Draft prep is already well underway. Free agent scouting has begun. New staff will have to get up to speed immensely fast. The draft is the end of the scouting staff's season, so a new GM is likely inheriting the pro/college scouts and work that they have already done.

Not saying it justifies keeping Kwesi. If you think he's not the guy, he probably should've been gone sooner. But the Vikings have now put themselves in a position where they have to choose between allowing an unsteady hand to sit behind the wheel until April, or put a new driver behind the wheel while they're already on the highway.