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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
Is Boredom a Good Enough Reason For a Change?
By Rob Searles - Feb 25, 2021
Boredom got a new best friend, and his name is Mike Zimmer. Let’s be honest with ourselves here: As a Vikings fan, do you really expect our […]
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What Are the Vikings’ Best Options If They Move On From Zimmer?
By Rob Searles - Dec 23, 2020
With Mike Zimmer and the Minnesota Vikings writing the latest chapter in the age old “Let’s Do Juuuuust Enough to Get The Fanbase Excited Before Inventing New […]
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Gary Kubiak vs. Todd Bowles: A Battle of Comfort Zones
By Rob Searles - Dec 12, 2020
The 6-6 Minnesota Vikings escape the surprisingly tolerable December in Minneapolis (three cheers for global warming!) by visiting the 7-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in what […]
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Cousins Has Earned More Autonomy At The Line Of Scrimmage
By Rob Searles - Dec 5, 2020
Fresh off his first fourth-quarter comeback victory against the Carolina Panthers last week, Kirk Cousins has been carrying the Minnesota Vikings since the team’s Week 7 bye. […]
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Joe Brady Showed Gary Kubiak How To Unleash Justin Jefferson
By Rob Searles - Nov 28, 2020
With the Minnesota Vikings welcoming the Carolina Panthers to U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday for a Week 12 contest, I’d be remiss if we didn’t take a […]
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Adam Thielen: Red Zone Monster
By Rob Searles - Nov 27, 2020
Last Sunday provided yet another chapter in the Vikings Heartbreak Hotel history books following weeks of momentous buildup. After coming out victorious, running the NFC North gauntlet […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]