Vikings
Nick Mullens Highlights Minnesota’s Two Biggest Issues This Season
By Tom Schreier - Dec 22, 2023
In Week 13 last year, Kevin O’Connell decided to go for it on fourth down in the first quarter of the New York Jets game. The Minnesota […]
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Minnesota’s Defense Bailed Them Out More Than Anyone Wants To Admit Last Year
By Tom Schreier - Dec 18, 2023
On January 19, the Minnesota Vikings released a statement announcing that they had relieved former defensive coordinator Ed Donatell of his duties. Today I informed Ed Donatell […]
Vikings
The Vikings Lost A Game Of Inches Because They Turned It Into the Longest Yard
By Tom Schreier - Dec 16, 2023
The “tush push” has become en vogue ever since the Philadelphia Eagles started using it so successfully that they’ve taken to referring to third-and-one as first-and-nine. But […]
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Nick Mullens Got Overlooked Because We Can’t Unsee What We’ve Seen
By Tom Schreier - Dec 15, 2023
Nobody will blame Joshua Dobbs for locking into Justin Jefferson on third-and-four. The Minnesota Vikings were deep in Las Vegas Raiders territory on their third drive, trying […]
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What the Vikings Did In Vegas Must Stay In Vegas
By Tom Schreier - Dec 11, 2023
It was somewhere around Barstow, Hunter S. Thompson wrote in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, that the drugs began to take hold. Rolling Stone first printed Fear […]
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Harrison Phillips’ Philanthropy Is Rooted In His Early Anti-Bullying Effort
By Tom Schreier - Dec 8, 2023
When the Minnesota Vikings signed Harrison Phillips as a free agent in March 2022, they thought he was kidding when he asked for a desk in their […]
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Minnesota’s Bye Came One Week Too Late
By Tom Schreier - Dec 7, 2023
Joshua Dobbs said he texted Kevin O’Connell after the Chicago Bears game. Dobbs had had his first bad performance in Minnesota, throwing four interceptions in a 12-10 […]
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The Vikings Have Five Games To Break Their Time Loop
By Tom Schreier - Dec 4, 2023
Former Good Morning Football host Kay Adams recently had Jared Allen on Up & Adams, her online show. Naturally, she asked him about Kirk Cousins. “You can’t […]
Twins
Pablo Lopez Found A Rhythm
By Tom Schreier - Dec 2, 2023
Pablo López had given up two hits and a run through five innings against the Cleveland Guardians in a June 1 game last season. The Minnesota Twins […]
Vikings
Joshua Dobbs Did His Job
By Tom Schreier - Dec 1, 2023
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah had a hectic 48 hours following the Minnesota Vikings’ 24-10 win in Lambeau Field on October 29. Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles tendon in Minnesota’s […]
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The Vikings Got Lost In Space
By Tom Schreier - Nov 28, 2023
The Minnesota Vikings’ Week 13 bye seemed a long way away after they started 0-2. The Philadelphia Eagles had beat them 34-28 on Thursday night, and only […]
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How Has T.J. Hockenson Fared As Minnesota’s Primary Offensive Target?
By Tom Schreier - Nov 26, 2023
The Minnesota Vikings’ 31-28 win in Atlanta was euphoric for everyone in purple. Joshua Dobbs took over for the injured Jaren Hall and led the Vikings to […]