Humans mythologize that which they cannot understand. Brzezinski hit the nail on the head: when you spend $100 > the cap, the bill comes due. It was really, really nice to see the guy in charge understand this reality.
There are times when it's worth overspending the cap, but when you have a QB on a rookie contract is the exact opposite of such times. For point of reference, the team that lost the SB went crazy in UFA and. . .spent $275 last year. The cap was $280. Gosh KAM was awful, but he's gone, thankfully.
I disagree with the headline. Brzezinski isn't going to keep the Vikings from going off track, they were already there, if not lying in a ditch or river. 2026 is going to be rough*, but he's going to get them back on track.
*with KOC, that means disappointingly winning 8-10 games.
Fair point; it could be he's at a place professionally where this would be his last job and then he retires.
One could also see a president of football operations gig, where the GM(s) may come and go while he remains. Brzezinski is approximately 10,000 times more qualified for that gig than noted communications major/never had an actual job Matthew Thomas Ryan.
The requirement to always be competitive, no excuses, is the thing that's historically been maddening to me. You hamstring the team in so many ways. Hopefully RB's philosophy to draft for the long term will be beneficial... in the long term. The way it should always be done.
There isn't much evidence that tearing everything down works in the NFL. It makes a lot more sense in the NBA, because there are only 5 starters. Good teams should always be mindful of positional aging patterns and restocking the roster with young, cheap players.
It's admittedly vague just how much direction the Wilfs provide, but it seems the sins of late-stage Spielman, and tenure-long KAM, lie with each of them.
Brzezinski has been around for a long time and I assume he's learned a few things along the way. Why wouldn't he be eligible to be GM permanently? If this is not the case who on the outside do the Wilf's have in mind to poach? The GM from the Bronco's for example.
This article (and the podcast that discussed this) calmed my nerves they would go insane.
And I like the idea of ignoring your obvious needs and just acknowledging what you don`t need. That gives a lot more flexibility
Humans mythologize that which they cannot understand. Brzezinski hit the nail on the head: when you spend $100 > the cap, the bill comes due. It was really, really nice to see the guy in charge understand this reality.
There are times when it's worth overspending the cap, but when you have a QB on a rookie contract is the exact opposite of such times. For point of reference, the team that lost the SB went crazy in UFA and. . .spent $275 last year. The cap was $280. Gosh KAM was awful, but he's gone, thankfully.
I disagree with the headline. Brzezinski isn't going to keep the Vikings from going off track, they were already there, if not lying in a ditch or river. 2026 is going to be rough*, but he's going to get them back on track.
*with KOC, that means disappointingly winning 8-10 games.
Why would Brzezinski want the full time GM job? GMs get fired. Cap wizard guys rarely do.
Fair point; it could be he's at a place professionally where this would be his last job and then he retires.
One could also see a president of football operations gig, where the GM(s) may come and go while he remains. Brzezinski is approximately 10,000 times more qualified for that gig than noted communications major/never had an actual job Matthew Thomas Ryan.
The requirement to always be competitive, no excuses, is the thing that's historically been maddening to me. You hamstring the team in so many ways. Hopefully RB's philosophy to draft for the long term will be beneficial... in the long term. The way it should always be done.
There isn't much evidence that tearing everything down works in the NFL. It makes a lot more sense in the NBA, because there are only 5 starters. Good teams should always be mindful of positional aging patterns and restocking the roster with young, cheap players.
It's admittedly vague just how much direction the Wilfs provide, but it seems the sins of late-stage Spielman, and tenure-long KAM, lie with each of them.
Brzezinski has been around for a long time and I assume he's learned a few things along the way. Why wouldn't he be eligible to be GM permanently? If this is not the case who on the outside do the Wilf's have in mind to poach? The GM from the Bronco's for example.