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Arif Hasan
Arif Hasan has written for sites all across the internet and his work has been featured in the Athletic, Pro Football Network, Star Tribune, LA Times, Forbes, SB Nation, the Bleacher Report and MSNBC. He currently also writes for the Wide Left Substack. You can find him on twitter at @ArifHasanNFL.
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How Much Was Darnold’s Performance Affected By the Talent Around Him?
By Arif Hasan - Mar 15, 2024
Fans met the Minnesota Vikings’ decision to sign Sam Darnold with resistance. After all, Darnold put together some truly catastrophic performances with the New York Jets in […]
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Arif Hasan’s Vikings 2024 Mock Draft 3.0: Trading Up For Drake Maye
By Arif Hasan - Mar 7, 2024
The Minnesota Vikings are now one of the contenders for a dramatic trade-up in the 2024 NFL Draft, so a mock draft that features a jump into […]
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Which Front-Seven Combine Standouts Best Fit the Vikings?
By Arif Hasan - Mar 1, 2024
There’s no question that the Minnesota Vikings need to shore up their front seven – defensive tackle, edge defender, and linebacker are arguably their greatest needs. With […]
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Can the Vikings Fit Cousins, Jefferson, and Hunter Under the Cap?
By Arif Hasan - Feb 22, 2024
The Minnesota Vikings will define the direction of the franchise with decisions on three major players, which could set market expectations for the respective position groups of […]
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Arif Hasan’s Vikings 2024 Mock Draft 2.0: What If the Vikings Traded Up For A Quarterback?
By Arif Hasan - Feb 15, 2024
There has been significant discussion among the Minnesota Vikings fanbase about the utility of trading up in the 2024 NFL draft – one apparently in the cards, […]
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Arif Hasan’s Vikings 2024 Mock Draft 1.0: Trading Down For Value
By Arif Hasan - Feb 9, 2024
The Minnesota Vikings hold the 11th-overall pick, along with eight other picks, in the 2024 NFL Draft – but with only two selections in the top 100, […]
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Senior Bowl Standouts the Vikings Should Keep An Eye On
By Arif Hasan - Feb 1, 2024
The Minnesota Vikings are at an odd crossroads when it comes to their roster construction, though that’s not necessarily new for a team with a mandate to […]
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Should the Vikings Prioritize Cornerback Or Edge Rusher In the Draft?
By Arif Hasan - Jan 25, 2024
Over at Wide Left, I collated two weeks’ worth of mock drafts to get a general sense of how experts anticipated the Minnesota Vikings’ draft going. To […]
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What’s the Next Step For Brian Flores and the Vikings Defense?
By Arif Hasan - Jan 18, 2024
For a short period of time, the Minnesota Vikings and their fans had to wrestle with the possibility that they could lose Brian Flores as their defensive […]
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Kevin O’Connell Proved Something In A Lost Season
By Arif Hasan - Jan 11, 2024
It’s difficult to find a season where a head coach proves their worth after racking up 10 losses. But contrary to the opinions of justifiably bothered Vikings […]
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Don’t Panic: Extending Cousins Can Still Allow the Vikings To Build For the Future
By Arif Hasan - Jan 4, 2024
Every year, regardless of team, fans discuss the tension between competing to win in the short term and rebuilding for the future. For the Minnesota Vikings, it […]
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Why Were the Vikings So Hesitant To Start Ty Chandler?
By Arif Hasan - Dec 21, 2023
Amidst the discourse of the quarterback controversy or head coach Kevin O’Connell’s job security, there’s been little room to discuss what happened in the game against the […]