Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
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Oct 14, 2026
Griffen SerreHOST
And it's an acquisition that I am so happy that the Vikings made when they did.
Griffen SerreHOST
So we got to give props to Kwesi on that one, at least as far as the free agent signings that he made during his tenure with Minnesota.
Griffen SerreHOST
That is one that has definitely worked out.
Griffen SerreHOST
And another one that has definitely worked out is Byron Murphy Jr.
Phil MackeyHOST
Yeah.
Judd ZulgadHOST
Which might ironically be, uh, very ironically be what Kwesi talked about, about a year and a half or two years ago when he got to the podium and said, "We want a team that can basically win in any environment." And that's this defense.
Judd ZulgadHOST
Like-
Phil MackeyHOST
Bring Kwesi back.
Phil MackeyHOST
Bring Kwesi back.
Phil MackeyHOST
Celebrate, celebrate the, the, the birthday-
Judd ZulgadHOST
Put him in the ring of honor
Phil MackeyHOST
... of Kwesi.
ShaqPANELIST
You got him with the second or first.
KeithHOST
You know, Kwesi tried to make a name for himself when Darasol went out and gave up a fourth-round pick for Cam Robinson, so that could also backfire.
KeithHOST
Well, I'm not talking about an offensive lineman.
ShaqPANELIST
I mean, he did pretty well.
Darren CampbellHOST
Um, y- you look at 2022 and 2024, Dave, when the Vikings, you know, had big, you know, really strong starts to the seasons, and they were in the, hugely in the playoff mix and had, uh, I think championship aspirations.
Darren CampbellHOST
Um, you know, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the former general manager, he, in 2022, when Irv Smith went down and was gonna be gone for a long time, wasn't season-ending, but Irv Smith didn't come back until late in the season.
Darren CampbellHOST
You know, they go out and they make a trade with the Lions to get in T.J. Hockenson, and that was a, a deal that was a, a, you know, significant driver to the Vikings', uh, continued success on, on offense that year, and helped them get that 13 and four record that they ended up having and winning the NFC North.
Darren CampbellHOST
That one worked out pretty well, even though we gave up some, you know, significant draft capital to get T.J. Hockenson.
Darren CampbellHOST
2024, Christian Darrisaw goes down against the Rams with a knee injury.
Darren CampbellHOST
Uh, he's done for the season.
Darren CampbellHOST
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah again makes a trade, with Jacksonville this time, to bring in Cam Robinson and, and get a guy who had been a starting left tackle in the NFL for a number of years, and got him in there.
Darren CampbellHOST
Um, and Robinson helped us for a while until he didn't, [laughs] and the wheels fell off at the end of the season, but, um, that was another deal that they make.
Judd ZulgadHOST
... had Teasley in place, if you had fire...
Judd ZulgadHOST
I mean, if you're gonna fire Kwesi after the Senior Bowl, you should have fired him in January.
Judd ZulgadHOST
But that being said, that, that judgy Judd thing is incredibly fair.
Declan GoffHOST
Cardi B.
Andy CarlsonHOST
So that was always a connection there.
Andy CarlsonHOST
And also when Kwesi was here, OBJ was with the Browns, but also they punted him with the Browns.
Andy CarlsonHOST
And of course, Beckham, where would Odell's career be without that catch? I don't know.
Andy CarlsonHOST
Now, obviously, is he the 1,000-yard receiver? His last 1,000-yard receiving season was before COVID, before the Rona.
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Andy CarlsonHOST
About will the thrill.
Andy CarlsonHOST
The Vikings have had a long and sordid history when it comes to kicking because kicking ain't easy.
Andy CarlsonHOST
And, you know, when the Vikings drafted Will, Kwesi deserves a lot of credit, by the way.
Andy CarlsonHOST
You know, six-round pick back in the day, 2024 draft class.
Reece FieldHOST
But maybe, [sighs] again, the poor drafting, the poor decisions i- in the safety position, and the fact that we keep asking Harrison Smith to come back because we know that he is the best of what we've got available are now starting to get caught out because, yeah, the Dolphins were one play away from causing an upset on the weekend.
Richard DawsonHOST
Does this go back to Kwesi giving away draft picks and instead of taking a historically, uh, generational safety, trading it up for Lewis Cine, or literally trading back for Lewis Cine and then just coming up buyers back in the house?
Reece FieldHOST
I, I didn't-
Richard DawsonHOST
I don't, I don't think they-
Judd ZulgadHOST
Like, this, it's a small...
Judd ZulgadHOST
Like, it's not a really sexy discussion, but the Teasley thing about how he's do- doing this interests me a lot 'cause, you know, Kwesi didn't.
Judd ZulgadHOST
Spielman was on the...
Judd ZulgadHOST
Spielman was around the pandemic, but they really hadn't, like, started the free-for-all 'cause what? The, uh, the practice squad's now 16 guys, I think.
Judd ZulgadHOST
Like, this, it's a small...
Judd ZulgadHOST
Like, it's not a really sexy discussion, but the Teasley thing about how he's do- doing this interests me a lot 'cause, you know, Kwesi didn't.
Judd ZulgadHOST
Spielman was on the...
Judd ZulgadHOST
Spielman was around the pandemic, but they really hadn't, like, started the free-for-all 'cause what? The, uh, the practice squad's now 16 guys, I think.
Rhys FieldHOST
But maybe, again, the poor drafting, the poor decisions i- in the safety position, and the fact that we keep asking Harrison Smith to come back because we know that he is the best of what we've got available are now starting to get caught out because, yeah, the Dolphins were one play away from causing an upset on the weekend.
Richard DawsonHOST
Does this go back to Kwesi giving away draft picks and instead of taking a historically, uh, generational safety, trading up for Lewis Cine, or trading back for Lewis Cine, and then this is coming up to bite us back in the ass.
Richard DawsonHOST
I, I don't-
Rhys FieldHOST
I, I didn't-
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