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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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The Vikings Biggest Need Is In The Trenches (But Not Where You Think)
By Chris Schad - Feb 14, 2025
The Minnesota Vikings head into the offseason with a playoff loss fresh in their minds. The Los Angeles Rams hounded Sam Darnold, sacking him nine times and […]
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Aaron Rodgers Would Burn the Vikings Culture to the Ground
By Chris Schad - Feb 11, 2025
The Minnesota Vikings’ Week 17 victory over the Green Bay Packers was one of the year’s most memorable moments. Sam Darnold torched the Packers for 377 yards […]
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Should Myles Garrett Be the Exception To the “Full Rams” Rule?
By Chris Schad - Feb 5, 2025
A few months after the Minnesota Vikings hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, he sat down for an interview with USA Today’s Jori Epstein. If they had taken a photo, […]
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Reuniting With Cooper Kupp Can Help Kevin O’Connell Unlock the Vikings’ Offense
By Chris Schad - Feb 4, 2025
The Minnesota Vikings are a championship-caliber football team. Maybe that’s wishful thinking, considering the Vikings just went 14-2 and then faceplanted in the final two games, sending […]
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Should the Vikings Take the Danielle Hunter Approach With Trey Smith?
By Chris Schad - Feb 1, 2025
A few weeks from now, Trey Smith will walk out on his lawn. The neighbor kid will have mowed it. His coffee will be hot, and the […]
Twins
Do Paddack and Vázquez Mean More To the Twins Than Every Other Team?
By Chris Schad - Jan 29, 2025
When the offseason began, the Minnesota Twins dove back into everyone’s favorite topic: Payroll restrictions. The Twins slashed $30 million from payroll last season and operated at […]
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The Vikings and the Bills Are The Same Team… Except For One Key Difference
By Chris Schad - Jan 28, 2025
Two weeks from now, a Minnesota Vikings fan and a Buffalo Bills fan will bump into each other on Bourbon Street. The Super Bowl is in New […]
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What Would the Vikings Get In A Sam Darnold Trade?
By Chris Schad - Jan 24, 2025
The Minnesota Vikings have a good problem on their hands. In a league where solid quarterback play is tough to find, the Vikings presumably have two. Sam […]
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Does Kevin O’Connell Have Any Legitimate Gripes With His Contract Situation?
By Chris Schad - Jan 20, 2025
When the Minnesota Vikings fired Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman after the 2021 season, they couldn’t have imagined what a new regime would bring. The Vikings wanted […]
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Are the Vikings Reliving the Kirk Cousins Decision With Sam Darnold?
By Chris Schad - Jan 17, 2025
Picture, if you will: Locker cleanout day, a somber time for the Minnesota Vikings. The dreams of another potential Super Bowl season were flushed away in Arizona. […]
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Minnesota’s Early Exit Started the Conversation Everyone Wants To Have
By Chris Schad - Jan 14, 2025
The Minnesota Vikings’ 27-9 Wild Card loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night was bittersweet. It was disappointing to see the Vikings post a 14-2 […]
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The Vikings Are Better Equipped To Handle Puka Nacua and the Rams This Time Around
By Chris Schad - Jan 10, 2025
The Minnesota Vikings were getting to battle the Los Angeles Rams on a cool October night. The Vikings had just suffered their first loss of the season […]