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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. Prior to Zone Coverage, Tom wrote for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.
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Twins
Dallas Keuchel’s Patience Paid Off
By Tom Schreier - Aug 7, 2023
Dallas Keuchel said that the Minnesota Twins didn’t have to sell him too hard on signing with them. They had a full rotation but have a Triple-A […]
Vikings
The Kirk Cousins Mystery
By Tom Schreier - Aug 7, 2023
The Athletic’s Mike Sando has released his “quarterback tiers” annually for the last eight years. It’s not his ranking of the NFL’s starting signal-callers. Instead, he polls […]
Twins
Joe Mauer Became Minnesota’s Rorshach Test
By Tom Schreier - Aug 5, 2023
Longtime national baseball writer Michael Baumann was perplexed. “Last summer, I became aware of a curious phenomenon,” he wrote in February 2014, the year Joe Mauer moved […]
Vikings
What Happens When Kevin O’Connell Goes To Home Depot?
By Tom Schreier - Aug 2, 2023
Kevin O’Connell caught up with Dan Barreiro after the Minnesota Vikings’ practice on Tuesday, and Barreiro had an interesting question for the coach. After talking about parents […]
Vikings
The Vikings Weren’t Going Anywhere Without Hunter
By Tom Schreier - Jul 31, 2023
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah chuckled when a reporter asked him about the Minnesota Vikings’ “competitive rebuild” before training camp this year. It’s not like he’s trademarked it or anything, […]
Vikings
Brian Flores Is Just Being Honest About the Vikings Defense
By Tom Schreier - Jul 28, 2023
Kirk Cousins felt muddled by Ed Donatell’s defense last year. “It’s really muddy,” he said. “So when you drop back, you don’t quite know what you’re getting. […]
Vikings
‘Quarterback’ Was Insightful Without Being Invasive
By Tom Schreier - Jul 27, 2023
The New York Jets made it clear that they didn’t want to be on Hard Knocks. “I know there are several teams that would love for Hard […]
Twins
Has Emilio Pagan Found A Sweet Spot?
By Tom Schreier - Jul 24, 2023
Emilio Pagán will forever be part of one of the weirdest trades in Minnesota Twins history. On Opening Day last year, the Twins sent Taylor Rogers and […]
Vikings
Can We Quantify Kirk Cousins’ Netflix Bump?
By Tom Schreier - Jul 24, 2023
A year ago, Kirk Cousins didn’t crack the NFL’s top half of quarterbacks in Madden, leaving many Minnesota Vikings fans upset. “The upcoming EA Sports video game […]
Vikings
Justin Jefferson’s Perfect Madden Rating Further Ties Him To Randy Moss
By Tom Schreier - Jul 21, 2023
TIME magazine had a post on their website when Madden gave Randy Moss a 99 Overall score. “Disgruntled Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss has something to be gruntled […]
Twins
Will Minnesota’s Schedule Allow Them To Escape Their .500 Time Loop?
By Tom Schreier - Jul 18, 2023
In the 1993 comedy fantasy Groundhog Day, Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, a cynical TV weatherman who isn’t thrilled about his most recent assignment. His Pittsburgh station […]
Timberwolves
Miller and McDaniels Are A Window Into Minnesota’s Future
By Tom Schreier - Jul 17, 2023
The Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t have any draft picks to evaluate in 2021 after trading both of them to the Golden State Warriors for D’Angelo Russell. Therefore, their […]