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Vikes MUST have had the worst draft (1 Viewer)

TommyKramer

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Maybe it was just the constant lies....

http://www.startribune.com/510/story/407582.html

The Vikings were negotiating a contract buyout with personnel director Fran Foley on Tuesday, a move that would end Foley’s rocky tenure with the team, according to three NFL sources with knowledge of the situation.

The circumstances leading to the decision were not immediately clear, and it was possible Foley could remain with the team if the sides are unable to settle the terms of a three-year contract he signed Jan. 21.

Without question, however, the Vikings are seeking to part ways with Foley two days after he presided over the NFL draft and three months after he was hired to be part of owner Zygi Wilf’s three-pronged leadership team, along with coach Brad Childress and vice president for football operations Rob Brzezinski.

Wilf did not return phone calls. Lester Bagley, vice president of public affairs and stadium development, declined comment on the situation when reached by phone Tuesday afternoon.

On April 21, Foley admitted that he had mischaracterized, on four occasions, his early work history on the résumé he submitted to the Vikings prior to his interview with team officials in January. Foley also exaggerated the extent of his college playing career at Framingham State College, asserting that he had played four seasons when in fact he had played only two.

Foley’s logical replacement would be Scott Studwell, director of college scouting. Studwell was passed over for the job Foley eventually received, but is said to be content with his current job.

 
he lied...and then made it worse by not coming clean about the whole thing

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:bye:   Zygi don't play around.

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It's at least 2 weeks overdue, he should have been shown the door when the first resume lies came out. Good Lord, lies on a resume are one of the reasons that Zigi owns the team today...Reggie Fowler lied about his past and his wealth, clearing the way for Zigi to swoop in as Reggie's "minority" partner.And this is also the franchise that employed the guy who was the Notre Dame coach for about 2 days before HIS lies were discovered...think that they would have figured it out by now.

 
It sure didn't seem like a Studwell draft...

he lied...and then made it worse by not coming clean about the whole thing

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And drafting three fifth rounders in the second round.
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Studwell was in charge of the draft...Foley didn't have much at all to do with the draft.
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Foley was in charge of NFL scouting, Studwell is in charge of college scouting.
 
I'm surprised that the Vikings care that he lied about his credentials. This is the same team that hired George O'Leary after his fiasco. Different ownership now though.

 
Classic from Jim Souhan: 

"The guy looked a little like Fred Flintstone, but he lacked Fred's savoir-faire."

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It made me laugh too! Here's a link so other people know what you are talking about!Souhan

Jim Souhan: An amateur operation gets embarrassed

The Vikings are paying for an organization-wide dearth of experience -- from their new owner to their coaching staff -- but at least Fran Foley will be history.

Jim Souhan, Star Tribune

Don't worry about Faux Fran Foley. Five years from now, his résumé will state that he was CEO of the Vikings in 2006, and that he found Matt Birk on a street corner and turned him into an All-Pro center.

Tuesday, the Vikings were working to reach a contract settlement with Foley, their vice president of player personnel, that would end his brief but always entertaining tenure with the team.

Thus the Triangle of Authority will become the Teeter-Totter of Tumult.

Don't worry about ol' Faux Fran, though. Soon, he and Al Gore will be arguing over which one of them invented the Internet.

Those few of us in the local sporting press who don't start the day with a large glass of purple Kool-Aid have been trying to tell Vikings fans that nothing about Foley smelled right.

And while the story today is that Foley is essentially being fired, understand the larger implications. Foley was recommended to Vikings owner Zygi Wilf by a committee of three -- capologist Rob Brzezinski, legal counsel Kevin Warren and coach Brad Childress.

Or, as we should call them now, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil.

This is the Vikings' brain trust, and in a world full of promising young NFL executives, they chose Faux Fran as their guy, even though NFL insiders know Foley was a fifth-string poseur in the San Diego Chargers front office.

The "brain" trust failed to discover Foley lied on his résumé and overstated his influence in the front offices of the Chargers and Jaguars. They also failed to detect that his personality, if what we're hearing is true, would alienate just about everyone he spoke to.

