DAILY CLIPS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 LOCAL NEWS: Thursday, January 9, 2020 Star Tribune Mike Shanahan's influence runs through NFC playoff picture By Ben Goessling http://www.startribune.com/mike-shanahan-s-influence-runs-through-nfc-playoff-picture/566819812/ Getting ahead of ourselves: What about Vikings at Packers for a Super Bowl spot? By Michael Rand http://www.startribune.com/getting-ahead-of-ourselves-what-about-vikings-at-packers/566814482/ Film review: 49ers' flurry of pre-snap motion a unique challenge for Vikings defense By Andrew Krammer http://www.startribune.com/49ers-flurry-of-motion-poses-unique-challenge-for-vikings-defense/566810921/ Stefon Diggs misses second practice with illness, Adam Thielen added to injury report By Mark Craig http://www.startribune.com/stefon-diggs-misses-second-practice-with-illness-adam-thielen-on-injury- report/566821102/ Was it the best week ever for the Gophers, Vikings? By Sid Hartman http://www.startribune.com/was-it-the-best-week-ever-for-the-gophers-vikings/566831062/ Sold online, gloves of Vikings' Kyle Rudolph raise money for charity after all By Tim Harlow http://www.startribune.com/sold-online-gloves-of-vikings-kyle-rudolph-raise-money-for-charity-after- all/566839222/ Pioneer Press Locker-room deception over gloves has happy ending for Vikings’ Kyle Rudolph By Chris Tomasson https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/08/locker-room-deception-over-gloves-has-happy-ending-for-vikings- kyle-rudolph/ Then: See Kyle Rudolph block. Now: See him catch … and Vikings win. By Paul Hodowanic https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/08/then-see-kyle-rudolph-block-now-see-him-catch-and-vikings-win/ Can Mike Zimmer, Vikings’ defense outfox another top-notch offense? By Chris Tomasson https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/08/after-upsetting-saints-vikings-could-unveil-more-defensive- surprises-against-49ers/ After training camp chaos, Vikings have ‘a lot of confidence’ in kicking game when it matters most By Jace Frederick https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/08/after-training-camp-chaos-vikings-have-a-lot-of-confidence-in- kicking-game-when-it-matters-most/ John Shipley: Mr. Garoppolo, here comes Vikings’ Danielle Hunter, your worst nightmare By John Shipley https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/08/john-shipley-mr-garoppolo-here-comes-vikings-danielle-hunter- your-worst-nightmare/ Concern about Vikings’ receivers? Stefon Diggs misses another practice, Adam Thielen limited By Chris Tomasson https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/08/concern-about-vikings-receivers-stefon-diggs-misses-another- practice-adam-thielen-limited/ SKOR North To stop the best DEs, Brian O’Neill is staying calm and studying on By Matthew Coller https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/01/to-stop-the-best-des-brian-oneill-is-staying-calm-and- studying-on/ Zulgad: Vikings coach has every right to get defensive By Judd Zulgad https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/01/zulgad-vikings-coach-has-every-right-to-get-defensive/ The Athletic Middlekauff: The Vikings have a loaded roster, but two key weaknesses could be enough for the 49ers to exploit By John Middlekauff https://theathletic.com/1519413/2020/01/09/middlekauff-the-vikings-have-a-loaded-roster-but-two-key- weaknesses-could-be-enough-for-the-49ers-to-exploit/ That’s a wrap: The 2019 NFL All-Rookie Team By Dane Brugler https://theathletic.com/1504139/2020/01/08/thats-a-wrap-the-2019-nfl-all-rookie-team/ Graff: Being a little injur—uh, ‘banged-up’ was never going to stop Dalvin Cook By Chad Graff https://theathletic.com/1517425/2020/01/08/dalvin-cook-injury-banged-up-vikings-playoffs-49ers/ NATIONAL NEWS: Thursday, January 9, 2020 ESPN Vikings' Kyle Rudolph's game-winning gloves to benefit charity after all By Courtney Cronin https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28450351/vikings-kyle-rudolph-game-winning-gloves-benefit-charity-all Vikings' Adam Thielen suffers ankle injury; Stefon Diggs again sits out practice By Courtney Cronin https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28448489/vikings-adam-thielen-suffers-ankle-injury-stefon-diggs- again-sits-practice CBS Sports Stefon Diggs misses practice again with illness, Adam Thielen added to injury report ahead of divisional round By Jordan Dajani https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/stefon-diggs-misses-practice-again-with-illness-adam-thielen-added- to-injury-report-ahead-of-divisional-round/ Maven Media With Memories of Their Last Playoff Exit Still Fresh, Vikings Aren't Satisfied With One Win By Will Ragatz https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/vikings-49ers-preview-dalvin-cook-not-satisfied Complete Effort Shows Vikings' Ceiling in Upset Win Over Saints By Will Ragatz https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/complete-effort-vikings-ceiling-upset-win-saints MULTIMEDIA NEWS: Thursday, January 9, 2020 GMFB: Is Dalvin