What 'analytics' might mean for the Vikings, and for the NFL

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As new GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah gets started in his role, it's worth spending a few minutes on what his approach could be and what it it likely is not.

Vikings President Mark Wilf, left, and new General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.In a news conference Thursday, new Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah told a story from his introductions to the rest of the 49ers front office after John Lynch became GM and Kyle Shanahan became coach in 2018.

"We had a meeting where everybody goes around the room and introduces themselves, and I took that opportunity to stand up and say, 'I don't know what analytics is.' I think I might've laid an expletive in there so I could be extra…