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Nelson Thielen
Nelson Thielen is a Vikings fan from Orlando who started following the team when they drafted Florida State legend Christian Ponder. He is not related to Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen.
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Lewis Cine Has Ground To Make Up, But the Talent To Do It
By Nelson Thielen - Jun 7, 2023
Has anyone stopped to think about what a wild year 2022 must have felt like for Lewis Cine? Cine started his 2022 as an integral part of […]
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Jalen Nailor Is Too Explosive To Keep Off the Field
By Nelson Thielen - May 31, 2023
As the interminably long offseason drones on, I find myself daydreaming about how fun this offense could be in 2023. And there’s so much to be excited […]
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How Will Brian Flores Mix and Match Minnesota’s Cornerbacks?
By Nelson Thielen - May 24, 2023
The Minnesota Vikings’ cornerback situation was not very good last year. An aging Patrick Peterson played fairly well considering the expectations, but the rest of the room […]
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The Vikings Made It Clear This Offseason That They Believe In Brian Asamoah
By Nelson Thielen - May 12, 2023
Now that the dust has settled on the Minnesota Vikings’ offseason, we can see the full picture of what Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell sought to accomplish. […]
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Don’t Judge Minnesota’s Draft Without Considering T.J. Hockenson
By Nelson Thielen - Apr 30, 2023
Well, this draft has certainly been a practice of patience for Minnesota Vikings fans. Fans waited with bated breath on Day 2, tantalized by the idea of […]
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Trey Lance Is A Massive Risk Worth Taking
By Nelson Thielen - Apr 20, 2023
Is there anything more simultaneously exciting and exhausting than the NFL rumor mill right before the draft? It’s silly season, where NFL teams are trying to posture […]
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Where Do the Vikings Rank As A Destination For A Rookie QB?
By Nelson Thielen - Apr 6, 2023
The NFL draft is a pretty weird concept when you think about it. Imagine graduating from Harvard Law School and finding out you’ve been drafted by a […]
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Jaxon-Smith Njigba Is the Jefferson Sidekick We’ve Been Looking For
By Nelson Thielen - Mar 15, 2023
It’s hope season, football fans! Free agency and draft season is the time of year where every fanbase feels like they can get better. Hope springs eternal. […]
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Jammie Robinson Was Tailor-Made For Flores’ Defense
By Nelson Thielen - Feb 23, 2023
Have you found your mid-round NFL draft crush yet? Are you tired of watching pathetic run defense? Are you tired of watching safeties play so far out […]
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Championship Weekend Sets the Standard For the Vikings’ DC Hire
By Nelson Thielen - Feb 2, 2023
When the Minnesota Vikings hired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, we heard a lot about the plans for a “competitive rebuild” from the new regime in TCO Performance […]
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Duke Shelley Deserves To Be In the Long-Term Plan At Cornerback
By Nelson Thielen - Jan 12, 2023
In a season full of unexpected twists, turns, and improbabilities, perhaps one of the most surprising developments occurred when the Minnesota Vikings upset the Buffalo Bills. Moments […]
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The Vikings Are More Loki Than Thor (And That’s Okay)
By Nelson Thielen - Dec 22, 2022
It must have been a lot of fun to be a Minnesota Vikings hater on Saturday. For the first half, at least. The second half? Probably not […]