The Vikings hired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in January 2022. Most regime changes happen on bad teams, but the Vikes were different. Closely missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons and some dysfunctionality in the organization led to the dismissal of Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman. The new man in charge inherited a roster with some talented players.
Kwesi Showed His Cards. Now It’s Time for the Obvious Move.
Spielman acquired that talent. Christian Darrisaw, Justin Jefferson, Kirk Cousins, and Danielle Hunter are among the best players in the NFL. Most new GMs don’t have guys like that under contract, or the roster is bad around them, so they opt to blow it up and ship the remaining talent away for draft capital.