This week, the Minnesota Vikings announced the signing of their new general manager. Seattle’s assistant GM, Nolan Teasley, is taking everything he learned working alongside John Schneider, building a Super Bowl championship roster brick-by-brick.
Following a disappointing 9-8 season, highlighted by first round QB, franchise guy, one of the worst statistical single-seasons in the history of statistics, the Minnesota Vikings fired GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in late January.
Executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski, on the books since ’99, handled the offseason front office duties, even almost got the GM job himself before ultimately losing the gig to Teasley. Brzezinski was the only finalist without a scouting background, which ESPN reports was a major factor in the decision.
Nolan Teasley starts day one with Brzezinski back as the salary cap expert, everyone awkwardly pretending like Rob wasn’t actively trying to get Nolan’s job.
But not only is Teasley working alongside Brzezinski still, Brzezinski just did the whole ass draft, with a team full of employees who all still work for the Vikings.
Nolan Teasley is taking over a front office put together and recently operated by a guy Nolan has to CC on all his emails now.
The Vikings are not setting this man up to succeed.
On the field, Nolan has a QB battle NFL experts assume Kyler Murray will auto-win, returning to Heisman QB form under Kevin O’Connell’s offense—the same offense where JJ McCarthy, Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer played like they hadn’t had a single conversation with O’Connell the week leading up to the game—just nervous, unprepared, dogshit with it.
Are we sure Kyler Murray is good at football?
Brian Flores’s NFL discrimination lawsuit goes to discovery soon—maybe that case clears up by season’s end, and a team takes a chance on the Vikings defensive coordinator to become their new head coach. Not great for the Vikings D.
Also, would it shock you if Justin Jefferson just decided he wanted to “win” somewhere else?
Wide receivers just do this every year.
The reality show producers who run the NFL behind the scenes hand the same scripts to different receivers each season.
What if it’s Jefferson’s time?
I, personally, would prefer to leave an organization that believes JJ McCarthy is good.
My point is, Nolan Teasley is walking into hell.
Godspeed.
Will the Seahawks survive?
Teams win, then lose—coaches, execs, players—each and every time.
The Seahwks offensive coordinator, Klint Kubiak, now the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
And Nolan Teasley, the assistant GM running Minnesota (with help).
I guess all the talented guys are still there.
We’ll see.
Whatever.
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