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Workout Comps: Which Veterans do Vikings Rookies Compare To?
By Arif Hasan - May 15, 2018
Now that the Vikings have signed every drafted rookie — except for Mike Hughes — to their contracts, it’s worth some speculation to see which professional players […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the UDFAs
By Arif Hasan - May 5, 2018
The Minnesota Vikings are an organization that has prioritized, to some degree, measurables and data-based approaches to player acquisition. They, more than most teams, target high-level athletes […]
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2018 Consensus Big Board: Who Signed the “Best” UDFAs?
By Arif Hasan - May 2, 2018
Every year, players that drop from the draft excite fans when they sign as undrafted free agents for their respective teams. Some of those players, like La’el […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Devante Downs Pick
By Arif Hasan - May 1, 2018
Since Rick Spielman took over primary responsibilities for general manager duties in Minnesota, he’s drafted a linebacker in the seventh round every single year. Audie Cole, Michael […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Ade Aruna Pick
By Arif Hasan - May 1, 2018
The Vikings consistently draft athletic edge rushers. Those players don’t always have high-level production — Danielle Hunter is the prototypical example, but Stephen Weatherly and to some […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Colby Gossett Pick
By Arif Hasan - Apr 30, 2018
It wasn’t until late in the draft that the Vikings grabbed an interior offensive lineman, signaling that they will likely stick with the group that got them […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Tyler Conklin Pick
By Arif Hasan - Apr 30, 2018
The Vikings, in the fifth round of the NFL draft, elected to round out their tight end depth with the selection of Tyler Conklin, a Central Michigan […]
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2018 Consensus Big Board: The Consensus Big Board Grades the Draft
By Arif Hasan - Apr 29, 2018
People often say that one should “wait three years” to grade a draft, but it only makes sense that anyone willing to offer analysis of players before […]
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2018 Consensus Big Board: the Top Undrafted Free Agents Remaining
By Arif Hasan - Apr 28, 2018
With the draft over, the mad dash for undrafted free agents has begun. Many of the players atop consensus boards will have previously unknown injury or off-field […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Jalyn Holmes Pick
By Arif Hasan - Apr 28, 2018
The Vikings finally dipped into the defensive line in the draft, selecting hybrid defensive end/defensive tackle Jalyn Holmes along the lines of former Mike Zimmer player Wallace […]
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Crunching the Numbers: The Analytics Behind the Brian O’Neill Pick
By Arif Hasan - Apr 28, 2018
The Vikings in the second round addressed the offensive line with Brian O’Neill, a player whose athleticism has kept him atop the tackle conversation throughout the draft […]
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2018 NFL Draft – Day 3 Consensus Big Board: The Best Available Players
By Arif Hasan - Apr 27, 2018
With Day 2 of the NFL draft in the books and Day 3 in the offing, there are 19 players left in the top 100 players of […]