Former general manager Rick Spielman wasn’t without fault. Perhaps his greatest failure rested in the inability to fully nail the quarterback position, forcing the team to lock-in Kirk Cousins on a record-setting fully-guaranteed deal.
Nevertheless, the GM didn’t keep his job for so long without some success. Spielman’s home run in the 2020 NFL Draft stands out as being among his best moments. He laughed in real time as he giddily drafted the man who’d make the griddy famous. That’s not all he did, though. The same draft class produced several other strong contributors currently impacting Minnesota’s roster.