The guy looked a little like Fred Flintstone, but he lacked Fred's savoir-faire.

The Vikings did well to essentially fire Foley, but why did they ever hire him?

Saturday night, Foley held a news conference at Winter Park to discuss the team's highly unimpressive draft. While addressing the selection of Alabama State quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, Foley said, "We're very pleased with everything that we have learned about the boy."

I was there, taking notes by hand, and wasn't sure I heard it correctly. The sentence did not appear that way on the team's transcripts of the news conference.

Tuesday, I listened to a recording, and there it was: "We're very pleased with everything that we have learned about the boy."

If Foley doesn't know how heinous it is to call a black man "boy," how did the Vikings search committee not encounter a few red flags while doing due diligence on someone who was to become a valued member of their Exalted Isosceles?

And what does this say about the other decisions the Vikings' "brain" trust has made?

With each passing day, this looks like an amateur operation, a place where Les Steckel would be king.

Wilf is a typical new NFL owner. Typical new owners don't know enough to know they don't know enough about the league, which is why they usually need an experienced general manager, not a rookie coach, to lean on.

I covered Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson in their first year in Dallas, and neither had any idea what they were doing. They learned to lean on two old hands -- personnel experts Bob Ackles and John Wooten -- and Jones and Johnson were both smart enough (Johnson in particular) to adapt quickly.

They won Super Bowls not because they were ready for the NFL, but because they compensated for their lack of experience.

Look at the Vikings' decision-makers. You've got Wilf, who knows football because he was a Giants season-ticket holder. You have Brzezinski, who knows contracts. You have Childress, who never has been a head coach.

You have a remarkably inexperienced coaching staff. You have Warren and your assorted Wilfs and Mandelbaums playing fantasy football with all of the other non-football experts at Winter Park.

Soon, though, there will be no Foley, and the Vikings will be rid of the most embarrassing figure to grace Winter Park since ... The Whizzinator?

When the subject is the Vikings, you don't have to go back too far to find an embarrassment.

Jim Souhan can be heard Sundays from 10 a.m.-noon on KSTP AM 1500. • jsouhan@startribune.com
 
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Mon. Aug. 14 7:00 PM Raiders

Sat. Aug. 19 7:00 PM @ Steelers

Fri. Aug. 25 7:00 PM Ravens

Thu. Aug. 31 7:00 PM @ Cowboys

Mon. Sep. 11 6:00 PM @ Redskins

Sun. Sep. 17 12:00 PM Panthers

Sun. Sep. 24 12:00 PM Bears

Sun. Oct. 1 12:00 PM @ Bills

Sun. Oct. 8 12:00 PM Lions

Sun. Oct. 22 3:15 PM @ Seahawks

Mon. Oct. 30 7:30 PM Patriots

Sun. Nov. 5 3:05 PM @ 49ers

Sun. Nov. 12 12:00 PM Packers

Sun. Nov. 19 12:00 PM @ Dolphins

Sun. Nov. 26 12:00 PM Cardinals

Sun. Dec. 3 12:00 PM @ Bears

Sun. Dec. 10 12:00 PM @ Lions

Sun. Dec. 17 12:00 PM Jets

Thu. Dec. 21 7:00 PM @ Packers

Sun. Dec. 31 12:00 PM Rams

= 4-12

 
Mon. Aug. 14 7:00 PM Raiders   

Sat. Aug. 19 7:00 PM @ Steelers

Fri. Aug. 25 7:00 PM Ravens

Thu. Aug. 31 7:00 PM @ Cowboys

Mon. Sep. 11 6:00 PM @ Redskins   

Sun. Sep. 17 12:00 PM Panthers 

Sun. Sep. 24 12:00 PM Bears 

Sun. Oct. 1 12:00 PM @ Bills 

Sun. Oct. 8 12:00 PM Lions 

Sun. Oct. 22 3:15 PM @ Seahawks 

Mon. Oct. 30 7:30 PM Patriots   

Sun. Nov. 5 3:05 PM @ 49ers 

Sun. Nov. 12 12:00 PM Packers 

Sun. Nov. 19 12:00 PM @ Dolphins 

Sun. Nov. 26 12:00 PM Cardinals 

Sun. Dec. 3 12:00 PM @ Bears 

Sun. Dec. 10 12:00 PM @ Lions 

Sun. Dec. 17 12:00 PM Jets     

Thu. Dec. 21 7:00 PM @ Packers 

Sun. Dec. 31 12:00 PM Rams 

= 4-12

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I'm a little more optimistic...I am thinking 7-9 at best. More likely 6-10.
 
