EAGAN, Minn. — For more than two decades, questions have swirled about the Minnesota Vikings’ leadership structure. They’ve adopted many different iterations. This one, following the hiring of Nolan Teasley as the team’s general manager, is fairly traditional.Teasley has final say on the team’s 53-man roster. He sits atop the front-office power structure, while, in tandem, head coach Kevin O’Connell also reports directly to ownership. Revered longtime executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski will support Teasley’s decision-making process.“In the end, that’s the structure,” Vikings co-owner and president Mark Wilf said during Wednesday’s introductory news conference for Teasley. “That’s the way it is. If it comes to structure, we’ve got a problem, OK? The end result is making sure leaders collaborate and work together.”The Vikings described the Teasley hire as a move to position a personnel expert alongside O’Connell’s coaching expertise and Brzezinski’s grasp of the organization’s pulse. Initially, this decision reminded some Vikings supporters of the infamous “Triangle of Authority.”Two decades ago, the Vikings grouped coach Brad Childress, personnel director Fran Foley and Brzezinski together. The structure struggled from the get-go. Ownership fired Foley three months into his tenure. Childress assumed a major role in personnel decisions, often discarding the future for short-term gain. Eventually, the Wilf family removed the trio-style leadership, placing Rick Spielman atop the hierarchy. His exit left the door open for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, whose lack of immediate success and scouting savvy created another round of coaching involvement.Seeking a future where collaboration is less a buzzword and more a realistic description of the team’s decision-making process, the Wilf family included O’Connell in the interview process. He dialogued with candidates. He met with Teasley in a one-on-one setting.“I know the responsibilities that I have, and one of those is to build a unique relationship where it’s built on trust and personal responsibility to be competent in your role for the greater good of others,” O’Connell said. “Nolan feels that same thing is important. Now, we support each other. We support each other as leaders, and we support each other through the adversity that inevitably does come.”The effectiveness of that mutual support — and how that flows to the front office and coaching staff — will define this iteration of the leadership group. Vikings ownership made a bet that Teasley represents the type of personality and communicator who can develop consensus in practice. Their chances of winning their first playoff game since 2019, much less the organization’s first Super Bowl, depend on the success of that bet.