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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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Justin Jefferson Wants To Leave Orbit Again
By Tom Schreier - Nov 14, 2025
Three years ago, Kirk Cousins threw what looked like an arm punt on fourth-and-18 from the Minnesota Vikings’ 27-yard line in Buffalo. Justin Jefferson reached for the […]
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Can Aaron Jones Be the Salve For the Minnesota’s McCarthy Friction?
By Tom Schreier - Nov 13, 2025
Aaron Jones knew his mother, Vurgess, had flown in for the Minnesota Vikings’ game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. She goes to all the games. However, […]
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It’s Impossible To Ignore the Vikings’ Alternate Universe With Drake Maye
By Tom Schreier - Nov 12, 2025
Days after the 2024 NFL draft, ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported that the Minnesota Vikings were willing to part with picks No. 11 and 23 in that draft, […]
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Could Jalen Nailor Be Minnesota’s Long-Lost WR3?
By Tom Schreier - Nov 11, 2025
There’s a reason why people in Minnesota still remember Jarius Wright’s name: He felt like the perfect WR3. Minnesota used a fourth-round pick on him in 2012. […]
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Game Flow Is Affecting Minnesota’s Lack Of Turnovers
By Tom Schreier - Nov 10, 2025
Blake Cashman knows the Minnesota Vikings aren’t turning the ball over like they previously did under Brian Flores. He also believes the 3-0 turnover margin was the […]
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The Vikings Lost Their Grip On the Ravens Game and Are Losing Control Of the Season
By Tom Schreier - Nov 9, 2025
If you believe ESPN’s metrics, the Minnesota Vikings technically started losing control of Sunday’s game when the officials flagged Dallas Turner for an illegal hit on Lamar […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]