looks like 7-9ish to me too, but if we end up with Mike McMahon for a significant stretch it could go real bad in a hurry.

 
Mon. Aug. 14 7:00 PM Raiders   

Sat. Aug. 19 7:00 PM @ Steelers

Fri. Aug. 25 7:00 PM Ravens

Thu. Aug. 31 7:00 PM @ Cowboys

Mon. Sep. 11 6:00 PM @ Redskins   

Sun. Sep. 17 12:00 PM Panthers 

Sun. Sep. 24 12:00 PM Bears 

Sun. Oct. 1 12:00 PM @ Bills 

Sun. Oct. 8 12:00 PM Lions 

Sun. Oct. 22 3:15 PM @ Seahawks 

Mon. Oct. 30 7:30 PM Patriots   

Sun. Nov. 5 3:05 PM @ 49ers 

Sun. Nov. 12 12:00 PM Packers 

Sun. Nov. 19 12:00 PM @ Dolphins 

Sun. Nov. 26 12:00 PM Cardinals 

Sun. Dec. 3 12:00 PM @ Bears 

Sun. Dec. 10 12:00 PM @ Lions 

Sun. Dec. 17 12:00 PM Jets     

Thu. Dec. 21 7:00 PM @ Packers 

Sun. Dec. 31 12:00 PM Rams 

= 4-12

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wow that's a pretty tough schedule. I like C. Taylor but weeks 2-7 (@ Steelers, Ravens, @ Cowboys, @ Redskins, Panthers, Bears) should be absolutely brutal against the run.
 
Mon. Aug. 14 7:00 PM Raiders   

Sat. Aug. 19 7:00 PM @ Steelers

Fri. Aug. 25 7:00 PM Ravens

Thu. Aug. 31 7:00 PM @ Cowboys

Mon. Sep. 11 6:00 PM @ Redskins   

Sun. Sep. 17 12:00 PM Panthers 

Sun. Sep. 24 12:00 PM Bears 

Sun. Oct. 1 12:00 PM @ Bills 

Sun. Oct. 8 12:00 PM Lions 

Sun. Oct. 22 3:15 PM @ Seahawks 

Mon. Oct. 30 7:30 PM Patriots   

Sun. Nov. 5 3:05 PM @ 49ers 

Sun. Nov. 12 12:00 PM Packers 

Sun. Nov. 19 12:00 PM @ Dolphins 

Sun. Nov. 26 12:00 PM Cardinals 

Sun. Dec. 3 12:00 PM @ Bears 

Sun. Dec. 10 12:00 PM @ Lions 

Sun. Dec. 17 12:00 PM Jets     

Thu. Dec. 21 7:00 PM @ Packers 

Sun. Dec. 31 12:00 PM Rams 

= 4-12

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wow that's a pretty tough schedule. I like C. Taylor but weeks 2-7 (@ Steelers, Ravens, @ Cowboys, @ Redskins, Panthers, Bears) should be absolutely brutal against the run.
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Preseason.

