https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/113/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-kirk-cousins-mystery/The Athletic’s Mike Sando has released his “quarterback tiers” annually for the last eight years. It’s not his ranking of the NFL’s starting signal-callers. Instead, he polls 50 executives and coaches to create his five tiers, Tier 1 being the highest. Last year, he surveyed: Six general man...16850Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-is-minnesotas-wr-corps-rounding-out-around-jefferson/The Minnesota Vikings are primed to enter the 2023 season with the best wide receiver corps they have employed since the fabled trio of Randy Moss, Cris Carter, and Jake Reed. While their second and third options are nowhere near as established as the famed “Three Deep” unit, there is plenty of pr...16849Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joe-mauers-legacy-is-more-complicated-than-it-needs-to-be/As Joe Mauer is inducted into the Minnesota Twins’ Hall of Fame on Saturday, many will remember his career with fondness and appreciation. Ask almost any national MLB pundit, and they’ll all agree that his name belongs in Cooperstown, among the best in the history of the game. They’ll be shocked t...16848Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-12-personnel-the-new-11-personnel-in-the-nfl/"Not For Long" in the NFL doesn't just apply to a player's career trajectory within the league. Schemes are always evolving, and the scales are constantly changing between who has the upper hand, offense or defense, throughout the league. At this time last year, Sean McVay's 11-personnel was all t...16844Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-does-troy-brown-jr-need-to-do-to-earn-a-rotation-spot/The Minnesota Timberwolves still have a lot to figure out with their rotation before the season starts. They made savvy depth acquisitions, though. And have the benefit of relying on younger players who experienced development last year within the organization. That’s the case with Minnesota’s for...16843Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-can-learn-something-from-last-years-cardinals/The Minnesota Twins have had an underwhelming first half, with a 45-46 record against a relatively weak AL Central. Since the All-Star Break, the Twins are 10-7 and looking to make a postseason run for the first time since 2020. Minnesota has one of (if not) the easiest schedules remaining for the...16841Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-mlbs-expanded-playoffs-complicate-minnesotas-trade-deadline-plans/The Minnesota Twins came into the trade deadline expecting to be buyers.   With the Twins seeking a right-handed bat and an extra arm in the bullpen, even a marginal move could have helped them become a team that could make a postseason run. But 5 p.m. came and went, and Minnesota didn’t make a m...16839Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-built-a-flawed-inflexible-roster/The 2023 trade deadline has come and gone, and the Minnesota Twins front office wasn’t as aggressive as they were last year. But there was still the feeling that they could make a couple of complementary moves to supplement a team sitting one game ahead of the Cleveland Guardians for first place a...16838Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-happens-when-kevin-oconnell-goes-to-home-depot/Kevin O’Connell caught up with Dan Barreiro after the Minnesota Vikings’ practice on Tuesday, and Barreiro had an interesting question for the coach. After talking about parents coming up to O’Connell during his son Kayden’s baseball games, Barreiro asked O’Connell about the baggage that Vikings f...16835Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-time-to-buy-into-every-piece-of-vikings-training-camp-hype/It’s August. We can see the light at the end of the offseason tunnel. Real NFL football feels so close we can almost taste it…   And yet, we’re still waiting. And at this point of the offseason, we don’t even have bad preseason football to tide us over yet. Football fans are clinging desperately...16832Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-jeffers-or-vazquez-more-valuable-to-the-twins/Although they are amicably referred to as the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul have starkly different personalities. Minneapolis is more of the livelier twin, known better for its skyline and nightlife. St. Paul is all business, being the capital of Minnesota and all. Like Minneapolis and St....16829Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-danielle-hunter-restructure-highlights-kwesis-ability-to-compromise/When the Minnesota Vikings hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager in 2022, he inherited a number of difficult situations the previous regime left when they were trying to push the team all-in. One of those conundrums was Danielle Hunter's contract, which had an $18 million roster bonus...16826Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-still-need-to-put-some-finishing-touches-on-their-roster/Following a very productive start to free agency, the Minnesota Timberwolves roster is nearing completion, with 14 players on the payroll heading into the 2023-24 season. Like every other team in the league, the Wolves are waiting to see where Damian Lillard will end up before finalizing their ros...16824Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-jefferson-or-hockenson-the-next-contract-the-vikings-have-to-fit-into-their-puzzle/On a late night in August, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is trying to put together a puzzle in his office. The picture in front of him spells out “2028 Super Bowl Champions,” and it has Kevin O’Connell holding the Lombardi Trophy. However, there are still a few pieces missing.   