No one in the organization was any part of that trade.
It would be like us holding a grudge against Seattle for the Galloway trade.
Nowhere near the same.
The Galloway trade was a bad trade that set us back. Nobody gives a shit about this trade or even mentions it unless someone wants to write an article about the poor trades in Jerry Jones' tenure as GM.
The Herschel Walker trade was a train robbery that built a dynasty and became THE most talked about and influential trade in NFL history - one that constantly points out how badly the Vikings were fleeced and how great the Cowboys became at the expense of the Vikings.
They are totally different situations.
So while this front office has no ties to that trade, they are still part of the same organization and they still have to acknowledge and honor the history.
Take a look at the Texans. It's a completely different team from the Oilers and this ownership has zero ties to the Oilers, but they feel a duty to keep the whole "we hate Dallas" thing intact. The ownership, front office and even players have all done their part to appease the fanbase by keeping that "rivalry" that the Oilers and their fans started with the Cowboys alive.
I'd guess that the Vikings current staff is also very aware of what that trade meant to the franchise and it's fans and would do what it could to avoid anything like that from happening again.
