKE), but really, this all starts and ends with QB. As great as Elway was in the 2011-2015 era, his post-Peyton era was marked by his inabiltity to ID and develop QB talent. In the end, it was his biggest Achilles (along with using a win-this-year approach in years we weren't close, but apparently ownership may have been the driving force, giving the void after Pat Bowlen died, so I can accept it may not have been all him - but the results from that approach were absymal). But Elway's ability to draft talent on Day 3, and then his recent success from 2018 onwards in the early rounds, was the one plus I'd hope we preserved with a new hire. On that count, Paton's track record as a talent evaluator, and MIN's draft success, can only be seen as a plus. You get a GM hire with that level of draft success, and a different, fresh approach from Elway's QB methods, well it's about as much of a win-win scenario as I could for an org that's been so mired in failure the last 4 years. Paton's success or failure will hinge on his ability to draft well, and find a QB. It's that simple. Not easy, but simple. His evaluation of talent, and the MIN draft record, is worth being optimistic about. It will take time to find out if it's warranted, but no reason to be anything but hopeful here. Edited Wednesday at 06:08 PM by Broncofan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sdrawkcab321 5,393 Posted Wednesday at 06:04 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:04 PM Wow he finally left Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DawgX 3,633 Posted Wednesday at 06:04 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:04 PM Seems like a good hire for Denver. He was a guy who was supposedly seriously considered for the Browns' job last year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oregon Ducks 964 Posted Wednesday at 06:12 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:12 PM The general!? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteelKing728 2,327 Posted Wednesday at 06:13 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:13 PM Its gonna be weird when Zimmer and Spielman leave and our longtime guys in the wings, Kevin Stefanski and George Paton are already gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ACO 220 Posted Wednesday at 06:14 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:14 PM (edited) I think this will be a great hire and it was needed. This team needs to make smarter decisions especially at QB. Edited Wednesday at 06:15 PM by ACO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TENINCH 2,195 Posted Wednesday at 06:14 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:14 PM 1 minute ago, Oregon Ducks said: The general!? Yep! The War General of WW2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DawgX 3,633 Posted Wednesday at 06:16 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:16 PM 2 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: Its gonna be weird when Zimmer and Spielman leave and our longtime guys in the wings, Kevin Stefanski and George Paton are already gone. I seem to recall a lot of Vikings fans didn't think losing Stefanski was a big deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteelKing728 2,327 Posted Wednesday at 06:19 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:19 PM 4 minutes ago, DawgX said: I seem to recall a lot of Vikings fans didn't think losing Stefanski was a big deal. For this season, no. Longterm, yeah. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AkronsWitness 2,021 Posted Wednesday at 06:26 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:26 PM Cool. First order of business- Resign Justin Simmons and Shelby Harris right now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sammymvpknight 1,395 Posted Wednesday at 06:27 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:27 PM 12 minutes ago, TENINCH said: Yep! The War General of WW2 You have to have relentless leadership skills to have a name like that 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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