Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah joins Purple Insider!!
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2024
- Matthew Coller is joined by Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to discuss his approach to pairing quantitative analysis with film in the JJ McCarthy decision.
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Great job getting Kwesi.
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Most confident i have been in this team's future in a long time
100%! I feel like we will be in Championship contention very quickly now.
@BlackjackCZ after this season I believe we will be in contention. This is a learning year but we definitely make the playoffs I we stay healthy
Kwesi just seems like a really cool dude to talk to. He speaks with so much conviction in his approach without ever seeming arrogant or above accepting new information. You can tell he’s thought over everything he says- both the concept itself, and how to communicate it effectively- and that really sets him apart from even some of the best minds in sports analytics. It makes sense he’s in the position he’s in today because of how crucial communication is. He’s on the forefront of bridging the gap between old and new ways of thinking.
Very good assessment, and very good take.
Great to hear from other positive fans, especially ones that can recognise intelligence and appreciate new thinking.
Great interview. Wish it could've been longer! The more I see Kwesi talk and explain things, the more I realize why he was hired. Super intelligent and insightful while staying humble.
Exactly. He is thinking multiple steps ahead of most of his critics.
Don’t know if KAM is seeing this but you balled out this offseason!
That was a such a good interview. You can really tell that you have the respect of KAM. Just shows how great your coverage and conversations have been. Well done!
I like hearing Kwesi talk on this sort of forum a lot more than press conferences or even interviews.
WOW‼️most GM don’t care about the little mans podcast! This is a shocking…
Much respect for kwesi 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾.
That was a great interview Coller, the best i have seen so far with Kwesi.
Two guys way too smart for my pea brain. Love the analytics talk. Super grateful I found Purple Insider.
Awesome job getting Kwesi! I hope he knows he kicked some major butt in the draft and glad he’s our GM!
Nice show good job matt👍🏼
Incredible interview Matthew!!!
Matthew you are a huge talent. I have followed you for years and was excited when you started your own channel. You have a gift to articulate any Viking related topic with such poise. I loved the interview with Kwesi . First class interview.
Great interview Matt, keep them coming. I really appreciate KAM’s mindset regarding taking some risks, and not consistently living in .500 land, and being risk averse.
Taking risk means you may strike out… but you could also hit that grand slam! Avoiding risk means you will never know the outcome.
So very well said thank you
Well done Matt and the vikes are lucky to have him.
This was a heck of an interview. You’re questioning was refreshing and new. Things I wouldn’t have not of thought to ask.
This is a great interview that was timeless. They talked 2024, but it was a general conversation.
Great interview. KAM crushed this off-season. Very excited about the future for the Vikes
That was a really great interview, Matthew! Thank you!
This is a fantastic and insightful conversation
Great preparation and questions. best episode yet
Nice interview Matt 👍
Awesome interview Coller! Also I love hearing his mindset about taking a risk and rising above 500, it makes you more confident in his trade up for Dallas Turner.
Good job Matthew!!!!!!!!
Wow mathew this is awesome
Awesome all around! 🔥🔥
One up on the PD crew lmaoooooooooooooo
So glad I get most of Purple fix here; Coller is so good.
They’ve gotten KOC twice and Marc Lore/Alex Rodriguez so I’m pretty sure they’re doing fine. Plus Coller and PD remain friends to this day so there’s not really any competition 😂
I mean... Coller and JUDD stay friends, for sure. We'll probably never know the behind the scenes of the COVID downsize... Hoping there will be a time and place to come together and heal. Vikings coverage is not a zero sum game! For sure Coller was among the top talent on the station. At least we can all band together and throw shade at PA and PB 🙌.
Marijuana is all but legal now, Phil will be stoned all the time lol
Purple Daily and Purple Insider are like Peanut Butter and Jelly. Both great! Purple FTW on the otherhand, that's like a side of rat poison. My life is so much better after unsubscribing from him. He doesn't seem like a very good person, has no idea what he is talking about, and his personality irritates me.
Haven’t been this excited in a while. Skol Vikings I really feel like we will competitive right now. No rebuild just building! 💪🏼🔥💯
A really good interview. I do think that the Kwesi-KOC partnership in terms of vision and working together has been a healthy one. I also suspect they've had differences from time to time and the egos aren't such that it paralyzes their ability to work through things and come up with solutions. We still don't know how it will ultimately play out, but I think this GM and HC have a chance to work long term. I like both Kwesi and KOC as they seem to be quality people. I pull for the team first and foremost, but you'd like see good people succeed.
Hell ya Matthew, you are the man. Excellent interview!
Great Get Matthew !!
Kwesi is refreshingly humble for a high intellect person in power. I personally don't value process nearly as much as results, so I loved how the draft played out. I was a Cousins fan but totally agreed that it was time to move on and I would give Kwesi an A+ on the combination of free agency and the draft. I personally think McCarthy will have the best NFL career of the 6 QBs drafted in rd1 and I am very happy that a deal could not be finalized to move up to #3. I think McCarthy will be a top 10 QB in years 2 thru 10 and Turner will be the rookie defensive player of the year and could be a major force going forward. Replacing Cousins and Hunter with McCarthy and Turner will save $65M+ per year while getting younger at both positions and opening cap space to build a Super Bowl contending team.
AWESOME!!!
I was a wait and see guy but after listening to this interview but I am now all on board. We got lucky by hiring Kwesi 👍
Exciting times for our Vikings
Respect 👍
Congrats on the get, I had to do a double take when I saw the video title. Well deserved.
Wow, great show. Matt knocked this show out of the park. Great Q&A with Kwesi.
