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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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Ty Chandler Can Carve Out A Major Role This Preseason
By Nelson Thielen - Aug 16, 2023
Fans finally got their first look at the 2023 Minnesota Vikings in live game action this past Thursday. And it was, for the most part, the quintessential […]
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Overreacting to the Vikings First Unofficial Depth Chart
By Nelson Thielen - Aug 9, 2023
As the Minnesota Vikings prepare to kick off their first game of the preseason this Thursday, they unveiled their first officially “unofficial” depth chart of 2023. This […]
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It’s Time To Buy Into Every Piece Of Vikings Training Camp Hype
By Nelson Thielen - Aug 2, 2023
It’s August. We can see the light at the end of the offseason tunnel. Real NFL football feels so close we can almost taste it… And yet, […]
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What Do Madden 24’s Ratings Tell Us About the Vikings?
By Nelson Thielen - Jul 26, 2023
Another day, another fanbase complaining on Twitter about their team’s Madden rating. It’s certainly that time of year. Browns are better than a team that was in […]
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Justin Jefferson’s Madden Rating Is Perfect (And Well Deserved)
By Nelson Thielen - Jul 19, 2023
It’s that time of year again. For many football fans, the offseason can feel interminably long. Basically from the moment the draft concludes, we enter a football […]
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How Can Minnesota’s RB Committee Replace Dalvin Cook?
By Nelson Thielen - Jul 11, 2023
Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be running backs. It’s a tough business. All the physical punishment and none of the premier earning potential of […]
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Is Hiring Flores Enough To Compensate For Losing Za’Darius Smith?
By Nelson Thielen - Jul 5, 2023
In an offseason defined by the shedding of bloated contracts and tough cuts of franchise veterans, the loss of Za’Darius Smith may be the most impactful. His […]
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The Vikings’ Receiver Room Could Reach New Heights in 2023
By Nelson Thielen - Jun 30, 2023
For many Vikings fans, this has felt like the offseason of hurt feelings. As Kwesi Adofo-Mensah attempts to successfully pull off the elusive “competitive rebuild,” he’s been […]
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Chris Olave Could Provide the Blueprint For Jordan Addison’s Rookie Season
By Nelson Thielen - Jun 21, 2023
Jordan Addison is no stranger to expectations. Coming off his season as the Biletnikoff winner, he transferred to USC before the 2022 season with a mountain of […]
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Cam Jordan May Want To Chill With the Kirk Cousins Smack Talk
By Nelson Thielen - Jun 14, 2023
Out-of-division rivalries are a rarity in the NFL. It’s a tad strange for a rivalry to be so contested between two teams that only play each other […]
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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 […]