Cook The Vikings Key To Beating The 49ers? By NFL Network https://www.vikings.com/video/gmfb-is-dalvin-cook-the-vikings-key-to-beating-the-49ers Warner on What Cousins' Biggest Challenge Will Be Against 49ers? By NFL Network https://www.vikings.com/video/warner-on-what-cousins-biggest-challenge-will-be-against-49ers Vikings Wednesday Practice By WCCO http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=8b4af4fa-f841-4109-8a63-3886ef888a0a Wide-Out Worries By KMSP http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=daa7c1f3-8dc6-47bd-bdc7-0df4c2c97a2d NFL Playoffs By KARE http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=fc4d3711-5b1a-465d-9357-36a85d4cf1e7 Thielen Injures Ankle By KSTP http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=c4873582-9557-4ac1-86b9-b858ffb165db VIKINGS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK: Thursday, January 9, 2020 NOTEBOOK: Rudolph, Vikings Have Shifted Full Focus to 49ers By Eric Smith https://www.vikings.com/news/notebook-kyle-rudolph-vikings-have-shifted-full-focus-to-49ers Wednesday's Vikings-49ers Injury Report By Chris Corso https://www.vikings.com/news/minnesota-vikings-san-francisco-49ers-injury-report Happy Anniversary: Vikings Stunned 49ers 32 Years Ago By Craig Peters https://www.vikings.com/news/happy-anniversary-vikings-stunned-49ers-32-years-ago Vikings-49ers Could be … Fight of the Underdogs By Lindsey Young https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-49ers-divisional-could-be-fight-of-the-underdogs Vikings, 49ers Offensive Schemes Feature Formulas, Fullbacks and Longevity By Eric Smith https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-49ers-offensive-schemes-feature-formulas-fullbacks-and-longevity PUBLICATION: STAR TRIBUNE DATE: 1/9/20 Mike Shanahan's influence runs through NFC playoff picture By Ben Goessling Well after the Vikings had returned from their NFC wild-card victory over the Saints on Sunday, Mike Zimmer said he actually took a minute to stop, recall who else was still in the conference’s playoff field — and realized that many of those teams look similar to what the Vikings are doing on offense. “I was actually up in the defensive room, and I was sitting there trying to remember who is left,” the Vikings coach said Monday. “There are a lot of running teams that are in there, so yeah, I think it’s different from what a lot of teams are doing. I think it can be effective.” The Vikings’ grand plan to revamp their offense in 2019, after a lost 2018 season in which they fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo with three games to go, revolved around bringing back a fairly traditional strain of the West Coast offense that new assistant head coach Gary Kubiak had used to win as an offensive coordinator under Mike Shanahan in Denver and as a head coach in Houston. Now, if they want to reach the Super Bowl, they will have to do so by stopping teams with philosophies similar to their own. Podcast: Can the Vikings keep rolling in San Francisco? Podcast: Can the Vikings keep rolling in San Francisco? Ben Goessling and Andrew Krammer preview Saturday's NFC Divisional playoff game in San Francisco, where the 49ers defensive line poses a tough challenge for the Vikings offense. Shanahan’s influence runs strong through three of the four teams still playing in the NFC, where Kubiak helped shape the Vikings attack that his son, Kyle, will try to stop in the NFC divisional playoffs on Saturday. Kubiak employed both Kyle Shanahan and Packers coach Matt LaFleur in Houston, and Cousins worked with both Shanahans, LaFleur and Rams coach Sean McVay while he was in Washington. The Seahawks — the NFC’s other remaining team — also base their offense around West Coast principles with coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. The schemes have followed different strains — the Vikings’ approach hews closer to the one the 49ers used in the 1980s and the Broncos in the 1990s, while Kyle Shanahan’s current scheme evolved from his time with Robert Griffin III in Washington and Matt Ryan in Atlanta and features lots of pre-snap motion and creative uses for his skill players — but there are some notable similarities between the Vikings and their opponent this weekend. Flush with fullbacks The 49ers and Vikings, according to Sharp Football Stats, are two of only four teams in the NFL who have three receivers on the field less than 60% of the time; another (Baltimore) is the top seed in the AFC playoffs. Their fullbacks — Kyle Juszczyk of the 49ers and C.J. Ham — are on the field more than any others in the league. “The one thing about when you have two backs in the game, for instance, like C.J. or these guys — [the 49ers] have the same basic thing,” Zimmer said. “They put the fullback out wide and now they open up the formation and they try to get a matchup with a corner or a linebacker. Really, might be in two backs or backs in protections, now it’s one back and it’s zone read, could be whatever, so there’s a lot of variables to it where you can move players and different positions.