Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Kwesi Adofo_Mensah has been suspended yesterday evening after the National Football League(NFL) ban him for eight matches
On the day before the Minnesota Vikings’ general manager gave his opening training camp remarks, USA Today published a profile on Kwesi Adofo-Mensah that included some seemingly read-between-the-lines comments about quarterback Kirk Cousins and his roster-building philosophies.
I’ll be frank,” Adofo-Mensah told Jori Epstein of USA Today. “The one asset where you get nervous about not burning it down is quarterback.”
He labeled Cousins as a “good quarterback” but went on to say that he wasn’t Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes and that teams are more likely to win the Super Bowl if they have QBs of that caliber.
Nothing here is groundbreaking. The Vikings’ approach with Cousins did not indicate that Adofo-Mensah believes his quarterback is elite. They signed Cousins to a short-term extension and reportedly pursued trade options and looked into the possibility of acquiring DeShaun Watson. It also isn’t breaking news that Brady and Mahomes are the guys who reach the Super Bowl more often.
However, the comments don’t exactly jive with the general we-support-you vibe the Vikings are going for with Cousins this year. Cousins already acknowledged the lack of total buy in from the organization during his spring press conference, saying that he “has to earn the right” to be a Viking for life.
Still, it was enough to draw attention to the Vikings’ QB situation.
During his press conference on Tuesday, Adofo-Mensah said that he wasn’t being specific about Cousins when he spoke for the USA Today article and explained that he was referring to a comparison with NBA team building and how NFL franchises are nervous about quarterback situations in general.
“I’m kinda new to the media thing,” the Vikings’ GM said. “I think, at times, I’m a very passionate person. I love talking about this stuff: team-building, decision-making, and I think in those moments, I can get theoretical and high-level.”
