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Tom Schreier
Tom Schreier is the founder and proprietor of Zone Coverage. He created Zone Coverage with the goal of mixing new age media with old-school journalism. His goal was to create an economically sustainable platform for sports content for Minnesota fans. Before Zone Coverage, Tom wrote for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.
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J.J. McCarthy Is the Perfect Conduit Between Kevin O’Connell and Justin Jefferson
By Tom Schreier - Nov 6, 2025
The video below is from Kevin O’Connell’s postgame speech after the Minnesota Vikings’ 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Scroll to the 2:31 mark and […]
Vikings
J.J. McCarthy Reframed the Falcons Game With His Performance in Detroit
By Tom Schreier - Nov 4, 2025
Even the most callous Minnesota Vikings fan would have reason to believe that J.J. McCarthy would build off his comeback performance in Chicago. Minnesota’s first-year quarterback had […]
Vikings
J.J. McCarthy Turned the Vikings Engine Over In Motown
By Tom Schreier - Nov 2, 2025
Kevin O’Connell gave J.J. McCarthy a quizzical look when he saw his first-year quarterback wear a blue-collared shirt ahead of the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 9 game in […]
Vikings
The Gink Is Always Shrouded In Mystery
By Tom Schreier - Oct 31, 2025
Everyone was looking for an explanation about how Andrew Van Ginkel hoodwinked Aaron Rodgers in the Minnesota Vikings’ win over the New York Jets in London last […]
Vikings
Our Last Image Of Carson Wentz Is Of Him In Agony
By Tom Schreier - Oct 30, 2025
Kirk Herbstreit is typically an astute analyst. However, he probably would like to take back his comments about Carson Wentz from Thursday night. “When you’re the captain […]
Vikings
Is Jordan Addison the Key That Unlocks J.J. McCarthy?
By Tom Schreier - Oct 29, 2025
Remember the halcyon days when we were parsing through J.J. McCarthy’s preseason start, trying to find clues about how he’d play after recovering from this season-ending meniscus […]
Vikings
The Vikings Are Trying To Handle McCarthy With Clean Hands In A Messy Game
By Tom Schreier - Oct 27, 2025
After the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 on Thursday night, Kevin O’Connell made it sound like J.J. McCarthy would start on Sunday in Detroit. […]
Timberwolves
The Wolves Ran It Back With A Missing Component
By Tom Schreier - Oct 26, 2025
Donte DiVincenzo doesn’t think the Minnesota Timberwolves would have won their season-opener in Portland without the continuity they have entering this season. “I don’t think we win […]
Vikings
Is McCarthy’s Potential Return Enough To Revive the Vikings?
By Tom Schreier - Oct 24, 2025
Kevin O’Connell didn’t mince words after the Los Angeles Chargers routed the Minnesota Vikings, 37-10, on Thursday night. “Nothing much to say. We got outplayed. We got […]
Vikings
The Vikings Keep Losing A Game Of Whack-A-Mole
By Tom Schreier - Oct 20, 2025
Tyler Batty is one of those grown-man rookies who come out of BYU. He’s 6’6”, 271 lbs., and 26 years old after serving on a Mormon mission […]
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The Vikings Have A Quick Turnaround and No Immediate Answers
By Tom Schreier - Oct 19, 2025
T.J. Hockenson was sure he reeled in a potentially game-changing touchdown catch on third-and-two with the Philadelphia Eagles up 28-19. “I just think it’s ridiculous, especially when […]
Vikings
Justin Jefferson Got To Be A Regular Person For A Day
By Tom Schreier - Oct 17, 2025
Justin Jefferson was trying to let the Minnesota Vikings general manager in on the joke. Disguised as photographer Darius Frost for an Amazon Prime video, he asked […]