Vikings
What Happens When Brian Flores No Longer Needs the Blitz?
By Tony Abbott - Mar 14, 2025
The one thing everyone knows about Brian Flores is that the man loves to blitz. He’ll blitz on early downs, he’ll elaborately disguise blitzes, he’ll blitz six […]
Vikings
Is Minnesota the Only Place Where Cooper Kupp Can Truly Thrive?
By Tony Abbott - Mar 13, 2025
As of 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, Cooper Kupp is a free agent. Chances are, the former Los Angeles Rams receiver, Offensive Player of the Year, […]
Vikings
The J.J. McCarthy Infrastructure Plan Is Complete
By Tony Abbott - Mar 12, 2025
After months of speculation about which direction the Minnesota Vikings would go at quarterback, we have a clear answer. With Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones out and […]
Vikings
The Aaron Jones Deal Perfectly Sets Up His Successor
By Tony Abbott - Mar 11, 2025
It took all the way up to the legal tampering portion of free agency, but the Minnesota Vikings and Aaron Jones finally decided that things were too […]
Vikings
Rodgers-To-Vikings Rumor-Mongerers Are Overlooking Something Huge
By Tony Abbott - Mar 10, 2025
Look, you’re not getting an argument from me on this: Time is a flat circle. We’re endlessly repeating the same cycles in politics and culture, so why […]
Twins
Are the St. Paul Saints Ready To Save the Day Again?
By Tony Abbott - Mar 5, 2025
The easiest way to sum up the difference between the 2023 and 2024 Minnesota Twins is that in 2023, the St. Paul Saints were able to step […]
Vikings
Milton Williams Is the Ideal Candidate To Get Trey Smith’s Money
By Tony Abbott - Mar 5, 2025
Watching the Minnesota Vikings’ interior offensive line get turnstiled regularly down the stretch made fans dream of something better. For months, SKOL Nation put pictures of Trey […]
Twins
Royce Lewis’ Grand Slam Success Is Absurdity At Its Finest
By Tony Abbott - Sep 5, 2023
A home run is the best possible outcome that can happen when a player comes to bat with the bases loaded. Or at least, in 99.999999977% of […]
Twins
Why Can’t the Twins Just Be Normal?
By Tony Abbott - Aug 14, 2023
The 2022 Minnesota Twins might have been the most frustrating team in franchise history, and not just because they underachieved. Plenty of Twins teams have been good […]
Twins
Who Needs Luis Arraez When You Have An Edouard Julien At Home?
By Tony Abbott - Jul 20, 2023
The well-scrutinized Luis Arraez-for-Pablo López trade might have been a necessary evil, but it feels evil nonetheless. It’s painful, and not just because Arraez has spent the […]
Twins
The Twins Have Reinvented the Terry Ryan Way For the Velocity Era
By Tony Abbott - Jun 4, 2023
We all know what a Minnesota Twins pitching staff looks like. A squad of dutiful strike-throwers who get the ball over the plate knowing that Walks Will […]
Wild
Calen Addison’s Trade Value Is In No-Man’s Land
By Tony Abbott - Apr 10, 2023
It’s not impossible to imagine a future where Calen Addison remains with the Minnesota Wild. But that future is becoming less favorable by the day, by the […]