Four NFL sources confirmed the Vikings decided late Monday to part ways with personnel director Fran Foley, a day after he presided over a draft that has been widely criticized for several risky moves in the second round. But according to the sources, Foley’s demise was more attributable to an exaggerated résumé — which he revised April 21 after admitting four embellishments of his early work history — and concerns about his management style.
The Vikings have been nothing but one disaster after another for the last two years. Tice should have been fired a year before he was finally let go, then Scott Linehan could have been promoted and the Vikes would likely retained Daunte and Randy. Instead, we’re back where we were in 1997, with Brad Johnson at quarterback and no Randy, except we don’t have Cris Carter or Jake Reed either.
And while I’m glad that they managed to grab Tavaris Jackson, whom Phil Simms held in high regard, I would have preferred that they trade up to grab Jay Cutler. Unfortunately, Mike Shanahan appears to be operating at a rather higher level than the Vikings current brain trust.