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The Kevin O’Connell Quips that Didn’t Come Up in the J.J. McCarthy Trade Presser

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Anthony Fields

To my eye, the Minnesota media did a good job of sending questions to Kevin O’Connell in the aftermath of the J.J. McCarthy trade. Nobody there appeared interested in a knock ’em down, drag ’em out debate (at least based on assessing the tone). Rather, there was some candid questions for the head coach who […]

Dubious Oddsmaker Prop Bet Follows Mike Zimmer into 2021

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Anthony Fields

In the seven seasons preceding the arrival of Mike Zimmer to the Minnesota Vikings (2007 to 2013), the franchise placed as the NFL’s 21st-best team via wins and losses. For those first seven years of the Adrian Peterson era, the Vikings finished 54-57-1 (.487) or 12th-worst in the business. Zimmer arrived in 2014, altering the […]