RaidersAreOne Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwibrown Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Awesome. Browns to get two 3rds in 22 and 23. First time a browns person in the front office has received a promotion too gm I can recall 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, Kiwibrown said: Awesome. Browns to get two 3rds in 22 and 23. First time a browns person in the front office has received a promotion too gm I can recall And Glenn Cook may eventually be the next (who I'd think may get Kwesi's former job now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbybrown Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 6 hours ago, swede700 said: And Glenn Cook may eventually be the next (who I'd think may get Kwesi's former job now). Joe Woods won’t be far away from getting HC interviews either. The Browns since coming back have really lead the way with giving minorities opportunities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, hornbybrown said: Joe Woods won’t be far away from getting HC interviews either. The Browns since coming back have really lead the way with giving minorities opportunities I'm amazed how well Joe Woods has done as a DC, because he was absolutely terrible as our DBs coach here in MN. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nozizaki Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 2:34 PM, vike daddy said: FF Viking fans are pretty unanimously pleased by this move. it's a gamble, hiring a guy with a background in process analyses instead of core football, but we like it. It's not that big of a gamble, the Ringer actually alludes that NFL teams tend to hire senior scouts with past Super Bowl participants, but those GMs from scouting backgrounds were less successful than GMs with operations and salary cap backgrounds. In the article, Mike Forde, from Sportsology, recommends that "NFL teams should consider a much wider candidate pool when hiring GMs" as opposed to just scouts and cap specialists. It's the way successful NBA and FC organizations have been hiring. But the NFL has been slow on the up keep. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Vikings have officially announced the hiring/signing of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their new GM, at a salary of $12 mil for four years. They are also attempting to hire Catherine Raiche as his Assnt GM, a 33 year old lawyer from Canada who worked in the CFL and on the Eagles staff for the last four years, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbuff Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 11 hours ago, Kiwibrown said: Awesome. Browns to get two 3rds in 22 and 23. First time a browns person in the front office has received a promotion too gm I can recall How does it work with compensation? What are the rules for that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y*so*blu Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) The "final finalist," as opposed to the semifinal finalist. Or the final semifinalist. Congrats to Awesi. Looking forward to seeing who he picks as coach. Edited January 27, 2022 by y*so*blu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Mark Wilf: “We are thrilled to welcome Kwesi to the Minnesota Vikings. His unique background, variety of strong football experiences, vision for success and leadership presence immediately stood out to us. Kwesi is naturally committed and driven to building the best teams through consensus building and the pursuit of information. We believe he will immediately make us better as a team and organization.” Adofo-Mensah: “I am extremely thankful to the Wilf family and the Vikings organization for giving me the opportunity to lead our football operations and join this respected franchise. There is so much to appreciate about this organization — an existing nucleus of talent on the roster, top-notch facilities, passionate fans and smart people throughout the building who are committed to winning. I look forward to partnering with our next head coach and our entire football operations staff to begin our work of bringing a Super Bowl to Vikings fans.” https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/26/vikings-announce-kwesi-adofo-mensahs-hiring/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 13 hours ago, vike daddy said: Vikings have officially announced the hiring/signing of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their new GM, at a salary of $12 mil for four years. They are also attempting to hire Catherine Raiche as his Assnt GM, a 33 year old lawyer from Canada who worked in the CFL and on the Eagles staff for the last four years, That would be quite a coup if they could do that, but I'd have to imagine the Eagles would try real hard to retain her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 6:31 PM, hornbybrown said: Joe Woods won’t be far away from getting HC interviews either. The Browns since coming back have really lead the way with giving minorities opportunities I like Woods and hope he gets his chance. The idea behind the compensatory 3rd round picks was to encourage greater opportunity for people of minority status? Is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 9:57 AM, Deadpulse said: I wonder if they are also trying to lock in his coach choice before putting ink to paper as well I think his #1 choice was always Demeco Ryans. That's who I expect to be the coach for minny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgX Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 6:34 PM, swede700 said: I'm amazed how well Joe Woods has done as a DC, because he was absolutely terrible as our DBs coach here in MN. ... Eh, it's debatable just how well he's done as DC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) 49ers GM John Lynch: "I think the world of him. I think the Vikings — I don't think, I know — they made a tremendous hire. How do I know that? Well, I worked with the guy, and I just got to see firsthand the breadth of all that he brings to the table. I think it starts with the intellect. Obviously he's well-schooled and all of that, Princeton and Stanford for undergrad and graduate, but more so than that, his work ethic, his curiosity to learn different parts. He was a trader who then got into research and development, analytics. He always hated when we called it analytics. He preferred research and development. Just a very forward thinker, but he wanted to learn about watching football and studying players and did a tremendous job of that." Browns GM Andrew Berry: "One of the things I told him, even last year when he was going through the process for the first time, is that the interview process, really, is a two-way stree. There are a number of good – whether it's a general manager search or head coaching search – a number of good candidates across the league. But just as much as it's about competency and capacity to be in one of those two leadership positions, it also is about fit. Because the role is different, and the characteristics are different, from organization to organization. "I could just tell with the way that Kwesi was buzzing after the interview where, in my mind, I was like, 'OK, this is really the right place for him. It seems like it's going to fit like a glove.' " https://www.vikings.com/news/kwesi-adofo-mensah-gm-finding-his-people Edited January 29, 2022 by vike daddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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