There is no easy way, or a good time, to let someone know that their contract will not be renewed. We didn't want him to twist in the wind another night. |
They will be held accountable and there will be ramifications. We're going to be winners and do it with class. If the players don't want in with that, I don't want them on the team. |
This code of conduct will establish a new set of rules. It will allow our franchise to operate in the same fashion as my family business, one of high standards, high morals, and success. |
This is a great opportunity to create a tremendous family venue. I intend to create a Vikings legacy. |
Today marks a new day, a new era, a new season for this team. Lack of discipline will no longer be tolerated at any level. The events of the past week are unacceptable. |
Unless something extraordinary occurs, but I don't see that. |
We are becoming more optimistic and more aggressive about our prospect of success. |
We are excited and optimistic. |
We believed Brad was the elite coaching candidate. He came from a winning program with the Philadelphia Eagles. He's an NFC guy, knows NFC opponents and played an important role in the development of Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb. |
We certainly would have liked him to lead our team. But he seems to feel that his future is best served somewhere else. We have to move on for the best interests of our team. |
We cherish this opportunity to incorporate this in the entire project. |
We didn't want him to twist in the wind another night. |
We feel that we have a young and talented group that has provided strong leadership in our daily activities. These four men have been instrumental in the transition for our partnership group as we approach our first anniversary of ownership. |
We feel this is a defining moment in our ownership, and I think we did this as meticulously and as forthcoming as we could have. It really felt like this is our team. This is the direction we want to go. |
We have a lot of work ahead of us that the prior administration, mainly financially, left, |