# Judd’s Substack Veteran Twin Cities sportswriter and current Vikings, Twins, Wild and Wolves podcaster at SKOR North. Will be opining on Minnesota sports and possibly music. Especially the Replacements. Page: Feed: --- ## [Day 14 recap of Vikings' training camp: Defense gets the best of Kyler Murray and the offense](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/day-14-recap-of-vikings-training) _2026-08-18 · Judd Zulgad_ Murray and Carson Wentz were both picked off twice on Monday in practice. ## [Twins manager upset with team's struggles, but there's good news right around the corner](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/twins-manager-upset-with-teams-struggles) _2026-08-16 · Judd Zulgad_ The Phillies rallied from five runs down Sunday to complete a sweep of the Twins. It's been a poor month for Derek Shelton's club, but that's largely because they have had to play outside the AL. ## [Six things to keep an eye on as Vikings get set for most important week of training camp](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/six-things-to-keep-an-eye-on-as-vikings) _2026-08-16 · Judd Zulgad_ Joint practices against Baltimore will enable Kyler Murray and Justin Jefferson to work on chemistry and provide a chance for team brass to make important roster decisions. ## [5 takeaways from Vikings' opener: Kyler Murray's solid start and backup QB speculation](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/5-takeaways-from-vikings-opener-kyler) _2026-08-15 · Judd Zulgad_ The Vikings' first-team offense played only one series on Saturday, but Murray looked efficient and the run game impressed. ## [Day 13 recap of Vikings' training camp: Team prepares for preseason opener against Giants](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/day-12-recap-of-vikings-training) _2026-08-13 · Judd Zulgad_ The Vikings conducted a walk-through and light practice on Thursday ahead of Saturday's game in New Jersey. ## [Examining some of the questions that J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings now face](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/examining-some-of-the-questions-that) _2026-08-13 · Judd Zulgad_ Is McCarthy's time over in Minnesota? What about his contract situation? ## [Day 12 recap of Vikings' QB play: Tracking Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy's performances](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/day-12-recap-of-vikings-qb-play-tracking) _2026-08-12 · Judd Zulgad_ A look at how Murray and McCarthy fared on Wednesday. ## [Day 11 recap of Vikings' quarterback play: The competition might be over but the tracking isn't](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/day-11-recap-of-vikings-quarterback) _2026-08-11 · Judd Zulgad_ Kyler Murray was named the Vikings' starter on Tuesday. Here's how he and J.J. McCarthy performed in the first practice with their roles now known. ## [What was the point? Kyler Murray finally given the starting job we knew he had locked up](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/what-was-the-point-kyler-murray-finally) _2026-08-11 · Judd Zulgad_ Kevin O'Connell's desire to have a quarterback competition between Murray and J.J. McCarthy wasted valuable time for Vikings in training camp. ## [World's cheapest GPUs, deployed fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/du043TmqsZhU) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy a live GPU-backed API in minutes for under $10 ## [QB duel remains unresolved as Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy fail to get passing grades](https://juddzulgad.substack.com/p/qb-duel-remains-unresolved-as-kyler) _2026-08-10 · Judd Zulgad_ The two have spent 10 practices battling for the Vikings' starting job. So far the competition has been more of a bust than anything for both sides.