After searching for pieces t...16823Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-should-give-the-mets-a-call/The Minnesota Twins played one of their worst series of the year 48 hours before the trade deadline. The Kansas City Royals were 25 games behind the Twins before sweeping them at Kauffman Stadium. Minnesota leaves KC 54-53, half a game ahead of the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.   The Twi...16819Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-werent-going-anywhere-without-hunter/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah chuckled when a reporter asked him about the Minnesota Vikings’ “competitive rebuild” before training camp this year. It’s not like he’s trademarked it or anything, but the term has stuck with the first-time general manager. Adofo-Mensah could have stripped the roster and tanked...16815Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-is-every-twins-game-so-close/On their last homestand, the Minnesota Twins had two come-from-behind walk-off wins. The first came in the series finale on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox. Trailing 3-0 going into the bottom of the 9th, Minnesota’s offense rallied to score three runs and send the game into extra innings. The...16812Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-need-some-of-that-angels-energy-at-the-trade-deadline/In the weeks leading up to the MLB Trade Deadline, everyone wanted to know what the Los Angeles Angels were going to do with Shohei Ohtani. But just as it seemed the Angels wanted to get something more than a compensatory draft pick for Ohtani, they reversed course and became buyers ahead of the d...16810Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-much-do-danielle-hunter-and-the-vikings-need-to-get-back-together/The Minnesota Vikings are back at training camp, and the NFL is never one to miss a marketing opportunity.   This upcoming weekend has been dubbed “Back Together Weekend” as fans flood their local team's facilities to watch practice. Teammates will get reacquainted with each other after a few wee...16809Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-bradbury-the-future-at-center-for-minnesota/One of the Minnesota Vikings’ first moves of the offseason was to re-sign longtime starting center Garrett Bradbury to a three-year, $15.75 million deal. However, they constructed the contract to be a one-year prove-it deal. Minnesota can release him with zero dead money after 2023.   Bradbury ha...16804Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brian-flores-is-just-being-honest-about-the-vikings-defense/Kirk Cousins felt muddled by Ed Donatell’s defense last year. “It’s really muddy,” he said. “So when you drop back, you don't quite know what you're getting. … I think it's a great scheme, and they do a great job. It just makes practice difficult.” Kevin O’Connell backed up his inherited quarterba...16802Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-suffered-from-the-butterfly-effect-last-year/Last season the Minnesota Timberwolves finished the regular season 42-40, falling into a difficult matchup with the Denver Nuggets in the first round. They lost to the eventual NBA champions, 4-1, a year after losing a winnable first-round series to the Memphis Grizzlies. Another early exit from t...16801Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/walker-jenkins-joins-a-long-list-of-first-round-prep-outfielders-the-twins-have-taken/While the Minnesota Twins hit it big by jumping to the fifth pick in this year’s amateur draft, their decision-making with that selection put them in familiar territory. They selected prep star Walker Jenkins, who was the consensus best player available in a draft class that was highlighted by fiv...16800Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/baldelli-is-a-players-coach-at-a-time-when-the-twins-need-one/I will always remember the first game Rocco Baldelli managed for the Minnesota Twins. On March 28, 2019, José Berríos was on the mound pitching the season opener against the Cleveland Guardians. Berríos had pitched a stellar 7.2 innings, striking out 10 batters while only allowing two hits. It was...16798Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-floro-lopez-trade-is-all-about-track-record-and-certainty/With almost a week to go before the deadline, the Minnesota Twins struck a deal with the Miami Marlins – again. There’s another López involved, this time Jorge López. In return, the Twins received right-handed pitcher Dylan Floro. It’s a “a change of scenery” for both players.   López has followe...16797Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000