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Tom Schreier
Tom Schreier is the founder and proprietor of Zone Coverage. He created Zone Coverage with the goal of mixing new age media with old-school journalism. His goal was to create an economically sustainable platform for sports content for Minnesota fans. Before Zone Coverage, Tom wrote for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.
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Vikings
The Vikings Are Fueled By Doubt
By Tom Schreier - Dec 18, 2022
Down 36-28 in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota Vikings stopped Matt Ryan short of the sticks on fourth-and-one and got the ball back with 2:15 left in […]
Vikings
Vikings-Lions Exposed the NFL’s Most Ridiculous Rule
By Tom Schreier - Dec 16, 2022
Justin Jefferson’s first down that wasn’t got lost in the chaos that was the Minnesota Vikings’ 34-23 defeat by the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Jameson Williams scored […]
Wild
The Wild Can’t Lose Sight Of the Prospect Forest From the Trees
By Tom Schreier - Dec 15, 2022
The Minnesota Wild’s 2009-10 season was hardly memorable. Mikko Koivu led them in scoring with 71 points. Andrew Brunette and Guillaume Latendresse tied for the team lead […]
Vikings
The Vikings Played Too Much Like An Underdog In Detroit
By Tom Schreier - Dec 12, 2022
Forget that the Minnesota Vikings were playing the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Pretend that they weren’t playing in Ford Field. Instead, look at the raw numbers. The […]
Vikings
The Vikings Are Trying To Stave Off Late-Season Monotony
By Tom Schreier - Dec 9, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings weren’t half an hour removed from beating the New York Jets 27-22 in a nail-biter, and Adam Thielen was already ready to shift his […]
Timberwolves
The Wolves Have Looked More Fluid With One Big
By Tom Schreier - Dec 7, 2022
Anthony Edwards is the kind of player who makes fans lose their minds. He’s a showman, a player who revels in the spotlight. He shined in the […]
Vikings
The Jets Game Was A Microcosm Of Minnesota’s Season
By Tom Schreier - Dec 5, 2022
On the fourth play of Sunday’s game, New York Jets quarterback Mike White forced a pass to Corey Davis. Camryn Bynum tipped it, and Harrison Smith picked […]
Vikings
We Shouldn’t Overlook Kevin O’Connell’s Jets Connection
By Tom Schreier - Dec 2, 2022
Kevin O’Connell has a voicemail from Rex Ryan saved in his phone. Ryan isn’t congratulating him on winning the Super Bowl or getting the Minnesota Vikings job. […]
Wild
The Wild May Have Put the Cart Before the Horse With Rossi
By Tom Schreier - Nov 30, 2022
The Minnesota Wild were fortunate to get Marco Rossi with the 9th overall pick in the 2020 draft. The Wild were supposed to land around pick 12 […]
Vikings
Kirk Cousins Is A Tortured Perfectionist
By Tom Schreier - Nov 28, 2022
Kirk Cousins says he noticed Lincoln Gustafson in the stands during a TV timeout, and he and the other guys in the huddle couldn’t contain their laughter. […]
Timberwolves
The Timberwolves Need To Get Greedy
By Tom Schreier - Nov 25, 2022
Chris Finch is an affable coach. He’s Finchy to his players and has endeared himself to most of the fanbase. But he also can be incredibly candid. […]
Vikings
The Vikings Came At the Patriots and Didn’t Miss
By Tom Schreier - Nov 25, 2022
The jumbotron camera at US Bank Stadium panned toward Justin Jefferson as he walked toward the end of the tunnel during player introductions. Jefferson smiled and cupped […]