KingOfNewYork Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twslhs20 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (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 January 13, 2021 by Broncofan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrawkcab321 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Wow he finally left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgX Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Ducks Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 The general!? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACO Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) I think this will be a great hire and it was needed. This team needs to make smarter decisions especially at QB. Edited January 13, 2021 by ACO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Oregon Ducks said: The general!? Yep! The War General of WW2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgX Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Cool. First order of business- Resign Justin Simmons and Shelby Harris right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammymvpknight Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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