Mark Craig

Mark Craig covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. He is a Pro Football Hall of Fame selector.

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

None of this means a hill o beans but November is brutal. I had them going 0-4. The end of the schedule seemed more favorable so I had them like 5-1 at the end. Of course, by then, it might be Cooper Rush starting, backed up by Aidan Bouman.

[Vikings Territory @vikingterritory]

The Vikings Schedule Has Arrived; Let the Speculation Begin https://t.co/lGHG3Gd6Qu #Vikings #NFL #Skol

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

Joe went 14-3, to which I said, "Why you gotta hate on the Vikings, predicting not one, not two but THREE defeats!"

[Vikings Territory @vikingterritory]

The Vikings Schedule Has Arrived; Let the Speculation Begin https://t.co/lGHG3Gd6Qu #Vikings #NFL #Skol

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

With 10s of seconds to contemplate off the top of my head as Joe went through the schedule, my waaaaay too early prediction on the schedule was 10-7. I think the wisest prediction for all 32 teams is 8-8-1, so I'll have to find another loss and a tie.

[Vikings Territory @vikingterritory]

The Vikings Schedule Has Arrived; Let the Speculation Begin https://t.co/lGHG3Gd6Qu #Vikings #NFL #Skol

[Vikings Territory @vikingterritory]

The Vikings Schedule Has Arrived; Let the Speculation Begin https://t.co/lGHG3Gd6Qu #Vikings #NFL #Skol

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

Watching the NBA playoffs the last month has me thinking A, flagrant fouls and whining and/or flopping about or for them is out of hand and B, every postseason foul in the '80s would have drawn a flagrant foul and an arrest warrant in today's game.

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

You call this a Countdown Clock, NFL!? I looked at this and had no idea how many additional seconds were left! It could have been 1 or 59. A man needs time to plan for these things!

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

An announcement announcing the announcement! If only there could have been an announcement to prep us for this announcement of the announcement of the schedule.

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

Tuesday, ahead of the full #NFL schedule release:

🏈 @Buck will exclusively reveal a marquee 'Monday Night Football' matchup on @GMA (approx. 7:30a ET, ABC)

🏈 @TroyAikman will join @GetUpESPN (approx. 9a ET, ESPN)

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

Very cool moment.

[Minnesota Vikings @Vikings]

What started as a trip to talk to the rookies ended with a Ring of Honor surprise.

A well-deserved recognition after a legendary career for @AdrianPeterson.

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

Great honor and well deserved. He should be getting another pretty big honor in Canton next summer. Congrats, Adrian.

[Minnesota Vikings @Vikings]

An absolute Legend.

📰: https://t.co/CxKkdrNyw7

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

In this scenario, I'd put the over/under on another team hiring him at 6.5 days.

[Steve Thomson @SteveThomsonMN]

@markcraignfl I have the Vikings picking a new head coach next January.

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

A back with 4.37 speed in the sixth round. Why not grab speed at that point? And the Bears got the best center in round 2 but at least the Vikings got an experienced center that will be better than Jurgens right now and compete for a starting job next year.

[Vikings Territory @vikingterritory]

Grading Day—Recapping the Vikings 2026 Draft https://t.co/BqR7yTroIW #Vikings #NFL #Skol

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

Four of the five top-100 picks are defenders who should or could play right away. The fullback in the fifth round could be a grunt guy here for 10 years. A left tackle in the third round makes sense with Darrisaw not playing or leaving the field early every other game.

[Vikings Territory @vikingterritory]

Grading Day—Recapping the Vikings 2026 Draft https://t.co/BqR7yTroIW #Vikings #NFL #Skol

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

Would I have picked Banks? No, I would have been scared off at 18. That doesn't mean I would have been right. I might mean that I would have missed out on an All-Pro DT with skills that rarely available outside the top 10.

[Vikings Territory @vikingterritory]

Grading Day—Recapping the Vikings 2026 Draft https://t.co/BqR7yTroIW #Vikings #NFL #Skol

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

For what it's worth, which ain't much, I gave em a C grade on Monday. Don't knock the C! It got me through high school!! I go middle of the road with so much uncertainty, especially when there's a big man with a broken wheel at the top. But there seems to also be a lot to like.

[Vikings Territory @vikingterritory]

Grading Day—Recapping the Vikings 2026 Draft https://t.co/BqR7yTroIW #Vikings #NFL #Skol

[Vikings Territory @vikingterritory]

Grading Day—Recapping the Vikings 2026 Draft https://t.co/BqR7yTroIW #Vikings #NFL #Skol

[Star Tribune Sports @StribSports]

Mark Craig’s Five Extra Points from the NFL draft: Vikings’ pick of Caleb Banks is too risky https://t.co/2aFuOZr02u

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

USA Today has the Vikings taking a running back 17 next year. What? Too soon for a mock draft?

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

Browns get Justin Jefferson! Always wanted to tweet that.

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

No pick in the fourth round. I'm bored. Googling @SeifertESPN 2027 Mock Draft 1.0 ...

[Mark Craig @markcraignfl]

As for the Vikings, I should have known when mocking that teams have itchy trigger fingers on physical DT freaks.Personally, there are enough unforeseen risks to also be taking on the obvious one of a big man with a broken wheel. Hoping for Rob's sake that they prove people wrong

[Star Tribune Sports @StribSports]

Five extra points: Don’t be so surprised by NFL draft shockers from Rams, Vikings https://t.co/JNyRvuCSiy