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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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Twins
There’s Only One Way For the Twins To Fill the Ballpark Again
By Tom Schreier - Oct 12, 2022
In 2014, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost complained about fans failing to support his team. It was late August, and the Royals were on the verge […]
Vikings
Is Being Better Than Zimmer Good Enough?
By Tom Schreier - Oct 10, 2022
Patrick Peterson has done a lot in his 10-year career but says he always wanted to leave a game early. Not in the Randy Moss sense, where […]
Vikings
Minnesota’s Close Wins Are Covering Up Fundamental Issues
By Tom Schreier - Oct 3, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings are happy to be 3-1 heading into their Week 5 matchup with the Chicago Bears. But make no mistake, they escaped London after playing […]
Vikings
The Vikings Are Trying To Make A Novel Game Normal
By Tom Schreier - Sep 30, 2022
At practice on Friday, Kirk Cousins said that he spotted a house that belonged in a blockbuster movie. If he needed a reminder, this was it. He […]
Vikings
The Vikings Improved In One Area and It Made All the Difference
By Tom Schreier - Sep 26, 2022
Zygi Wilf walked past the assembled media as it waited to enter the Minnesota Vikings’ locker room. The Vikings had just come back to beat the Detroit […]
Timberwolves
Chris Finch Details How the Wolves Doubled Their Win Total Last Year
By Tom Schreier - Sep 25, 2022
In late June, Ryen Russillo had Chris Finch on his podcast to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves’ turnaround last season. The Wolves were 46-36 last year after finishing […]
Vikings
Ed Donatell Is Sticking To His Guns
By Tom Schreier - Sep 24, 2022
Ed Donatell has coached football for 42 years, longer than Kevin O’Connell, 37, has been alive, including 31 years in the NFL. He broke into the league […]
Vikings
How the Vikings Respond To Adversity Will Define Their Season
By Tom Schreier - Sep 20, 2022
It was hard not to notice that Stefon Diggs scored his third touchdown for the Buffalo Bills shortly after Jalen Hurts made a second effort to put […]
Vikings
The Evolution of Kirk Cousins’ Expectations
By Tom Schreier - Sep 17, 2022
It’s hard not to immediately recall Justin Jefferson‘s 64-yard touchdown when thinking about the Minnesota Vikings’ 23-7 win over the Green Bay Packers. Jefferson was open, hilariously […]
Vikings
Why It Could Only Get Better From Here For the Vikings
By Tom Schreier - Sep 12, 2022
In hindsight, Christian Watson’s dropped catch on the Green Bay Packers’ first pass from scrimmage almost doesn’t make sense. It goes against everything we know about the […]
Vikings
Jalen Reagor’s Biggest Fan May Be On the Vikings Coaching Staff
By Tom Schreier - Sep 8, 2022
Matt Daniels says that the first time he met Jalen Reagor, he literally bumped into him. The Minnesota Vikings hired Daniels as their special teams coordinator in […]
Vikings
Dignity Is A Pipe Dream | The History Of the Minnesota Vikings, Part VI
By Tom Schreier - Sep 3, 2022
Hoo boy. As you can probably guess from the title, the Minnesota Vikings weren’t at their best from 2000 to 2010. Sure, there were moments: The Randy […]