Vikings fans, Flores signs extension but HC buzz lingers with the Steelers! Dive into compensatory picks drama, Addison trade rumors, and a 3-round mock draft on The Real Forno Show with Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano. This Vikings 1st & SKOL episode unpacks Minnesota’s offseason moves.

In this engaging episode of The Real Forno Show, host Tyler Forness announces, “Minnesota Vikings did what everybody had been asking them to do. They got Brian Flores signed to an extension, but that doesn’t mean he’s gonna be here next year.” Forness reveals insider details: “I was told it is a multi-year deal....

Brian Flores is signed! I do not know if he will eventually get a head coach offer but at least he wont go and be a defensive coordinator for another team. At the very least, the Vikings will get two 3rd round picks if he gets hired away as a head coach. I do not think there will be any dead money.

Now that that is out of the way. What do you want to talk about?

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[**Reporter drops bombshell report regarding the future of Minnesota Vikings WR Jordan Addison, and it raises major...

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That’s because, once again, our favorite team is no longer participating in this NFL season. We’re down to the final four teams with the Conference Championship games taking place on Sunday, and we want to know...

Ladies and gentlemen, our short, regionally specific nightmare is over. Well, mostly over. For now.

Numerous sources, led by Adam Schefter of ESPN, are reporting that defensive coordinator Brian Flores has signed a contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings to remain the team’s defensive coordinator. That means that, at the very least, he will not be making a lateral move to another team to become their defensive coordinator.

Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean that he won’t be taking a head coaching job if one should be offered to him. He’s had two interviews with the Pittsburgh Steelers for their head...

A week or so after it looked like it might, potentially, be another rough offseason for Minnesota Vikings reciever Jordan Addison, it appears that things are going to be a lot smoother than anticipated.

Per Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, charges are not going to be filed against Addison stemming from an incident in a Florida casino last week. Addison will now, apparently, be filing a civil claim arising from what is now being deemed as a wrongful arrest.

Addision was arrested and charged with trespassing at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino just over a week ago. The charge...

In this episode of The Real Forno Show, hosted by Tyler Forness with producer Dave Stefano on Vikings 1st & SKOL, the duo dissects the Minnesota Vikings’ offseason moves amid the NFL coaching carousel. Forness highlights the team’s decision not to retain offensive line coach Chris Kuper, noting, “They’re not renewing his contract… I think both [positives and question marks] can be true at the same time.” They analyze OL performance data from PFF, revealing starters allowed pressures every 31.5 snaps versus backups’ 24.75, and discuss quarterback responsibility for sacks, with Forness stating, “Quarterbacks were responsible for 18 of those...

A pretty good weekend for football save for the Seahawks vs 49ers game. The Bills choked it away again and now fired their coach. The Patriots look to have an easy path to the Super Bowl with Bo Nix injured. The Rams vs Seahawks game should be good as their two games this season were very close with one going overtime in Seattle.

All that being said, since the Vikings did not get into the dance, it is A Case of the Mondays!

I am not feeling good about keeping Flores. I hope they don’t take too long and see...

Championship weekend is upon us! The Seattle Seahawks will host the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos will host the New England Patriots. All four teams have had relatively recent success, but three of the four with different QBs. There are a few Viking ties on the teams and a few people we like to root against. I prefer a Seahawks and Patriots matchup, but I’m curious if everyone feels the same.

Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks are led by the QB who led the Vikings to their 2nd most regular seasons wins in a year, Sam Darnold. The Vikings...

In the latest episode of Two Old Bloggers, Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano dissect the Minnesota Vikings’ turbulent offseason following the 2025 season. As a Vikings 1st & SKOL production, the show explores critical topics like Jordan Addison’s repeated off-field issues, Brian Flores’ head coaching interviews, J.J. McCarthy’s uncertain starting role, offensive line coaching shakeups, Will Reichard’s All-Pro recognition, Adam Thielen’s retirement, and a thorough 2026 running backs positional analysis.

Campbell opens on Addison’s casino arrest: “That’s exactly the kind of news that the Vikings did not want to get from Jordan Addison… I think this is probably the last...

With the 2025 season in the rearview, let us take a premature and (likely) abysmal early look at the Minnesota Vikings’ 2026 opponents and how I feel about them – i.e., how difficult I expect them to be.

What else are we going to talk about? Sam Darnold in the NFC Championship Game? No thanks. It was the right choice for the long term, by the way. I believed it then; I believe it now.

THE HISTORY OF COMPETITIVE BALANCE

Of course, I’m hedging my bets because I’m often wrong (duh), and the turnover among playoff teams year-to-year is consistently...

We may be getting closer to seeing defensive coordinator Brian Flores leave the Minnesota Vikings for a head coaching opportunity for one of the NFL’s flagship franchises.

According to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, Flores is one of a number of candidates who will be getting a second interview with the Pittsburgh Steelers about their head coaching vacancy, and that said interview will take place on Tuesday.

Along with Flores, the Steelers will also be giving second interviews to Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski, Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, Los Angeles Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase,...

Today, the National Football League will set the other half of both Conference Championship Games, as the two remaining Divisional Round games are set to kick off with another doubleheader.

Like yesterday, the early game will give us an AFC matchup, this one between the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots. The Patriots won a defensive struggle last weekend over the Los Angeles Chargers, while the Texans demolished the Pittsburgh Steelers and, with any luck, ended the career of Aaron Rodgers so we don’t have to hear any “Rodgers to the Vikings” speculation this offseason.

This one is set...