New Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was formally introduced to the media on Thursday morning, answering a variety of questions about how his tenure might play out.
Now, of course, the real work begins.
Considered an unconventional hire given the route he took to the NFL, Adofo-Mensah figures to do this job differently in a lot of ways than his predecessor, Rick Spielman.
And there are some big questions about Adofo-Mensah and the job he inherits, which I talked about on Thursday's Daily Delivery podcast.
*Does this sort of hire work in the NFL? While Adofo-Mensah might not consider himself a pure analytics guy, his background as an energy trader means he likely approaches decisions in a different way than someone like Spielman with a football/scouting background.
The NBA and MLB have been quicker to hire decisionmakers with similar academic credentials to Adofo-Mensah — who holds degrees from both Princeton and Stanford — than NFL teams. Is that because the NFL is slower to adapt or because football decisions are different? We will find out.
*How does he value players/roster building differently than Spielman? Will Adofo-Mensah look at what the Vikings have traditionally spent on running backs and linebackers and re-allocate that money? Will he value holdover players the same way Spielman did? How will he run the draft?
*What data does he trust the most on Kirk Cousins? This is the biggest question. Cousins' value is often in the eye of the beholder. What factors will Adofo-Mensah use to determine the QB's future in Minnesota?