Season starts on 9/11 @ Redskins,Panthers, Bears

 
Mon. Aug. 14 7:00 PM Raiders   

Sat. Aug. 19 7:00 PM @ Steelers

Fri. Aug. 25 7:00 PM Ravens

Thu. Aug. 31 7:00 PM @ Cowboys

Mon. Sep. 11 6:00 PM @ Redskins   

Sun. Sep. 17 12:00 PM Panthers 

Sun. Sep. 24 12:00 PM Bears 

Sun. Oct. 1 12:00 PM @ Bills 

Sun. Oct. 8 12:00 PM Lions 

Sun. Oct. 22 3:15 PM @ Seahawks 

Mon. Oct. 30 7:30 PM Patriots   

Sun. Nov. 5 3:05 PM @ 49ers 

Sun. Nov. 12 12:00 PM Packers 

Sun. Nov. 19 12:00 PM @ Dolphins 

Sun. Nov. 26 12:00 PM Cardinals 

Sun. Dec. 3 12:00 PM @ Bears 

Sun. Dec. 10 12:00 PM @ Lions 

Sun. Dec. 17 12:00 PM Jets     

Thu. Dec. 21 7:00 PM @ Packers 

Sun. Dec. 31 12:00 PM Rams 

= 4-12

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wow that's a pretty tough schedule. I like C. Taylor but weeks 2-7 (@ Steelers, Ravens, @ Cowboys, @ Redskins, Panthers, Bears) should be absolutely brutal against the run.
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Preseason.Season starts on 9/11 @ Redskins,Panthers, Bears

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LOL, woops. In that case taking the Steelers, Ravens and Boys off the sched the run defenses don't appear as daunting. Team defenses change so much year to year anyway that I probably shouldn't be concerned at this point anyway.
 
The more I think about the debacle this past weekend, the angrier I get.

They were in position to make themselves SO MUCH BETTER! :wall:

 
My confidence in the Vikings' front office has certainly taken a blow. I am going to be a little more cynical until I start seeing some success.

 
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The more I think about the debacle this past weekend, the angrier I get.

They were in position to make themselves SO MUCH BETTER! :wall:

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I agree completely!!! :rant: :angry: :cry:
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If you assume ( and I do) that they could have drafted R. Cook with the 83rd pick and T. Jackson with the 95th pick ( or reverse them if you like) then they basically just gave away the 51st pick for nothing.This team is no where near good enough to just give away 2nd round talent.

They passed on all of the following players ( drafted between 52 and 82). I didn't list OL, QB or DBs, since they clearly had players in mind at these positions. I would have liked them to add another LB ( A. Hodgeor J. Alston would have been OK with me) but obviously they were not interested.

RB

M. Drew UCLA

B. Calhoun WI

J. Norwood MS ST

WR

D. Hagan AZ ST

D. Hester MIA FL

G. Jennings W MI

T. Wilson OKL

TE

A. Fasano ND

T. Scheffler W MI

L. Pope UGA

DE

D. Tapp VA TECH

C. Gocong CAL POLY

DT

C. Wroten LSU

D. Dvoracek OKL

OLB

J. Alston STAN

C. Ingram OKL

ILB

A. Hodge IA

A. Schlegel OH SU

 
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The more I think about the debacle this past weekend, the angrier I get.

They were in position to make themselves SO MUCH BETTER! :wall:

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I agree completely!!! :rant: :angry: :cry:
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If you assume ( and I do) that they could have drafted R. Cook with the 83rd pick and T. Jackson with the 95th pick ( or reverse them if you like) then they basically just gave away the 51st pick for nothing.This team is no where near good enough to just give away 2nd round talent.

They passed on all of the following players ( drafted between 52 and 82). I didn't list OL, QB or DBs, since they clearly had players in mind at these positions. I would have liked them to add another LB ( A. Hodgeor J. Alston would have been OK with me) but obviously they were not interested.

RB

M. Drew UCLA

B. Calhoun WI

J. Norwood MS ST

WR

D. Hagan AZ ST

D. Hester MIA FL

G. Jennings W MI

T. Wilson OKL

TE

A. Fasano ND

T. Scheffler W MI

L. Pope UGA

DE

D. Tapp VA TECH

C. Gocong CAL POLY

DT

C. Wroten LSU

D. Dvoracek OKL

OLB

J. Alston STAN

C. Ingram OKL

ILB

A. Hodge IA

A. Schlegel OH SU

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I hate just posting smilies, but I think you stated it so well! This is exactly my feeling! :goodposting: :yes:

I am worried this team is headed here... :toilet:

 
OLB

J. Alston   STAN

ILB

A. Hodge  IA

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These are the two that really upset me.Just think, as great as Greenway has a chance to be, wouldn't you rather have gotten DeAngelo Williams and one of Hodge/Alston than Greenway and Cook?

