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Rob Searles
Rob Searles was born and raised in Minnesota, with a lifetime of covering his eyes to the inevitable shortcomings courtesy of our favorite local sports teams.
He currently serves as a featured writer for FantasyPros, providing expertise on fantasy football, varying from redraft, dynasty, and superflex formats, and he coaches the wide receivers and serves as the passing game coordinator for Simley High School's varsity football program.
Before coaching at Simley, he spent five years in the same role for Mounds View's varsity football program. He also covers the NBA, first serving as a staff writer for Daily Thunder, covering the Oklahoma City Thunder as a credentialed media member for the 2018-19 season. Rob also covered the Houston Rockets for SB Nation during the 2019-20 season. While attending the University of Nebraska, Rob was a featured columnist for Bleacher Report covering the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
Vikings
Justin Jefferson Has a Big-Game Mentality
By Rob Searles - Nov 19, 2020
Would ya look at that?! After falling flat on their face at home against the previously winless Atlanta Falcons, the Minnesota Vikings have ripped off three straight […]
Vikings
Thinking About Other Head Coaches? Joe Brady is a Home Run
By Rob Searles - Oct 29, 2020
You have nothing to apologize for. We’re all thinking it. Should the Minnesota Vikings decide to move on from head coach Mike Zimmer and officially kickstart this […]
Vikings
Two Blueprints the Vikings Should Base Their Rebuild Off Of
By Rob Searles - Oct 22, 2020
Welcome to the 2020 Bye Week, Vikings fans! The sky is falling and rumblings of drastic, wholesale changes for the franchise are beginning to get louder and […]
Vikings
Purple Pipe Dreams and a Falcons Nightmare
By Rob Searles - Oct 18, 2020
Ain’t this what they been waitin’ for? You ready? It’s tough to find the value in moral victories when you currently sit at 1-4 in the National […]
Vikings
Two Purple Dreams and One Disaster for the Seahawks Game
By Rob Searles - Oct 11, 2020
We’re going to try a little something new this week. With it being 2020, we decided to plant our freak flag and embrace the loose sense of […]
Vikings
Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You About D.K. Metcalf Deep Balls
By Rob Searles - Oct 9, 2020
With longtime nemesis Russell Wilson playing at career high levels to start 2020, the Minnesota Vikings will have their work cut out for them on Sunday Night […]
Timberwolves
Jimmy Butler Was Right, and It’s Time for Minnesota to Accept That
By Rob Searles - Oct 7, 2020
Whoopsie-daisey. We’ve been down this road before, Timberwolves fans. Instead of recognizing Jimmy Butler for being the franchise-overhaul enforcer that the Minnesota Timberwolves so desperately needed and […]
Vikings
These 3 Plays Indicate That Justin Jefferson is the Real Deal
By Rob Searles - Sep 29, 2020
Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. Following a long, dreadful two weeks where the Minnesota Vikings crown jewel of the 2020 NFL Draft seldom saw any action, […]
Vikings
Kirk Cousins Had a 15.9 Passer Rating Last Week. He’s Signed Through 2022. What’s Next?
By Rob Searles - Sep 23, 2020
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, my beloved Skoldiers. But we’ve been duped, hoodwinked, and bamboozled by Kirk Cousins. Following a storybook 2017 with […]
Vikings
How Davante Adams Lit Up the Vikings Secondary
By Rob Searles - Sep 16, 2020
The Minnesota Vikings opened the season on Sunday by getting shellacked by the Green Bay Packers, 43-34 inside US Bank Stadium. Legendary Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers reverted […]