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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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Kevin O’Connell Just Won the Type Of Game Mike Zimmer Never Did
By Chris Schad - Sep 27, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings picked up a victory on Sunday, but it wasn’t pretty. The 64,000 people walking out of U.S. Bank Stadium probably needed a shower after […]
Vikings
The Only Way the Vikings Can Slow Down St. Brown Is By Pressuring Goff
By Chris Schad - Sep 23, 2022
It was an early December afternoon. The Minnesota Vikings were trying to keep themselves in playoff contention by holding off the winless Detroit Lions. A slow start […]
Vikings
Did the Vikings Fool Us In Week 1?
By Chris Schad - Sep 21, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings rolled into Philly on Monday night feeling good about themselves. They had just dispatched the rival Green Bay Packers and were looking for a […]
Twins
How Will The Carlos Correa Season Be Remembered?
By Chris Schad - Sep 20, 2022
It was a calm night in March. The MLB lockout had just ended, and the Minnesota Twins were doing everything they could to improve their roster. The […]
Vikings
O’Connell Faces A Different Kind Of Challenge In Philly
By Chris Schad - Sep 16, 2022
There was a sense of accomplishment when the Minnesota Vikings walked off the field on Sunday afternoon. The first game of the Kevin O’Connell era went better […]
Twins
One Way the Twins Can Put the Joe Ryan Controversy To Bed
By Chris Schad - Sep 15, 2022
It was a beautiful night at Target Field. The temperature was perfect, the sky was beautiful, and Joe Ryan was dealing. The Minnesota Twins rookie tore through […]
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The Vikings’ Opener Couldn’t Have Possibly Gone Better
By Chris Schad - Sep 13, 2022
The last time we saw the Minnesota Vikings in a regular season game, it felt like a funeral. Mike Zimmer was about to be fired. Justin Jefferson […]
Twins
The Guardians Are Everything the Twins Are Not
By Chris Schad - Sep 12, 2022
The Minnesota Twins needed to shake up their philosophy when they were looking for someone to replace Terry Ryan. They compared themselves to some of the most […]
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The Vikings Can’t Forget About Dalvin Cook
By Chris Schad - Sep 9, 2022
From the moment Kevin O’Connell was hired, everyone wanted to know how he was going to fix the Minnesota Vikings. With a solid quarterback, one of the […]
Twins
All The Twins Know Is Pain In The Bronx
By Chris Schad - Sep 6, 2022
It was the spring of 2005. I was wrapping up my senior year of high school. I sat in front of the TV, watching the ESPN MLB […]
Vikings
The Purple Are Going To Miss Mike Zimmer More Than You Think
By Chris Schad - Sep 5, 2022
One of the most prominent themes throughout the Minnesota Vikings’ offseason was that change was in the air. With a new regime in charge, the Vikings believed […]
Vikings
Why Did Mike Zimmer Go To the College Ranks?
By Chris Schad - Sep 2, 2022
Imagine this: It was a beautiful morning on the Jackson State University campus. Mike Zimmer was beginning his first day as an analyst on Deion Sanders‘ staff. […]