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Hey now, I really like Cook. Chad Greenway\Ben Leber gets hurt this year, we can still compete. Matt Birk gets hurt and the season could be done.
 
OLB

J. Alston   STAN

ILB

A. Hodge  IA

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These are the two that really upset me.Just think, as great as Greenway has a chance to be, wouldn't you rather have gotten DeAngelo Williams and one of Hodge/Alston than Greenway and Cook?

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Hey now, I really like Cook. Chad Greenway\Ben Leber gets hurt this year, we can still compete. Matt Birk gets hurt and the season could be done.
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You could have had:Williams

Griffin

Alston/Hodge

Cook

Jackson

Easily. Like has been said numerous times, the screwed themselves out of a 2nd round talent.

 
OLB

J. Alston   STAN

ILB

A. Hodge  IA

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These are the two that really upset me.Just think, as great as Greenway has a chance to be, wouldn't you rather have gotten DeAngelo Williams and one of Hodge/Alston than Greenway and Cook?

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Hey now, I really like Cook. Chad Greenway\Ben Leber gets hurt this year, we can still compete. Matt Birk gets hurt and the season could be done.
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You could have had:Williams

Griffin

Alston/Hodge

Cook

Jackson

Easily. Like has been said numerous times, the screwed themselves out of a 2nd round talent.

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Andy, I like you. But I think you are victim of doing to much pre-draft work. So much of the draft is subjective and you spent a lot of time formulating your own opinion. To expect your final opinion to be online with everybody else's (including the Vikings) is somewhat pretentious.You have to give the player's they draft a chance to show their value before you assess the actual draft pick.

 
You have to give the player's they draft a chance to show their value before you assess the actual draft pick.

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No. I want to piss and moan NOW!
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Please turn your hips east, maximize arc and proceed to pee.
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From where I'm located, I think I can reach Eau Claire. Madison might be a stretch.
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Ask Brown what Brown can do for you.
 
You have to give the player's they draft a chance to show their value before you assess the actual draft pick.

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I guess I disagree here. Part of my point is that no matter what Cook/Jackson ever do in their careers they will be over valued because they wasted a second round pick that they did not have to. This missing pick/player is not something this team can afford. Plus we all know T Jackson will develop into an All-Pro QB and then they will trade him away for a 3rd round pick.

 
I thought the Vikes relied on deception. Isn't that how they got Hutchinson? Now all of a sudden it is a bad thing?

 
Sounds like the draft room WAS in chaos during draft day. :wall:

Link

Danger signs about Foley didn't take long to arise

In three months, many employees were seeing the new hire's overbearing behavior. And word eventually got to Zygi Wilf.

Vikings Insider Kevin Seifert

Last update: May 04, 2006 – 11:53 PM

Less than 24 hours before the first draft of the Zygi Wilf Era, much of the conversation at Winter Park had nothing to do with players, rankings or trades. No, the topic on April 28 centered squarely on one issue: What to do about Fran Foley, whose tenure as vice president of player personnel was approaching a full-fledged disaster.

According to interviews with numerous sources, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity, it appears team employees began airing serious complaints that eventually made their way to new owner Wilf.

In a three-month period, the employees had witnessed Foley reduce a staffer to tears for a paperwork mistake. They knew coach Brad Childress had caught him berating assistant coaches, and they had seen him rebuke maintenance workers for offenses as minor as an uneven paint job.

Most of all, they were concerned about thinly veiled threats Foley made about the future of the personnel department.

Foley, according to the sources, warned a secretary to stay home Monday because he planned a "bloodbath" -- apparently, a mass firing of scouts and administrators.