Matt has really stepped up his game. First we get the nifty animations and now he's showing off his deep fake skills. The voice is even convincing, sounds exactly like Kwesi. Color me impressed. Can't wait until KOC makes an appearance 😉
Really good questions. Well done 💯
Excellent interview!
Good job that was great.
Awesome job PI
love your guests! keep up the quality work.
Amazing episode Matthew. This is what I’m talking about! More of this. So juicy.
Great get!
Wow you are big time getting Kwesi!
Good interview! I’ve got the next catchphrase for Kwesi… “Ascend and Contend”… for Super Bowls obviously.
Great interview!
W !!!! Way to go Brother !
l was not a Kwesi fan before this draft. But, he won me over with this draft. No matter how it works out he did the best a gm could do this year.
Great show Matthew! And thanks for the Viking Pennant visual.
Great conversation
Wow, what a great interview. Bravo Matthew!
Great interview Matthew!
Solid interview, Matt!!! Great job!!!
Great job Mathew and Kwesi, Skol!
Thank you Coller!
Awesome
“When someone smart challenges my opinion, it inspires me to do more work” .. I’ve hated on this guy a lot but this interview was great and that quote was amazing
Nice work!
Great job man!
Nice interview Matthew Coller!
Definitely nice job on getting him on but definitely seems more confident than when he first walked in the door and I like it.
We couldn't ask for a better GM to lead this team.
Sooooooo cool!
Love Kwesi- he's a nerd with just enough swag to be cool
Kwesi, the first time I watched an NFL football game was Joe Cap leading the Vikings to a win. 4 times we got a chance to look at the promised land, only to be turned away. Great draft. Give this old man a Super Bowl before he goes home 🙂 Go Vikes !! Jim in Columbus Ohio
Matt your tearing them up today.. and good job kwesi.
Wow, how'd you get Kwesi?
8 years of covering the team inside the building every day :)
Matthew is a Professional that’s how 😉 this ain’t amateur hour
@@PurpleInsiderit’s been 8 years since the big 1500? Glad you and Sloane are making a life here.
Damn kwesi has a process for everything
Love how he basically called Kirk mid here lmO
Matt making BIG BIIGGG time moves getting kwesi something the PD crew hasnt done
I wasn't high on Kwesi, but I'm coming around. I appreciate how he had a ceiling on Cousins and stuck to it, and didn't overpay to move up to #3. Now he'll completely win me over if he does the same with Jefferson. Paying a WR $35m/y is way too much for a position that doesn't move the needle where it matters. Invest that money (and the draft capital you get in return) in something that could move the needle, like on the IOL and IDL. That's more of a championship building move than paying a fan favorite too much money. You win playoff games in the trenches not with WR's.
I also like how you were able to poke at him a little bit on the "competitive rebuild" and the "cult of collaboration" and he was able to laugh about it. It would've been impressive if you completed the trifecta by sneaking in a "full Rams" but maybe next time lol.
After a somewhat rocky start draft-wise, I'm really excited about KOC and KAM leading this team for another, say, 10 years. They have a real PLAN for the team, have fixed the cap problem starting in 2025, have brought in strong players on both sides of the ball, and always focus on culture, support, and connection. If process equals product, let the wins start to pile up.
It's been a mix bag with Kwesi thus far. But it's hard to not believe in him when he speaks. SKOL!!!
It's a small or limited data set - NOT a sample size, because you are not sampling when you have all the data, but there is not much! Smaller data sets generally have wider variance, and a larger standard deviation, which is different.
A sample size is only used in surveys or sampling, and has a higher margin of error, and a confidence interval.
Nice pull Coller!
Kobe is my goat 🔥🔥🔥🔥💜💛
I want Kwesi's hat, I need that hat!
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How often do we hear from a GM that he doesn’t want to fail his draft picks or executives because the talent that THEY believe they’ve brought onboard? It’s generally the other way around (at least from what it seems) where GMs don’t want their draft picks to fail them!
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Next time, can you ask where he got his hat and hoodie from. Great interview though
I wish he ask what was the War room like and how was their process like
Glad they didn't trade up for maye(mortgage the future as idiots) now I only hope kwesi and Kevin are smart enough to realize they need an o line and get to work on fixing the guard and center position.
You see this clearly! Every year we continue to see our team not improve this area of the team. Every team attacks the interior of this offensive line and every year we fail to improve. Bradbury lives in the backfield as he lacks the anchor to stop the bull rush.
@newt6639 at his VERY best Bradbury is average or below. But you are absolutely 💯 on him get pushed into the backfield. The other thing is always wanting to switch players from their natural positions on the line (put a tackle as guard) or use journeymen or backups as starters. Look at everyteam in the playoffs that did anything, strong o and d lines.
Kwesi knows ANT MAN IS MJ
Vince Carter is a great comp, damn
I know, right?
I want Kwesi to be my father
Let’s go SKOL
Vikings, the only team in the history of the NFL that always snatch defeat from the jaws of victory! No Super Bowl Win EVER!
Nerd Crutch... 😏 welcome to the mountaintop, Coller
You got Kwesi on the show ?? Is that a sign of KOC next 🤔
I am all for protecting your QB for a year if you need too. But it is becoming a cliché. JJ doesn't strike me as someone who would go into confidence depression. I think the best man should play. Otherwise, it's not really a competition. It becomes more about our confidence than his. Kwesi is Awesome.
Huh
Kwesi would get an A+ if he gave just a little less draft capitol for his draft Day trades, with that being said on paper he gets an A from this nobody!
Nerd crutch!