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Chris Schad
Schad covers the Minnesota Vikings for Zone Coverage. He also writes for Bring Me The News and The Viking Age and hosts The Homer Horn Podcast.
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Can Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings Find Their Tom Brady This Offseason?
By Chris Schad - Jan 21, 2026
In a few weeks, Kevin O’Connell will head to the Sean McVay coaching tree reunion. Depending on what happens in the next few weeks, McVay and his […]
Twins
Is Tom Pohlad’s Plan To Save the Twins A Matter Of Timing?
By Chris Schad - Jan 19, 2026
Major League Baseball took another gut punch over the weekend when outfielder Kyle Tucker agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The […]
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Has the Vikings’ Brain Trust Gone Back to Square One?
By Chris Schad - Jan 17, 2026
Just over a week after the 2025 season ended, Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah held their end-of-year press conferences. The combined […]
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Kirk Cousins Is Not the Comfort the Vikings Are Looking For
By Chris Schad - Jan 13, 2026
The Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 season may have ended a week ago, but the autopsy began well before that. A team with Super Bowl aspirations came hilariously short […]
Twins
The Twins Need Royce Lewis More Than Ever In 2026
By Chris Schad - Jan 12, 2026
In just over a month, the Minnesota Twins will report to Spring Training. With Christmas in the rear view mirror and the cold of January setting in, […]
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Can Kevin O’Connell Get His ‘QB Whisperer’ Reputation Back?
By Chris Schad - Jan 8, 2026
At this time last year, Kevin O’Connell was on top of the football world. No, he didn’t win a Super Bowl — he coaches the Minnesota Vikings […]
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The Vikings Need to Fix Themselves Instead of Chasing the Packers This Offseason
By Chris Schad - Jan 6, 2026
After 18 weeks, the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 season mercifully came to an end on Sunday afternoon. The season didn’t go the way that anybody had anticipated. An […]
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The Vikings Went “Full Vikings” In 2025
By Chris Schad - Jan 3, 2026
When the Minnesota Vikings hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in 2022, he coined the term “Full Rams” in an interview with USA Today’s Jori Epstein. The comment was in […]
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Dallas Turner Is Starting To Look Like Another Player On Minnesota’s Roster
By Chris Schad - Jan 1, 2026
The Minnesota Vikings have a strong viral presence. However, before there was the “Nine” meme, there was the video of the team’s war room when they selected […]
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The Vikings Received An Unexpected Gift From the Lions For Christmas
By Chris Schad - Dec 26, 2025
After a disappointing year, the Minnesota Vikings’ Christmas victory over the Detroit Lions presented all of the evidence you need that this team could rebound in 2026. […]
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The Vikings and Lions Are Having a National Lampoon’s Christmas
By Chris Schad - Dec 22, 2025
Imagine, if you will: The sun went a long time ago at TCO Performance Center, but Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell remained hard at work. Trying […]
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Is Everyone Concerned About the Wrong Vikings Receiver Going Into 2026?
By Chris Schad - Dec 18, 2025
At the top of the Minnesota Vikings’ wide receiver depth chart is Justin Jefferson, who many fans are surprised hasn’t had a nuclear meltdown as J.J. McCarthy […]