Vikings’ UGLY Draft and Personnel History With Kwesi Adofo-Mensah & The Search For New Leadership

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🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Minnesota Vikings shake up their front office, parting ways with GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah amid roster uncertainty and questionable draft results. With just four surefire starters out of 28 draft picks and costly trades—including the notorious Lewis Cine deal with the Detroit Lions—fans are left questioning what's next for this franchise. Did misfires at quarterback and missed opportunities with Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones, and even Aaron Rodgers seal Kwesi's fate? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs spotlight the Vikings’ recent struggles, dissecting the influence of head coach Kevin O'Connell and defensive coordinator Brian Flores on the team's direction. They debate the NFL’s best timing for a GM change, break down candidate options from traditional football minds to analytics leaders, and examine how Minnesota’s spending spree failed to boost on-field success. Can the Vikings find a GM who brings stability and maximizes the potential of this talented coaching staff?

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0:00.0	Kwayce Adolfo Menza is out as Minnesota Vikings GM.
0:06.4	How do we get here and where are we going?
0:08.4	We're going to break it all down today on the Locked-on NFL Scouting podcast.
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1:15.9	Joe, happy Tuesday to you. I'm not aware of any sports games that were played yesterday or
1:21.4	and like wins and losses. Oh, I was very aware of the Buffalo Sabers winning. Victory Tuesday to
1:27.3	the Buffalo Sabers then. Yes, yes, yes. And the Detroit Red Wings, they beat the Colorado Avalent, which is very rare. It was a Colorado's lost like five games this year or something like that. Well, one more, one more after last night. I just switched the background to purple. We're doing the Vikings today. Very nice. Very nice. I'm going to fall into the theme a little bit with Quasi and his surprising dismissing.
1:50.8	I saw him last week. Everybody saw him down in Mobile down at the field. He's getting a big eye full.
1:55.7	Some of these linemen up front and down there on the field and Friday practices over.
2:01.4	It's kind of that like weird layover day.
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