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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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Using Dalvin Cook At Receiver Goes Beyond the Box Score
By Chris Schad - May 20, 2022
When the Minnesota Vikings hired Kevin O’Connell, he inherited an offense that Mike Zimmer had held back. The Vikings boasted a bevy of weapons but finished 12th […]
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The Twins Are Doing the Right Thing the Wrong Way With Royce Lewis
By Chris Schad - May 19, 2022
When Carlos Correa bruised his middle finger, it sent a wave of sadness over the Minnesota Twins. The player they had signed to the largest free-agent contract […]
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Does Anybody Regret the Jose Berrios Trade Right Now?
By Chris Schad - May 17, 2022
Trading Jose Berríos was one of the biggest decisions the Minnesota Twins made last summer. With the team out of contention, Berríos became expendable, and the Twins […]
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The Vikings Schedule Can Be Broken Into 3 Phases
By Chris Schad - May 16, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings released their 2022 schedule on Thursday night, giving fans a much-needed shot of dopamine. The Vikings’ offseason has not been sexy, but the schedule […]
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The Vikings Have Put Lewis Cine and Andrew Booth In A Position To Succeed
By Chris Schad - May 12, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings’ secondary was tough on the eyes last season. With the failed Bashaud Breeland experiment, the mothballing of Cameron Dantzler — and despite solid play […]
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The Youth Is Being Served In Minnesota
By Chris Schad - May 10, 2022
While it wasn’t the total system failure that ushered in the current front office, 2021 was not a good year for the Minnesota Twins. Coming off back-to-back […]
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What Happened To Other Teams That Traded Within Their Division?
By Chris Schad - May 9, 2022
When the Minnesota Vikings traded down in the first round of the 2022 draft, it sent fans through a gauntlet of emotions. Trading down from the 12th-overall […]
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What Does Football Outsiders’ Draft GPA Tell Us About Minnesota’s 2022 Class?
By Chris Schad - May 6, 2022
The draft is one of the most exciting weeks of the year. After months of dissecting and scouting potential draft picks, the results are in, and experts […]
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The Twins Have A Good Problem On Their Hands With Correa and Lewis
By Chris Schad - May 4, 2022
The Minnesota Twins have received great contributions from their prospects through the early weeks of the season. Jhoan Duran has become a staple of the bullpen. Josh […]
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The More the Vikings Change, The More They Stay the Same
By Chris Schad - May 2, 2022
Rick Spielman sat in an undisclosed location. With storage boxes behind him, he was preparing to film his latest Tik Tok. After struggling with the app for […]
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What Is Minnesota’s Plan After Trading Back In the Draft?
By Chris Schad - Apr 29, 2022
The anticipation was at an all-time high by the time the Minnesota Vikings were on the clock in the NFL draft. Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton and […]
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Is Byron Buxton Really The Best Player in the World?
By Chris Schad - Apr 26, 2022
You could feel it in the stands when Byron Buxton hit a walk-off home run on Sunday afternoon. The Minnesota Twins had completed a three-game sweep of […]