Vikings
The Wilfs Must Balance Continuity and Culture With Their Next Hire
By Tom Schreier - Jan 22, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings are a couple of good decisions away from being great. Unlike other teams with general manager and head coaching vacancies, they have the foundation […]
Vikings
Let’s Have A Reasonable Conversation About Kirk Cousins
By Tom Schreier - Jan 15, 2022
Kirk Cousins was wearing an olive mask, but it was clear he was smiling as a reporter pointed out that he was due $45 million next year. […]
Vikings
Mike Zimmer Went Out On His Own Terms
By Tom Schreier - Jan 10, 2022
Mike Zimmer took a moment before the Minnesota Vikings’ final game this season. Sitting on Minnesota’s bench in front of an empty stadium, we’ll never know what […]
Vikings
The Wilfs Need To Start Acting Like the Vikings Are A Premier Destination
By Tom Schreier - Jan 8, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings’ built their practice facility on the old Northwest Airlines headquarters property in Eagan. It’s a compound built to turn supreme athletes into superstars. There […]
Timberwolves
The Wolves Have Encountered A New Pandemic Problem
By Tom Schreier - Jan 7, 2022
There were about five minutes left in the fourth quarter when Patrick Beverley started barking at the bench. The Minnesota Timberwolves had blown a 19-point lead they […]
Vikings
The Vikings Finally Broke
By Tom Schreier - Jan 3, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings led by seven in nearly every game this season. Every loss they had was by one score. They remained in playoff contention for most […]
Vikings
Justin Jefferson Has Made the Kirk Cousins Decision More Complicated
By Tom Schreier - Dec 31, 2021
At first blush, it seems like Justin Jefferson’s continued ascendance means that the Minnesota Vikings will have to move on from Kirk Cousins. The maligned quarterback is […]
Vikings
The Vikings Didn’t Act Like A Team In Control Of Their Own Fate
By Tom Schreier - Dec 27, 2021
“Disappointing” was how Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins described the Minnesota Vikings’ 30-23 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. “A disappointing loss,” said Zimmer. “You know, we […]
Vikings
Why Are the Vikings Like This?
By Tom Schreier - Dec 21, 2021
The Minnesota Vikings know that this effort won’t be good enough to beat the Los Angeles Rams and the Green Bay Packers. They also probably know they […]
Vikings
A Cathartic Victory In Chicago Could Launch A Playoff Run
By Tom Schreier - Dec 19, 2021
It is verboten in the Land of 10,000 Lakes to speak of a runaway victory in Chicago. The game must be played like the Soldier Field turf […]
Vikings
The Vikings Might Be Violating the US Constitution At This Point
By Tom Schreier - Dec 10, 2021
Say what you want about Mike Zimmer, he gets it. He knows you’re sick of the one-score games. Of the blown leads. Of the fact that the […]
Vikings
What If Losing To Detroit Was For the Best?
By Tom Schreier - Dec 6, 2021
If you truly bleed purple, you had to have had a sinking feeling as Amon-Ra St. Brown fell to the turf cradling Jared Goff’s 11-yard touchdown pass […]