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Derrik Klassen
Derrik has been an NFL and CFB writer since 2013. Over the years, Derrik has gravitated toward analyzing quarterbacks and the passing game in general. Derrik currently works for Football Outsiders and has previously been published by SB Nation, ESPN, Bleacher Report, Rotoworld, and others.
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Film Breakdown: Why Aaron Rodgers Thrived in the 2019 Border Battle Games
By Derrik Klassen - Aug 20, 2020
It was a matchup of two different branches from the same Mike Shanahan tree: Kevin Stefanksi and Gary Kubiak of the Minnesota Vikings versus Green Bay Packers […]
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Film Breakdown: Why Kirk Cousins Has Been Mediocre While Under Pressure
By Derrik Klassen - Aug 13, 2020
Narrative follows every player in the league. For Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, the overriding negative narrative is that he is not a quarterback who handles pressure […]
How Tanner Morgan and P.J. Fleck Made ESPN’s Top-Five QB-HC Pairings
By Derrik Klassen - Aug 6, 2020
Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan is a top-five college quarterback, according to ESPN. Sort of. A month ago, the four-letter network’s David Hale ranked the nation’s best quarterback-head coach […]
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Film Breakdown: How the Absence of Stefon Diggs as a Deep Threat Will Affect Kirk Cousins
By Derrik Klassen - Jul 30, 2020
Rattling off each and every valuable skill Stefon Diggs provided for the Minnesota Vikings offense over the past handful of years would be an exhausting exercise. All-Pro […]