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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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Vikings
Jared Allen Highlighted Something Important About Minnesota’s Coaches
By Tom Schreier - Mar 10, 2025
Jared Allen got good at Yahtzee when he was with the Minnesota Vikings. “Yeah, I dominate,” he proudly exclaimed. “I’m not a gambler, but I Yahtzee. We […]
Vikings
Jared Allen’s First Task In Minnesota Was Learning A New Language
By Tom Schreier - Mar 7, 2025
Jared Allen came to Minnesota with high expectations. The Minnesota Vikings traded a first- and two third-round picks for Allen and gave him a record-breaking six-year, $72.3 […]
Vikings
The Vikings Have An Opportunity To Upstage the Packers At the Draft
By Tom Schreier - Mar 3, 2025
People notice when a 313 lb. man runs a sub-5.00 40-yard dash. At the NFL Combine this week, Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon took off at a […]
Timberwolves
Anthony Edwards Is Trying To Avoid the NBA’s Gilded Cage
By Tom Schreier - Mar 2, 2025
During All-Star week, Anthony Edwards made it clear that he doesn’t want to be the face of the league. “I’m capable of being that guy,” Edwards told […]
Twins
The Twins’ Ownership Search Kept Them From Doubling Down On A Past Mistake
By Tom Schreier - Feb 25, 2025
Fresh off their first playoff series win since 2002, the Minnesota Twins slashed $35 million from their payroll last offseason. That, combined with Comcast removing their games […]
Vikings
Have the Vikings Become A Front For KOC’s Side Hustle?
By Tom Schreier - Feb 24, 2025
Daniel Jones didn’t hand Kevin O’Connell a rose when he picked the Minnesota Vikings, even though he had given O’Connell the thorns as a rookie head coach. […]
Twins
Matt Canterino Is Picking Up Where He Left Off
By Tom Schreier - Feb 23, 2025
Matt Canterino grew up in Southlake, a Texas suburb north of Dallas and Fort Worth. Like any good Texan, he played football. However, despite being a natural […]
Vikings
Kwesi Has Probably Tipped His Hand On Darnold
By Tom Schreier - Feb 21, 2025
In training camp last year, if you had told someone that ESPN would be spending hours of airtime on Sam Darnold in the offseason, they would have […]
Twins
Ty France Might Be A Canary In the Coal Mine
By Tom Schreier - Feb 18, 2025
Ty France had a few connections to the Minnesota Twins before he signed a one-year, $1 million non-guaranteed contract with them before spring training. In the offseason, […]
Twins
Willi Castro Is Trying To Be Like Water
By Tom Schreier - Feb 17, 2025
Willi Castro has known Amed Rosario since 2012 and lived with him during the quarantine. He later married Rosario’s sister, Aniana. Castro says Aniana occasionally chides him […]
Vikings
Did Kwesi Change How He Values Picks After the 2022 Draft?
By Tom Schreier - Feb 17, 2025
ESPN’s Seth Walder believed the Minnesota Vikings got good value when they traded pick No. 34 to the Green Bay Packers for picks 53 and 59 in […]
Timberwolves
Will We Ever See A “Stepped Transaction” Again?
By Tom Schreier - Feb 11, 2025
The report seemingly came out of nowhere. Alex Rodriguez owned the Minnesota Twins during his playing days. Suddenly, he and his business partner Marc Lore had an […]