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Is It Safe to Draft Jaelan Phillips?
By Luke Braun - Apr 15, 2021
Jaelan Phillips is an exciting edge rusher prospect. He would fix the direst problem facing their roster. The offensive line gets the headlines, but their pass rush […]
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What Can the Vikings Learn From Their Previous Draft Misses?
By Luke Braun - Apr 13, 2021
The draft is a crapshoot. That’s not a controversial statement. Any attempt to predict the draft will always be an exercise rooted in futility. Whether mock drafts […]
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What If Rashod Hill Is Viable?
By Luke Braun - Apr 8, 2021
When you’re a Minnesota Vikings fan, you get to participate in the annual spring tradition of talking yourself into middling-to-bad offensive linemen. They struck out on some […]
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The Vikings Can’t Afford to Ignore Defensive End
By Luke Braun - Apr 6, 2021
Every offseason, the offensive line will be the focus of the Minnesota Vikings’ roster improvement discussions. Rightfully so, as that unit has been a problem since Mike […]
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Mackensie Alexander Is More Than Just A Slot Corner
By Luke Braun - Apr 1, 2021
The “nickel” corner is a frequently misunderstood position, especially in the modern NFL. Blame Madden, blame fantasy, or blame the general idea of “the third-best guy,” but […]
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Xavier Woods is Right About Effort, and the Science Proves It
By Luke Braun - Mar 29, 2021
During a losing season, tensions run high both inside organizations and out. During the Dallas Cowboys’ 6-10 campaign, things were no different. In early October, they were […]
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Draft Day Trades To Get Minnesota A 2nd Round Pick Back
By Luke Braun - Mar 25, 2021
The Yannick Ngakoue trade did not work out. After giving up a second-rounder to get him, the Minnesota Vikings got five sacks and one win before their […]
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How To Scheme Around Patrick Peterson’s Age
By Luke Braun - Mar 23, 2021
Patrick Peterson signed with the Minnesota Vikings because of Mike Zimmer. Both Ian Rapaport and Peterson himself specified that the reason he wanted to come to the […]
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Signing Dalvin Tomlinson Signals A Shift in Defensive Scheme
By Luke Braun - Mar 19, 2021
In the NFL, strategy changes constantly. What used to be a league dominated by Pete Carroll’s Cover 3 principles has become much more diverse. As offenses have […]
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Kirk Cousins Revealed A Lot In His Interview With Charles Davis
By Luke Braun - Mar 16, 2021
Kirk Cousins made an appearance at the Blitz summit, a yearly coaching conference held virtually in 2021. Charles Davis asked him myriad questions that prodded deeper than […]
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3 Ways To Turn Riley Reiff’s Release Into A Better O-Line
By Luke Braun - Mar 11, 2021
On Wednesday, the first major domino fell for the Minnesota Vikings’ 2021 offseason. Their best offensive lineman from last year, Riley Reiff, declined an extension and will […]
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Answering Minnesota’s Most Important Salary Cap Questions
By Luke Braun - Mar 9, 2021
Free agency will begin in earnest next week, and there are still a ton of questions left to be answered. As of this writing, the salary cap […]