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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 - Dalvin Over McCaffrey? And the Rise of Mike Hughes

In Hour 2, Sam, Arif, Luke and Tom are in studio to take your phone calls and answer your Twitter questions. This week, we talk about Bisi Johnson and Mike Hughes, Vikings D-line vs Eagles O-line, and how Dalvin Cook stacks up against Christian McCaffery.

In This Episode:

  • Fred calls in to talk Mike Hughes and Bisi Johnson [6:00]
  • Alex calls in to talk Cousins’ pocket awareness [19:30]
  • A different Alex calls in to talk defensive turnovers [28:00]
  • Is Dalvin the best running back in the league? [40:00]

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Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) is a Zone Coverage staff writer covering the Minnesota Vikings and Golden Gophers basketball.

Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) covers the Minnesota Vikings for The Athletic.

Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman) Luke Inman is Zone Coverage’s resident NFL Draft guru and video content creator.

Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the co-founder of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports.

A Zone Coverage Podcast Network Production


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