The Vikings made eight selections in the 2010 NFL draft following a 12-4 season that ended a win away from a spot in Super Bowl XLIV. Only four of those players selected were on the roster last season and all will be free agents this season. The team has since gone 24-39-1 with more coaching changes, two, than playoff games, one.

The Vikings didn't operate with a general manager at the time but general manager Rick Spielman was vice president of player personnel and handled the draft. Former head coach Brad Childress had final veto power on all personnel moves.

"Different philosophy back then," Spielman said. "It was a different structure back then. Some haven't panned out and some have, but I think what we've done since then is go back and assess and analyze and I know exactly what went wrong with the ones that didn't make it and what went right with 'em. But we've used that as we've gone forward especially over the last two draft classes. Basically that's my total responsibility now."

A lot didn't pan out. When asked about the philosophy in the draft, Spielman repeated, "I'll just leave it at that it was a different philosophy."

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