Getty Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell The power vacuum left behind by the firing of Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has put head coach Kevin O’Connell in a predicament. O’Connell has more say over future roster decisions, acting as both head coach and de facto general manager, as his mentor Bill Belichick once did. “After ownership, everything the team does moving forward begins with O’Connell. He’s going to be the one leading the most important item on the franchise’s agenda