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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 New Vikings Coaching Staff Is More Interested In Instruction Than Intimidation
By Chris Schad - Feb 25, 2022
When the Minnesota Vikings introduced their coaching staff on Thursday afternoon, it had a different feel. During the Mike Zimmer era, press conferences had all the levity […]
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Anthony Barr Deserves To Go Out As A Sack Machine In A 3-4 Defense
By Chris Schad - Feb 22, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings are used to having their head coach brag about his defense. But it felt different when Kevin O’Connell did so during his introductory press […]
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Kevin O’Connell Is the Vikings’ Perfect Protagonist
By Chris Schad - Feb 21, 2022
By the time Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah had arrived at TCO Performance Center, they had been on a long journey. They had followed the two-minute trail […]
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The Vikings Are Playing Poker With Their Future
By Chris Schad - Feb 18, 2022
Kevin O’Connell came across as the anti-Mike Zimmer when he was introduced on Thursday. He was a coach that vowed to work with his players. O’Connell heaped […]
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Deshaun Watson Is Interested In the Vikings. But Should They Want Him?
By Chris Schad - Feb 17, 2022
One of the biggest offseason questions for the Minnesota Vikings is what they’ll do at the quarterback position. With Kirk Cousins’ impending $45 million cap hit, the […]
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The Vikings Fed the Gremlin After Midnight With Dalvin Cook
By Chris Schad - Feb 15, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings have a long lineage of great running backs. That tradition continued when they drafted Dalvin Cook. An explosive talent out of Florida State, Cook […]
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Let’s Talk About Minnesota’s Other Big Decision This Offseason
By Chris Schad - Feb 14, 2022
In his first offseason as general manager, Kewsi Adofo-Mensah will have several big decisions to make. The Minnesota Vikings are in the middle of the pack in […]
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The Super Bowl Features A Lot Of What the Vikings Could Be
By Chris Schad - Feb 11, 2022
This year’s Super Bowl features two teams that took different paths. The Los Angeles Rams built a roster of elite talent and supplemented it with an upgraded […]
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Where Could Mike Zimmer Wind Up Next Season?
By Chris Schad - Feb 8, 2022
On a quiet day at the Zimmer ranch, Mike Zimmer and his son Adam sat in a hot tub. While taking down a bottle of red wine […]
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How Kevin O’Connell Could Take Justin Jefferson To the Next Level
By Chris Schad - Feb 7, 2022
Walking through the rigors of another Pro Bowl practice, Justin Jefferson looked like a star. The Minnesota Vikings receiver just banished Stefon Diggs in dodgeball, signed a […]
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Kevin O’Connell’s Arrival Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Cousins Will Be Here Forever
By Chris Schad - Feb 4, 2022
In a couple of weeks, Kevin O’Connell will report for his first day as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Unpacking his “World’s Best Boss” mug and […]
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Kirk Cousins Was Made For the Pro Bowl
By Chris Schad - Feb 1, 2022
Somewhere at the NFL office, Roger Goodell had a problem. Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady had just pulled out of the Pro Bowl. Goodell needed to find […]