https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/76/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/whats-the-matter-with-the-vikings-running-game/If the offensive line’s incessant struggles are Concern A, then the Minnesota Vikings’ lackluster rushing attack is Concern B.   In fact, the two are closely linked.   Offensive coordinator Norv Turner was asked why the team was able to run the ball decently in 2014 without Adrian Peterson, whil...1321Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-minnesota-vikings-first-loss-xs-os/Entering Week 7 on the NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings had yet to taste the pungent flavors of defeat. Unfortunately for them the Philadelphia Eagles were ready to do everything they could to serve up that chilling feeling that they had already succumbed to twice before. A bizarre start took p...1319Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2016-minnesota-twins-report-card-glen-perkins/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins, with one appearing every weekday from now until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Albers and move all the way through th...1318Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2016-minnesota-twins-report-card-ryan-orourke/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins, with one appearing every weekday from now until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Albers and move all the way through th...1316Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/michael-knight-on-jay-cutler-average-despite-his-skillset-and-accolades/The Bears’ Jay Cutler was named the starting QB against the Vikings on Monday night. What does being back on the roster mean for a player like Jay Cutler? I’ll get to that. But first, how did Cutler get to this point? He was arguably born with as much raw talent as any player in the NFL. He’s...1313Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2016-minnesota-twins-report-card-tommy-milone/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins, with one appearing every weekday from now until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Albers and move all the way through th...1312Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2016-minnesota-twins-report-card-mason-melotakis/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins, with one appearing every weekday from now until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Albers and move all the way through th...1311Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2016-minnesota-twins-report-card-adalberto-mejia/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins, with one appearing every weekday from now until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Albers and move all the way through th...1306Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2016-minnesota-twins-report-card-trevor-may/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins, with one appearing every weekday from now until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Albers and move all the way through th...1303Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/bouncing-back-has-been-a-strength-of-mike-zimmers-in-minnesota/A curt Mike Zimmer, clad with a baggy gray ensemble of sweatshirt and sweatpants, approached the Winter Park podium Monday afternoon. It was his second time in less than 24 hours speaking to the media. Just about 23 hours prior, he was mentally replaying the aftermath of his team’s first loss of t...1301Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-lose-exactly-how-youd-expect-but-stand-at-5-1/In a 21-10 loss that was felt and played out more like a three-possession loss than a two-possession one, it seems like everything went wrong for the Vikings. They still stand atop the division with one of the best records in the NFL—especially against a slate of excellent teams. That should provi...1297Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:55:30 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/handling-a-carson-wentz-offense/One of the key storylines this week is how the Vikings will attempt to take down one of the brightest young quarterbacks the league has seen in recent years. Certainly, having the league’s best defense will have solutions for how to beat Wentz, but what exactly will they do?   The primary method...1296Sat, 22 Oct 2016 09:29:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/a-game-to-remember-forget-vikings-lions-2011/Remember just five years ago where the Vikings were with their quarterback situation? Christian Ponder, a rookie, was either underthrowing deep balls or staring down corners and tossing Pick 6's.   His backup, Joe Webb, was the ultimate freelancer. Both were wildly unpredictable, and it led to so...1295Sat, 22 Oct 2016 08:26:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wolves-defeat-charlotte-in-preseason-finale-107-49/The Minnesota Timberwolves put a beatdown on the Charlotte Hornets in the preseason finale on Friday night, 107-79.   In a game that was never in doubt, the Wolves began to pull away during the second quarter, outscoring Charlotte 31-19. By halftime, Tom Thibodeau's club led by the score of 61-44...1294Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gorgui-dieng-on-flip-saunders-death-it-took-me-two-months-to-get-back-to-normal/Everybody has his turn. It's gonna come sooner than later, so you might as well prepare and believe in God.   -- Wolves Forward Gorgui Dieng, reflecting on Saunders’ passing on Thursday   Flip Saunders passed away on Oct. 25 of last season, a somber reminder of the fragility of life. He was dia...1290Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2016-minnesota-twins-report-card-pat-light/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins, with one appearing every weekday from now until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Albers and move all the way through th...1289Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/which-vikings-player-on-injured-reserve-would-you-like-back/Wednesday morning I tossed out a question on Twitter to see if I could get any sort of consensus on which injured Minnesota Vikings player the public is missing most at the moment.   Fascinatingly, the results were mixed – not just between two, but between three players.   Here’s my original pro...1287Thu, 20 Oct 2016 07:19:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-twins-announce-diamond-awards-recipients/The Minnesota Twins announced the winners of the Diamond Awards on Wednesday morning. The voting is conducted by the Twin Cities Chapter of the BBWAA, and the awards are handed out not only for performance on the field, but also off it.   Here are the 2016 winners:   Calvin R. Griffith Award (Mo...1286Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2016-minnesota-twins-report-card-yorman-landa/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins, with one appearing every weekday from now until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Albers and move all the way through th...1281Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/inman-xs-os-sam-bradfords-accuracy-quiets-critics/Just 10 days before the start of the regular season it was announced that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater would miss the entire 2016 season with a knee injury. With the devastating news still lingering general manager Rick Spielman knew it was his responsibility to find a new start...1280Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:25:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2016-minnesota-twins-report-card-brandon-kintzler/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins, with one appearing every weekday from now until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Albers and move all the way through th...1279Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-outright-five-including-six-year-vet-milone/The Minnesota Twins announced on Monday their first wave of clean up on the 40-man roster, as they outrighted five players off in anticipation of offseason moves.   The players affected included: Left-handed pitcher Tommy Milone Left-handed pitcher Pat Dean Left-handed pitcher Andrew...1275Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/as-cleveland-chases-title-the-minnesota-twins-find-themselves-in-limbo/It’s not often that Minnesota Twins president Dave St. Peter finds himself rooting for the Cleveland Indians. But as the Tribe looks to eliminate the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS and earn their first World Series berth since 1997, St. Peter is hoping that Terry Francona and the Indians win their...1274Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-return-to-work-with-renewed-focus/The Minnesota Vikings returned to the practice field Monday morning to begin preparations for the Philadelphia Eagles. It wraps up a bye week in which the Vikings watched the Dallas Cowboys dismantle the Green Bay Packers to give Minnesota a comfortable two-game NFC North lead heading into Week 7....1273Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/target-field-to-host-tommie-johnnie-game-in-2017/At a press conference held at Target Field, the Minnesota Twins and University of St. Thomas announced that the St. Thomas football team will host Saint John’s University on September 23, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Target Field. The NCAA Division III matchup, which will be a St. Thomas home game, will b...1271Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000