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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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Twins
Jorge Lopez Has Been In the Eye Of the Storm
By Tom Schreier - Mar 13, 2023
Jorge López was stuck in his house when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017. His five-year-old son Mikael was running a fever, and the power was […]
Vikings
Bud Grant Created A Lofty Standard For the Coaches Who Proceeded Him
By Tom Schreier - Mar 11, 2023
Bud Grant attended Kevin O’Connell’s introductory press conference last February. Grant heard the former quarterback discuss the illusion of complexity, collaborative leadership, and developing a championship standard. […]
Vikings
Adam Thielen Was Never Going To Take No For An Answer
By Tom Schreier - Mar 11, 2023
On August 10, 2016, the Minnesota Vikings traveled to the Queen City for joint practices with the Cincinnati Bengals. A year before Adam Thielen’s breakout season, he […]
Vikings
Should This Be the Year the Vikings Flush the System?
By Tom Schreier - Mar 9, 2023
The NFL salary cap isn’t a myth. Give Rob Brzezinski 15 cents, a nail, and the shell of a great-great-great-grandfather snail, and he’ll tell you that cap […]
Vikings
Eric Kendricks Had Become the Soul Of the Vikings Defense
By Tom Schreier - Mar 7, 2023
Eric Kendricks made waves in January 2022 when he spoke out about the Minnesota Vikings’ culture under Mike Zimmer. The Vikings fired Zimmer after Minnesota’s 31-17 win […]
Timberwolves
The Timberwolves Are Paupers Without Prince
By Tom Schreier - Mar 7, 2023
Anthony Edwards experienced a significant learning moment on Jan. 9, 2021. The San Antonio Spurs led the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-122 with ten seconds remaining in overtime when […]
Twins
The Twins Feel the Need For Speed
By Tom Schreier - Mar 7, 2023
The Minnesota Twins were bleary-eyed and cantankerous when they woke up in Cleveland on Sept. 14, 2019. Still, they were on the verge of snapping out of […]
Vikings
The Vikings Are Putting Justin Jefferson In the Director’s Chair
By Tom Schreier - Mar 6, 2023
On Oct. 6, 2010, the Minnesota Vikings sent a third-round pick to the New England Patriots for Randy Moss and a 2012 seventh-rounder. The SuperFreak was finally […]
Timberwolves
Schroedinger’s KAT
By Tom Schreier - Mar 5, 2023
On Jan. 20, Karl-Anthony Towns used his Twitch stream to clarify his injury status. He suffered a calf strain in a Nov. 28 loss to the Washington […]
Vikings
How A Cousins Long-Term Deal Could Foster A Successful Succession Plan
By Tom Schreier - Mar 2, 2023
In July 2017, Kirk Cousins became the first quarterback to play under the franchise tag for the second consecutive year. The Washington Commanders took Cousins in the […]
Wild
It’s Boeser Or Bust For the Wild At the Trade Deadline
By Tom Schreier - Mar 2, 2023
On draft night in 2015, the Minnesota Wild said Thanks but no thanks to Burnsville’s Brock Boeser, who sat there staring at the Wild from their backyard […]
Twins
Keep Calm and Hit Bombs: Nick Gordon Can Still Deliver On His Draft-Day Promise
By Tom Schreier - Feb 27, 2023
Nick Gordon is busy this spring training. The Minnesota Twins will use him all over the field, filling in for players who are tired or injured. He […]