[SIZE=14pt]Foley presided over the draft in near-mutinous conditions, according to the sources[/SIZE], and Wilf ended another turbulent chapter in team history by firing him "for cause" Monday. Foley plans to grieve the decision, claiming he was the victim of a Machiavellian power play executed by Childress and others. Foley's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, said Wednesday he would not address specific issues regarding the termination. Kessler did not return a phone call Thursday.

Was Foley thrown under the bus by colleagues who expected him to be their patsy? Or was the damage self-inflicted, qualifying him as one of the all-time flameouts in NFL history?

Most sources suggest the latter scenario, even while placing some blame on the Vikings for being unaware of -- or not placing enough importance on -- Foley's history of brash behavior and his undistinguished scouting record while working in San Diego and Jacksonville for the previous 12 years.

Most NFL observers, in fact, were stunned when the Vikings hired him Jan. 26, considering it proof that, regardless of title and public import, the job never was intended to carry significant personnel authority. In truth, only one major move had Foley's fingerprints on it: The acquisition of free agent linebacker Ben Leber, whom Foley had seen play for San Diego while working for the Chargers.

While he might have endorsed others' recommendations in personnel evaluations, Foley approached some aspects of the job as if he were a quasi-general manager. In some ways, the Vikings lost control over him as he moved into the office previously assigned to the head coach, took a global view on matters not specifically in his purview and committed three gaffes magnified by his unintended public profile.

The first came in his introductory news conference, when he told reporters that the Vikings -- who are seeking some $400 million in public support for a new stadium -- would no longer discuss their football business in public. He twice admitted to embellishing his media biography and résumé, making no effort to correct the second set of errors after admitting the first. Most recently, he referred to second-round draft choice Tarvaris Jackson, who is black, as a "boy."

The Vikings hope to use the résumé issue to extricate themselves from paying his three-year contract, but the consequences will not end there. When the dust settles, Wilf will be forced to reevaluate the leadership structure he hoped would carry him through his early years of ownership.

Who, if anyone, will he hold responsible for vetting and hiring Foley? According to the sources, the committee that ran the process -- Childress, along with vice presidents Rob Brzezinski and Kevin Warren -- was split. Wilf sided with those who favored Foley.

Will Wilf replace Foley with another outsider, promote from within, or eliminate the position entirely? Will he consider hiring or promoting a single executive to run day-to-day operations at Winter Park, avoiding the inevitable issues of trust and cooperation required in a committee system?

For now, Wilf is immersed in damage control. Unfortunately for him, it has been the hallmark of his brief tenure.

Kevin Seifert • kseifert@startribune.com
Kudos to Wilf for recognizing the problem, taking the PR hit, and showing Foley the door as quickly as he could. Now, as much as I like Studwell, I think the job should go to a FULLY QUALIFIED outsider.
 
I'm trying to figure out what my favorite Fran Foley moment was...

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Anyone else hear Foley interviewed on Mike Morris' show on the Monday after the draft?It was classic. I didn't expect Morris to ask him any resume questions ( and he didn't) but I did expect the International Man of Mystery to actually be aware of the issue and at least act a little chastened. He didn't. He was an absolute conceited jerk. Morris kissed tail for most of the interview but he did ask specifically why they passed on A Hodge and G Eslinger. Foley was so condescending and obnoxious it was almost unbelievable. For Hodge he was talking all slow like to a little kid and said basically we added a LB in FA, we drafted a LB and we have the guys we had last year. Like we didn't know that. Like people who watched the guys from last year and have doubts about Fran "yeah that's the ticket" Foley's judgment might actually believe we should have added two LBs out of this LB deep draft. And for Eslinger , he almost laughed at the question then said basically that obviously they had R Cook a little higher on their board than G Eslinger. But the absolute best part was the end of the interview when Morris was telling him what a great draft they had and he's like A+, an A+ draft. After Foley hangs up 2 seconds later Morris says there is no way you can grade this as better than a B- draft. It was hilarious

 
A guy I work with has a friend that works for the Vikings and he said from the first moment that Foley got hired that EVERYONE hated the guy, especially Studwell. They were all worried about getting fired and things were not good. This action did not come as a surprise and it was coming no matter how good/bad the draft went. The guy is an idiot!!

