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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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The Vikings Got Lost In Detroit’s Deep Blue Sea
By Tom Schreier - Jan 6, 2025
Kevin O’Connell believes that the Minnesota Vikings’ 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions could have looked different had they executed on a few more plays. O’Connell focused […]
Timberwolves
Maybe Jimmy Was the Problem
By Tom Schreier - Jan 4, 2025
Everyone remembers the practice. You know the one. Jimmy Butler has been holding out after his All-Star season with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017. He requests a […]
Vikings
The Vikings Are Preparing For A “Slobber Knocker” In Detroit
By Tom Schreier - Jan 4, 2025
Justin Jefferson is ready for this one. “I love these games,” Jefferson said, marveling at the thought of playing the 14-2 Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football. […]
Vikings
Brian Flores Is Minnesota’s Ghost In the Machine
By Tom Schreier - Jan 3, 2025
Blake Cashman says he got turf toe early in the second quarter of the Week 5 game against the New York Jets in London. “I knew I […]
Vikings
The Vikings’ Offense Unlocked Something Against Green Bay
By Tom Schreier - Dec 31, 2024
Sam Darnold had 377 passing yards on Sunday. That’s more than the 347 he had in the Minnesota Vikings’ 42-21 win over the Atlanta Falcons and the […]
Vikings
The More the Vikings Change, the More They Stay the Same
By Tom Schreier - Dec 29, 2024
The Minnesota Vikings led 20-3 with 7:55 left in the third quarter after forcing Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers to go three-and-out. With a road […]
Vikings
Why Isn’t T.J. Hockenson More Involved In the Vikings Offense?
By Tom Schreier - Dec 28, 2024
T.J. Hockenson’s four-year, $66 million extension reset the tight end market, signaling his value to the Minnesota Vikings. They had traded a 2023 second-round pick and a […]
Vikings
Dallas Turner Is Becoming Something Unexpected
By Tom Schreier - Dec 26, 2024
It was a relatively nondescript play lost in an unremarkable game. The Chicago Bears faced second-and-goal from the Minnesota Vikings’ one-yard line in Minnesota’s 30-12 Week 15 […]
Timberwolves
Why Isn’t Anthony Edwards Getting A Superstar Whistle?
By Tom Schreier - Dec 23, 2024
Late in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 120-114 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Oct. 29, P.J. Washington pulled Anthony Edwards aside at the foul line. Why, he asked, […]
Vikings
The Vikings Are Trying To Pull Off A Heist Without A Getaway Car
By Tom Schreier - Dec 22, 2024
With 4:21 to go in the Minnesota Vikings’ 27-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks, play-by-play man Adam Amin addressed the “12th Man” at Lumen Field. “The Vikings […]
Vikings
J.J. McCarthy Is Trying To Maximize the Space In Between
By Tom Schreier - Dec 21, 2024
J.J. McCarthy begins and ends each day trying to find the space between his thoughts. He learned about mindfulness at Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, Ill., […]
Vikings
Justin Jefferson Paid Tribute To Randy Moss In A Way Only He Can
By Tom Schreier - Dec 19, 2024
When the Minnesota Vikings traded Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills for the 22nd pick in the 2020 draft, they didn’t know that the player they’d take […]