Author: Darren Hails
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The Skol Scroll: The Vikings look good on paper – camp has to prove it
Darren Hails recaps the Vikings’ week from Thursday, 25 June to Wednesday, 1 July 2026. More people are talking up Minnesota, but camp still needs to show the quarterback plan, center position, run game and pass rush are solid.
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The Skol Scroll: The Vikings Need A Plan Before Camp
Darren Hails reviews the Vikings’ week from Thursday, 18 June to Wednesday, 24 June 2026. With training camp as the next big step, this edition focuses on which questions Minnesota can leave open for now and which ones should have answers before camp starts.
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The Skol Scroll: The Vikings’ quiet week was really about the final 53
Darren Hails looks back at the Vikings’ week from Thursday, 11 June to Wednesday, 17 June 2026. With minicamp done and the quarterback debate feeling repetitive, the real stories were Nolan Teasley’s changes in the front office, the hunt for a veteran edge rusher, tough final-53 choices and an offensive line finally spending a full…
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The Skol Scroll: Minicamp made the quarterback competition real
Darren Hails reviews the Vikings’ week from Thursday, June 4 to Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Mandatory minicamp brought more than just quarterback rumours. We saw progress in the run game, updates on Brian O’Neill’s contract and a defense getting ready for life without Harrison Smith.
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Should the Vikings at least ask about Jared Verse?
Darren Hails explores a hypothetical trade idea for the Vikings after Jared Verse’s first week in Cleveland. Meanwhile, Minnesota is still looking for solutions at pass rush since Jonathan Greenard left.
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The Skol Scroll: the Vikings have their GM; now what?
Darren Hails looks back at the Vikings’ week from Thursday, May 28 to Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Key moments include Nolan Teasley’s first public appearance, updates on Kevin O’Connell, the quarterback situation, Dallas Turner’s new role and a practical Week 1 Packers update.
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The Skol Scroll: the Vikings stories sitting under the OTA noise
Darren Hails looks back at the Vikings stories from Wednesday, 20 May to Wednesday, 27 May 2026, digging under the obvious OTA headlines for the bits that might tell us more about Jauan Jennings, the offensive line, Brian Flores’ defense, Harrison Smith’s silence, the quarterback room and the roster arguments starting to creep into view.
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The Skol Scroll: the week before Vikings OTAs has teeth
Darren Hails runs the rule over a quiet-looking Vikings week that still left plenty to work through before OTAs: the GM search moving into interviews, the 2028 draft heading to Minneapolis, the rookie class getting signed, Ravens joint practices landing on the calendar, early Kyler Murray locker-room signals and a defense that suddenly feels short…
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Way-too-early Vikings 2026 win-loss predictions
The Minnesota Vikings’ 2026 schedule is out, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to make some brave, probably regrettable predictions. Darren Hails goes game-by-game through the new slate, weighs the quarterback question, the Jauan Jennings addition, Dallas Turner’s pass-rush burden and a brutal NFC North, before landing on a way-too-early forecast.
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The Skol Scroll: the Vikings stories everyone nearly missed this week
Each week, Vikings news is full of the usual headlines and debate topics. Stories get shared, argued over and somehow always turn into a quarterback discussion by the end of the day. That’s where The Skol Scroll comes in, a weekly look at the stories just below the surface. These aren’t throwaway details. Often it’s…