 
Danger signs about Foley didn't take long to ariseMost sources suggest the latter scenario, even while placing some blame on the Vikings for being unaware of -- or not placing enough importance on -- Foley's history of brash behavior and his undistinguished scouting record while working in San Diego and Jacksonville for the previous 12 years.
How the hell do you act like an arrogant ### while compiling an undistinguised record for 12 years and keep getting hired?
 
No link and no merit but I had a 'vision' last night that the Vikings would persue the Spielman character from the NFL Channel. I believe they have already attempted to sign him once, but I think Zygi bumps up the cash.

 
No link and no merit but I had a 'vision' last night that the Vikings would persue the Spielman character from the NFL Channel.  I believe they have already attempted to sign him once, but I think Zygi bumps up the cash.

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Rick Spielman? The guy who helped, with Wanny, to run the Phins into the ground? And the Bears? :bye: :popcorn:
 
No link and no merit but I had a 'vision' last night that the Vikings would persue the Spielman character from the NFL Channel.  I believe they have already attempted to sign him once, but I think Zygi bumps up the cash.

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Rick Spielman? The guy who helped, with Wanny, to run the Phins into the ground? And the Bears? :bye: :popcorn:
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Not that I would want him, but I know the pickings are even slimmer than when the Vikings hired Foley. Plus, Zygi is a new owner and sometimes new owners get lured into making good PR moves instead of good football moves.
 
It's pretty clear that Zygy's Plan A was to hire T. Heckert from Philly as the GM ( whatever the actual title - #1 Football Guy). Then it would have been Heckert's show. When Philly promoted him it left the Vikes without a Plan B. So instead of hiring the GM first they hired a headcoach and built this weak Triangle of Authority instead of ever having a #1 Football Guy. Now obviously it does not help that Foley, one point on your TOA was a 4th rate hack and by all accounts a complete jerk. So they are left in the unenviable position of -

1) promoting someone internally that they have already passed over so they probably didn't love them to begin with.

2) hiring someone externally , who since they are unemployed probably has some serious flaws

3) winging it for this season with what they have, which puts plenty more pressure on a rookie coach who has already displayed some signs of being in over his head. and trying to find the guy next off season.

2+3) Zygy hired "consultants" last year. hire a super consultant to reorganize for one year and leave things in better position for hiring someone next year. this way you can maybe get some higher quality guys ( Ron Wolf/ Jimmy Johnson types) that may not want to commit to a full time job but would love some wilf money and be an upgrade over the amateurs now in charge.

 
2+3) Zygy hired "consultants" last year. hire a super consultant to reorganize for one year and leave things in better position for hiring someone next year. this way you can maybe get some higher quality guys ( Ron Wolf/ Jimmy Johnson types) that may not want to commit to a full time job but would love some wilf money and be an upgrade over the amateurs now in charge.

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Hopefully this is what happens. Zygi takes a step back and accepts that fact he cannot hire a quality long term guy at this moment. The best alternative would be to hire a very qualified consultant to come in and lay the ground work in the short term and assist in finding his replacement.
 
I was thumbing through the Football Prospectus and under the Tavaris Jackson entry it said that one of the reasons that Fran Foley was fired was that he made a racially insensitive comment to TJackson. I have heard some rumors about Foley but have not heard this one before. Had anyone else heard this rumor and could they relate in a PC way? Thanks.

 
Saturday night, Foley held a news conference at Winter Park to discuss the team's highly unimpressive draft. While addressing the selection of Alabama State quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, Foley said, "We're very pleased with everything that we have learned about the boy."

I was there, taking notes by hand, and wasn't sure I heard it correctly. The sentence did not appear that way on the team's transcripts of the news conference.

Tuesday, I listened to a recording, and there it was: "We're very pleased with everything that we have learned about the boy."

If Foley doesn't know how heinous it is to call a black man "boy," how did the Vikings search committee not encounter a few red flags while doing due diligence on someone who was to become a valued member of their Exalted Isosceles?
http://www.startribune.com/150/story/408072.html
 

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