Why do Twin Cities sports teams always pay for making the smart move?

When the Vikings named John DeFilippo to replace Pat Shurmur after last season, it made all the sense in the world on paper. JDF was seen as a key figure, maybe THE key figure, for an offense that had just turned Nick Foles into a QB capable of flat out embarrassing Mike Zimmer and Bill Belichick defenses back to back on the biggest stages.

It flopped. And it has a lot of recent friends in local sports history.

The Twins, coming off a surprise 2017 playoff berth, made a series of what on paper were shrewd, low risk, high reward moves just before and during spring training. Hey, if you can get Logan Morrison, Lance Lynn and Jake Odorizzi all on the relative cheap, you do it. It appeared to be just  what we needed to push the team over the top.

The moves flopped. The team flopped.

The Timberwolves two offseasons ago are faced with a.rare golden opportunity to bring in a star player in Jimmy Butler. Yes, I disagreed with going all out to win now, but you were able to get him for honestly not a whole lot. And while it got them back to the playoffs, it was a mess of a season that only got you an ass kicking by Houston, and then the whole situation became a fiasco this fall. They may have made the best of things with that Philly trade, but was it all worth it?

Want more? The Vikings drafted Matt Kalil, the most obvious good draft pick ever....until it wasn't. Even the Lynx aren't immune. Of course you trade Natasha Howard if that's what it takes to clear cap space to make a run at title #5. And then your team shows it's age while Howard helps Seattle become the new champion.

All teams everywhere pay for bad decisions. Ours seem to have more decisions that seem good, that blow up in our faces, than any other market.

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  1. MichelleDecember 13, 2018 at 4:47 PM

    Insert picture of the Venn diagram of Minnesota sports fans and people who have nice things.

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