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The Vikings Aren’t the Vikings Without Anthony Barr
By Luke Braun - Oct 29, 2020
The Minnesota Vikings have a bad defense. For a Mike Zimmer coached team, that’s jarring. We’re used to suffocating defenses that win games 20-10 and have opposing […]
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How To Survive If You’re Stuck With Kirk Cousins
By Luke Braun - Oct 28, 2020
When teams give up on a season, it plays out differently than fans typically want. Maybe you want them to trade away veterans, shed salaries and move […]
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How the Colts Fixed Xavier Rhodes
By Luke Braun - Oct 22, 2020
When the Minnesota Vikings released Xavier Rhodes in March, few were surprised. Rhodes played poorly through injury in 2019, and his release came with a tasty $8 […]
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How the Vikings Could Scrap Their Roster For Draft Picks
By Luke Braun - Oct 20, 2020
With Sunday’s 40-23 loss to Atlanta, the Minnesota Vikings’ playoff hopes are all but dashed. The future is just as bleak, with tight cap situations and depleted […]
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Will The Falcons Get A Jolt From Firing Dan Quinn?
By Luke Braun - Oct 15, 2020
After losing to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4, the Houston Texans fired Bill O’Brien. O’Brien had lost the confidence of his players, and eventually the organization. […]
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Crunching the Numbers Behind Mike Zimmer’s 4th and 1 Decision
By Luke Braun - Oct 13, 2020
With 3 minutes, 28 seconds remaining in the half on Sunday night against Seattle, the Minnesota Vikings faced a 4th and 1 from their own 21. Conventional […]
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Garrett Bradbury Has Made Meaningful Improvements This Season
By Luke Braun - Oct 8, 2020
It’s been a long time since September of 2019, where freshman center Garrett Bradbury put up one of the worst pass blocking starts Pro Football Focus had […]
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Kirk Cousins is More Aggressive Than You Think
By Luke Braun - Oct 6, 2020
There has been plenty of concern surrounding Kirk Cousins over the course of a sputtering 1-3 start for the Vikings. One of the most common is an […]
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Why the Vikings Cornerbacks Play Off Opposing Receivers on 3rd and Short
By Luke Braun - Oct 1, 2020
Struggles on third and short are becoming one of the most common frustrations with Mike Zimmer’s defense this year. The corner lines up about eight yards from […]
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It’s Okay To Get Excited About Justin Jefferson
By Luke Braun - Sep 29, 2020
It’s no fun being 0-3. Not since the 2013 quarterback carousel of Matt Cassel, Christian Ponder and sleep paralysis demon Josh Freeman have the Minnesota Vikings started […]
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Nine-Year NFL Vet Denard Walker On How To Fix the Vikings Young Corners
By Luke Braun - Sep 24, 2020
The Minnesota Vikings have a lot of young cornerbacks, which isn’t going too well. They have been shredded the first two weeks by Davante Adams, Marques-Valdes Scantling […]
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Can the Vikings Make the Expanded Playoffs After Starting 0-2? The Math Says Probably Not
By Luke Braun - Sep 22, 2020
The Minnesota Vikings have lost their first two games for the first time since 2013. The historical outlook for teams that start 0-2 is bleak — it’s […]