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How You Feel About the Vikings’ International Stint in 2025 Is A Rorschach Test For Your Fandom
By Nelson Thielen - May 16, 2025
Fandom is a fascinating phenomenon. Most of us decide to like a team as children, maybe because of a favorite player or family ties, and then proceed […]
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How Long Will the Vikings Keep People Waiting For ‘Purple Smoke’ On J.J. McCarthy?
By Nelson Thielen - May 8, 2025
As a lifelong Catholic and devout Minnesota Vikings follower, it’s interesting to see the world suddenly become so invested in this thing I love. That is, unless […]
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Donovan Jackson Paves the Way For J.J. McCarthy
By Nelson Thielen - Apr 25, 2025
I almost can’t bring myself to type the words. It feels crazy to say. How many times over the last decade and a half of Minnesota Vikings […]
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Minnesota Is the Perfect Place For Walter Nolen To Reach His Sky High Potential
By Nelson Thielen - Apr 11, 2025
What’s your favorite NFL draft “character concern” story? I’m not talking about something genuinely horrific, like domestic violence or drunk driving. I’m talking about the weird stuff. […]
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Constructing the Perfect Trade Back Scenarios for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
By Nelson Thielen - Mar 28, 2025
Every draft season, being the absolute lunatic that I am, I have a ritual the week before the draft. I watch the 2014 Kevin Costner instant classic […]
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Minnesota’s Front Office Executed Their Line of Scrimmage Solution
By Nelson Thielen - Mar 14, 2025
One thing the Minnesota Vikings coaching staff doesn’t get enough credit for, despite all the praise heaped on them for turning the 2024 squad into a 14-win […]
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A Vikings Breakup Letter To Sam Darnold
By Nelson Thielen - Mar 6, 2025
Breaking up with someone is not fun. It can be especially hard when you realize it’s not that the other person isn’t wonderful and that you didn’t […]
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The Vikings Shouldn’t Let Positional Value Dissuade Them From Ashton Jeanty
By Nelson Thielen - Feb 28, 2025
Remember what it was like to watch football as a kid? Who was your favorite player when you first fell in love with the game? Maybe it […]
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Should the Vikings Focus More On Adding In Free Agency Or Through the Draft?
By Nelson Thielen - Feb 21, 2025
Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah talks a lot about how their front office always looks at different models, scenarios, and possible permutations for how free agency […]
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Asante Samuel Jr. Could Become Byron Murphy Jr.’s Spiritual Successor
By Nelson Thielen - Feb 14, 2025
I’m the kind of guy who always plays the same type of character in a video game. I like to order my usual at my favorite restaurant. […]
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What Does Minnesota’s Lack of Draft Ammo Mean For Its Free-Agency Strategy?
By Nelson Thielen - Jan 31, 2025
When you go shopping, there are different types of capital for you to spend: Cash, gift cards, coupons, and credit. For NFL teams, there are also different […]
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The Vikings’ Roster Cannot Bear the Weight Of A Sam Darnold Contract
By Nelson Thielen - Jan 23, 2025
I’m not a big cap space nerd. There are many people in this space who do great work tracking and analyzing the finances of NFL team-building, and […]