Rick Spielman says he'll consider 13 categories of coaching candidates while replacing Leslie Frazier.
What he didn't say was that when he orders from an Asian restaurant, he'd choose one from Column A, one from Column B and one from the Italian joint next door. That he changes his parking spot in the Vikings' lot depending on the month, angle of the sun, time of day and square root of the square footage of his shadow. That his Starbucks orders last longer than some NFL careers.
Spielman is capable of overthinking lunch. He's also capable of using the 12th pick in an NFL draft to select Christian Ponder. So how can he be trusted to hire a coach?
If he's true to his word, he may be on the right track.
I don't agree with the decision to fire Frazier. The Wilfs and Spielman gave Frazier lousy quarterbacks and held him responsible for their play.
Now that Frazier's gone, I do agree with the simple thought behind Spielman's seemingly byzantine plan.
Sift through the verbosity, and what Spielman seemed to be trying to say is that he won't limit his coaching search to a certain résumé type.
If he follows his own guidelines, he has a chance to avoid the biggest mistake NFL franchises make when choosing coaches or quarterbacks: overlooking a brick of gold bullion in the blinkered search for a diamond.
