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Free Agency Preview: Could the Minnesota Vikings Splash For an Offensive Lineman?
By Sam Ekstrom - Mar 5, 2019
Leading up to free agency in mid-March, we will examine a multitude of angles pertaining to the Minnesota Vikings’ free agency approach. PREVIOUS STORIES Should the Vikings […]
Gophers Searching For a Late-Season Upset to Stamp Tourney Ticket
By Sam Ekstrom - Mar 4, 2019
The NCAA’s new evaluation tool has not been kind to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Bracketology experts, however, seem to be looking past their low metrics, and are […]
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Do Minnesota Vikings Free Agents Typically Improve in Year Two?
By Sam Ekstrom - Mar 1, 2019
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer made a radio appearance at the NFL Combine on Thursday and went to bat for his quarterback. After a poor finish […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Draft Strategies, O-Line and the Future of the Vikings Roster
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 27, 2019
We answer Twitter questions and take some calls, as we dive into O-line depth, the draft, and which current NFL player would make the best president. Thoughts […]
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Free Agency Preview: Adding Wide Receiver Depth Should Be a Priority
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 25, 2019
Leading up to free agency in mid-March, we will examine a multitude of angles pertaining to the Minnesota Vikings’ free agency approach. PREVIOUS STORIES Should the Vikings […]
Road Reaction: Gophers Fall at Rutgers, Putting Tourney Hopes on the Brink
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 24, 2019
Let’s be clear, this was not an upset. But the nature of Minnesota’s 68-64 loss to Rutgers Sunday will frustrate fans as the Gophers’ NCAA Tournament hopes […]
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New Vikings Coaching Staff Built on Loyalty, Respect
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 22, 2019
Year 1 of the Kirk Cousins Era was thought to be the start of continuity, a prosperous time where the Minnesota Vikings assailable offense could develop cohesion […]
Offensive Blackout Again Leads to Defensive Letdown in Gophers Loss
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 21, 2019
The narrative is getting redundant for Gophers fans who’ve clung to the hope that this 2018-19 team would come out of its offensive hibernation. There was optimism […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 2 – Jerry Kill, Hottest Free Agency Predictions, Twitter Questions
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 20, 2019
Former Gopher Football Head Coach Jerry Kill joins the show! We discuss Kirk Cousins’ shaving techniques, our hottest free agency predictions, In This Episode: Jerry Kill joins […]
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FOOTBALL MACHINE: Hour 1 – Antonio Brown, Kareem Hunt, NFL Combine
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 20, 2019
Hour 1 of the Zone Coverage Football Machine: We talk Antonio Brown trade scenarios, Kareem Hunt’s fit in Cleveland, Anthony Barr’s tag eligibility, and 2019 NFL Draft […]
With Every Game, Jordan Murphy Further Solidifies Gophers Legacy
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 17, 2019
On an afternoon when the Golden Gophers basketball team turned heads with an uncharacteristically marvelous performance from beyond the arc, Jordan Murphy kept pounding away down low, […]
Gophers Hope to Rediscover 2016-17 Magic to Break Out of Slump
By Sam Ekstrom - Feb 15, 2019
After suffering their fourth straight loss in devastating fashion at Nebraska, the Minnesota Golden Gophers are running out of time to correct course. With six games left […]