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| Spielman's Role Model Comes To The Rescue |
Two days ago (Sept. 1) Minnesota Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman made this statement, “The one thing we will not do is put our organization in a situation where it’s going to inhibit us or hurt us going into the future. People are asking for some crazy things. People think we’re desperate. We’re not going to do something that in my estimation, in talking with Coach (Mike Zimmer) and our ownership, that puts us in a situation that jeopardizes the future of the franchise. You’d be amazed at what’s being asked to give. We’ll have to wait and see. Expectations change. Everybody’s playing tonight and wants to make sure they get healthy through this game.”
So Pioneer Press beat writer Dane Mizutani could state yesterday (Sept. 2) without reservation because he got this straight from the horse's mouth that, "Spielman made one thing very clear Thursday night when addressing the media before Vikings squeaked out a 27-25 win over Los Angeles Rams: Although it sounds like the Vikings indeed plan to bring in another quarterback — whether that’s via trade or the waiver wire has yet to be determined — the organization will not mortgage its future to do so. That more than likely means high draft picks are off the table. Spielman isn’t about to part with one for a one-year rental at quarterback whileBridgewater recovers. Spielman also isn’t going to give up any of the Vikings’ up-and-comers, which it sounds like he’s been asked about since Bridgewater went down on Tuesday afternoon."
