FOOTBALL MACHINE: COVID Concerns, Mock Draft Fun and the 2020 Easter Candy Draft
Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan and Luke Inman convene for another Zone Coverage Football Machine over Zoom. Topics include: -Percentage chance the season happens as usual with concerns over the Coronavirus...
View ArticlePLAYER PROFILE: Logan Stenberg, IOL, Kentucky
CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE ZONE COVERAGE DRAFT GUIDE: TOP 100 PLAYER PROFILES RANKING THE VIKINGS NEEDS EXPLORING VIKINGS DRAFT TRENDS A HISTORY OF RICK SPIELMAN’S DRAFT TRADES VIKINGS TARGETS LUKE...
View ArticlePLAYER PROFILE: Michael Ojemudia, CB, Iowa
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View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: OBJ Rumors, Cousins on Diggs and a Defense-Centric Draft Sim
Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan and Luke Inman hold the podcast on Zoom once again as they address the wild Odell Beckham Jr. trade rumors, the latest on the Vikings and the upcoming draft. Topics include:...
View ArticlePassing the Baton: Danielle Hunter is Set to Be the Vikings’ New Leader on...
Two defensive ends, 16 games per regular season. Over the course of the 2010s, there were 320 available starts for the Minnesota Vikings at the defensive end position — 299 of them were made by four...
View ArticleThe Transfer Era? Richard Pitino is Adjusting as the College Basketball...
Across the nation, college basketball players are staying home, hunkering down during the Coronavirus pandemic as they look ahead to an uncertain summer. But in a broader sense, there is more player...
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A Look Into the Vikings’ Decade-Long Struggle to Find Long-Term Guards
As a member of the 2020 Hall of Fame class, Steve Hutchinson will have his Minnesota Vikings jersey immortalized in Canton this summer. The left guard played for 12 years — six in purple — as one of...
View ArticleRick Spielman Pleased With Vikings’ Pre-Draft Process During Pandemic
CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE ZONE COVERAGE DRAFT GUIDE: RANKING THE VIKINGS NEEDS EXPLORING VIKINGS DRAFT TRENDS A HISTORY OF RICK SPIELMAN’S DRAFT TRADES VIKINGS TARGETS LUKE INMAN’S MOCK DRAFTS SENIOR...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: Consensus Boards, 7-Round Mock & Percy vs. Diggs
Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan and Luke Inman give their final thoughts before the first round of the NFL Draft. Topics include: -Arif Hasan’s newly-unveiled consensus board -Luke Inman’s official mock draft...
View Article2020 NFL DRAFT: Minnesota Vikings Pick Tracker
Follow along here for quick analysis of the Minnesota Vikings draft selections. Round 1, Pick 22: Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU (via our Zone Coverage Draft Guide profile) As part of the 2019 national...
View ArticleVikings Use First Round Picks to Replenish Most Depleted Areas
If there was ever a year to be starved at wide receiver and cornerback, it was this year. With Stefon Diggs leaving for Buffalo after a blockbuster trade and the Vikings three starting cornerbacks...
View Article“He’s Country Tough”— The Competitiveness of Jeff Gladney
The Friday night lights of Texas high school football are what groomed Jeff Gladney. No state boasts a more revered football culture. The throes of competition at New Boston High School got Gladney...
View ArticleVikings Gear Up For Day 3 Chaos With 13 Picks in Final Four Rounds
Through two days of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings have made four picks and acquired five more, giving them a league-high 17 total selections and 13 in Rounds 4-7 on Saturday. Despite his...
View ArticleEzra Cleveland Should Be a Clean Fit Into Vikings’ Offensive Plans
Check out all of Zone Coverage’s draft content, including the complete draft guide, Luke Inman’s winners and losers, a feature on first-round pick Jeff Gladney and more. There was a scenario in play...
View ArticleVikings Trusting Tape Over Measurables With Cameron Dantzler
Check out all of Zone Coverage’s draft content, including the complete draft guide, Luke Inman’s winners and losers, a feature on first-round pick Jeff Gladney and more. View Sam Ekstrom’s other draft...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: 2020 NFL Draft Review, Best & Worst Picks and Position Changes
Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan and Luke Inman dive into the Vikings’ 2020 draft class. Topics include: -Arif vs. Luke go head-to-head about the D.J. Wonnum pick -Justin Jefferson and Jeff Gladney taken in the...
View ArticleD.J. Wonnum is Andre Patterson’s Newest “Pet Cat”
Check out all of Zone Coverage’s draft content, including the complete draft guide, Luke Inman’s winners and losers, a feature on first-round pick Jeff Gladney and more. View Sam Ekstrom’s other draft...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Every Vikings UDFA
The Minnesota Vikings added 12 more new faces to the roster this week in undrafted free agency, bringing the week’s total to 27 rookies combined between the draft and post-draft process. College free...
View ArticleCan James Lynch Contribute Immediately as an Inside Pass Rusher?
Check out all of Zone Coverage’s draft content, including the complete draft guide, Luke Inman’s winners and losers, a feature on first-round pick Jeff Gladney and more. View Sam Ekstrom’s other draft...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: 53-Man Projections, Favorite UDFAs and Roster Battles
Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan and Luke Inman dive into the Vikings’ roster makeup in the latest Football Machine. Topics include: -What are the odds Josh Kline or Everson Griffen rejoin the team? -Which...
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