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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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Timberwolves
The Wolves Experienced Some Serious Growing Pains In Their Opener
By Tom Schreier - Oct 20, 2022
Let’s start here: The Minnesota Timberwolves have some time to figure things out. Maybe that’s why D’Angelo Russell didn’t want to set expectations to start the season. […]
Wild
What Happens If the Wild Just Aren’t Good?
By Tom Schreier - Oct 18, 2022
The Minnesota Wild have given up 20 goals in their first three games. That’s not just bad – it’s historically bad — having not been done since […]
Vikings
It’s Impossible To Tell Who the Vikings Truly Are
By Tom Schreier - Oct 17, 2022
The Miami Dolphins game should have been over after Dalvin Cook‘s 53-yard touchdown run that put the Minnesota Vikings up 24-10 with 3:15 left in the fourth […]
Vikings
Matt Daniels Is Changing Special Teams In Minnesota One Nickname At A Time
By Tom Schreier - Oct 15, 2022
In late August, Minnesota Vikings longsnapper Andrew DePaola saw special teams coach Matt Daniels downloading the latest episode of House of the Dragon on a preseason flight. […]
Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings And the Known Unknowns
By Tom Schreier - Oct 13, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings are about to enter the unknown this weekend. Yes, they know they’ll be playing in Miami, but it will be at a stadium that […]
Twins
There’s Only One Way For the Twins To Fill the Ballpark Again
By Tom Schreier - Oct 12, 2022
In 2014, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost complained about fans failing to support his team. It was late August, and the Royals were on the verge […]
Vikings
Is Being Better Than Zimmer Good Enough?
By Tom Schreier - Oct 10, 2022
Patrick Peterson has done a lot in his 10-year career but says he always wanted to leave a game early. Not in the Randy Moss sense, where […]
Vikings
Minnesota’s Close Wins Are Covering Up Fundamental Issues
By Tom Schreier - Oct 3, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings are happy to be 3-1 heading into their Week 5 matchup with the Chicago Bears. But make no mistake, they escaped London after playing […]
Vikings
The Vikings Are Trying To Make A Novel Game Normal
By Tom Schreier - Sep 30, 2022
At practice on Friday, Kirk Cousins said that he spotted a house that belonged in a blockbuster movie. If he needed a reminder, this was it. He […]
Vikings
The Vikings Improved In One Area and It Made All the Difference
By Tom Schreier - Sep 26, 2022
Zygi Wilf walked past the assembled media as it waited to enter the Minnesota Vikings’ locker room. The Vikings had just come back to beat the Detroit […]
Timberwolves
Chris Finch Details How the Wolves Doubled Their Win Total Last Year
By Tom Schreier - Sep 25, 2022
In late June, Ryen Russillo had Chris Finch on his podcast to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves’ turnaround last season. The Wolves were 46-36 last year after finishing […]
Vikings
Ed Donatell Is Sticking To His Guns
By Tom Schreier - Sep 24, 2022
Ed Donatell has coached football for 42 years, longer than Kevin O’Connell, 37, has been alive, including 31 years in the NFL. He broke into the league […]