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Aug 12, 2023
Dustin Baker’s 2023 QB Rankings — The regular season is less than four weeks away.
Justin Jefferson Weighs in
Jun 27, 2023
Vikings ‘Supporting Cast Ranking’ Is Pretty Nifty — A wee bit surprising, too.
Dec 22, 2020
The playoff picture for the 2020-21 NFL season is beginning to take shape, and the National Football Conference (NFC) is […]
Dec 7, 2020
When the Minnesota Vikings escaped Week 12 with a victory over the Carolina Panthers, the emotional toll reverberated through the […]
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Nov 28, 2020
Note: Each week our senior Vikings insider Dustin Baker breaks down his combo of QB stats. For last week’s article […]
Nov 3, 2020
As I’ve said countless times, typically as a preface to my talking about sports betting, I’m not much of a […]
Oct 30, 2020
Forget Wins and Losses, Jefferson Can Win OROY    Many jottings in the Vikings universe now focus on “reasons to get excited” about the  remainder of the 2020 season. Minnesota has just one win this season, so attention spans no  longer focus solely on winning.  Why? Because it would take a gargantuan winning streak, and would essentially bankrupt the gamble Colorado website industry, for Minnesota to merely get close to a low-tier playoff position. This Vikings bunch got smoked by the Colts and Falcons in performances that undeniably proved that they belong nowhere near playoff football.     Ergo, fans are left to study the progression of young players, speculate [often absurd] trade  scenarios, and determine the long-term outlooks on the coaches and general manager.  Twitter is a wonderful spot for the latter two subjects – “trade this guy” scenarios for every  rostered player can be plucked from the social media app. What’s more, the “Fire Spielman  […]
Nov 26, 2019
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