# Wide Left > Wide Left is a newsletter covering the NFL, college football and the politics inside and outside of football. This file provides information about Wide Left to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Jordan Addison and the Art of Projecting Contracts](https://wideleft.football/p/jordan-addison-and-the-art-of-projecting-contracts): Jordan Addison is the next major Vikings contract in the pipeline. Matt Fries looks at the contract landscape to project what Addison could command — either by the Vikings or someone else — and what it will look like. - [Kyler Murray is a Litmus Test for Vikings' Future](https://wideleft.football/p/kyler-murray-is-a-litmus-test-for-vikings-future): The Minnesota Vikings have named Kyler Murray the starting quarterback for the 2026 NFL season. What better way to mark this occasion than a 10,000-word breakdown? Matt Fries delivers. - [Vikings QB Battle: Luke Braun Goes Insane and Breaks Down Training Camp Clips](https://wideleft.football/p/vikings-qb-battle-luke-braun-goes-insane-and-breaks-down-training-camp-clips): We made Luke Braun break down quarterbacl clips from training camp and it broke him down instead. See the results! - [Jamal Adams: A Blitz Boy For A Blitzing DC](https://wideleft.football/p/jamal-adams-a-blitz-boy-for-a-blitzing-dc): Luke Braun breaks down the fit between Jamal Adams and the Minnesota Vikings defense, steered by Brian Flores. Is Adams' blitzing reputation well-earned? And is it actually a good fit for Flores? - [Matt Fries' pre-August 53-Man Roster Projection](https://wideleft.football/p/matt-fries-pre-august-53-man-roster-projection): Matt Fries put together a 53-man roster projection ahead of August, built off of observations and scouting ahead of training camp. - [Jalen Redmond Is Good, In Case You Failed To Notice](https://wideleft.football/p/jalen-redmond-is-good-in-case-you-failed-to-notice): Jalen Redmond is poised to play a big role for the Vikings this year, even after their draft investments. Was his success last year a fluke or something he and the Vikings can build on? Luke Braun explores. - [Why Was That Picture of MetLife So Bleak?](https://wideleft.football/p/why-was-that-picture-of-metlife-so-bleak): A post of mine recently went viral, earning over 100,000 likes across two platforms and over 7 million views. Why? And what can it tell us about civic design? - [Kevin O'Connell's Run Game Might Change, And Here's How ](https://wideleft.football/p/kevin-o-connell-s-run-game-might-change-and-here-s-how-bdb1): In Part Two of Luke Braun's series on how the Vikings' motion game is evolving, he takes a look at the future: what might be in store with the addition of Frank Smith - [What's Been Sinking Kevin O'Connell's Run Game](https://wideleft.football/p/what-s-been-sinking-kevin-o-connell-s-run-game): Luke Braun explores how the Vikings have used motion and shifts among the three quarterbacks who played last year — and what that might mean for the run game. - [Every Interception Of The Brian Flores Vikings, Explained](https://wideleft.football/p/every-interception-of-the-brian-flores-vikings-explained): Luke Braun went deep into the weeds to find every interception the Vikings defense grabbed in the Brian Flores era to categorize, - [250 Years — What Is America?](https://wideleft.football/p/250-years-what-is-america): We're about to — officially — celebrate 250 years of the United States. As the World Cup has engendered a new appreciation of Americana, it's worth asking what we're celebrating and what America really is - [One Does Not Simply Replace Harrison Smith, Part 3: About Cover 4](https://wideleft.football/p/one-does-not-simply-replace-harrison-smith-part-3-about-cover-4): Luke Braun goes into the pattern-match rules of the aggressively modern Brian Flores defense, how Harrison Smith knows exactly how to break those rules, and why that's rare - [One Does Not Simply Replace Harrison Smith, Part (Cover) 2](https://wideleft.football/p/one-does-not-simply-replace-harrison-smith-part-cover-2): Luke Braun continues his series on the challenges the Vikings face replacing Harrison Smith with Part 2 of 3, an explanation of how safeties in Brian Flores' system are supposed to handle Cover 2 (and how they actually handle it). - [One Does Not Simply Replace Harrison Smith: A Three-Part Series](https://wideleft.football/p/one-does-not-simply-replace-harrison-smith-a-three-part-series): Luke Braun begins the first of a three-part series discussing the irreplaceability of Harrison Smith. First, we talk technique and how his potential replacements stack up. - [How Much Should NFL Teams Bid for Brendan Sorsby in the Supplemental Draft?](https://wideleft.football/p/how-much-should-nfl-teams-bid-for-brendan-sorsby-in-the-supplemental-draft): Brendan Sorsby has entered the Supplemental Draft. Quarterback-needy teams hoping to skip out on waiting for the 2027 NFL Draft might be willing to spend up to acquire the prospect. Should they? - [Can Dallas Turner Take Up The Mantle?](https://wideleft.football/p/can-dallas-turner-take-up-the-mantle): Luke Braun breaks down Dallas Turner's expected role and goes over the film to evaluate his ability to take on a heavier rotation of snaps — where he wins now and where he can improve - [Whose Job Is It Anyway? The Story Of An Improv QB](https://wideleft.football/p/whose-job-is-it-anyway-the-story-of-an-improv-qb): Luke Braun evaluates the tension between Kyler Murray's instinct for improv and the need for studied structure. Is there a happy medium? - [We're Leaving Substack for Beehiiv](https://wideleft.football/p/we-re-leaving-substack-for-beehiiv): We're switching site and newsletter platforms. We hope you continue joining us as we grow!