https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/158/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-criticisms-of-himself-explained/By all accounts, Kirk Cousins had a very good game on Sunday in the Minnesota Vikings' 29-22 win over the Chicago Bears. There is a lot of praise to go around, and rightly so. Kevin O'Connell trusted Cousins with the levers of the offense en route to a 21-3 lead early in the game. Hear Cousins tal...14539Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-calen-addison-accomplish-something-no-wild-defenseman-has-in-over-a-decade/Throughout Opening Week, 10K Rinks staff will be going on the record with the boldest predictions they can muster. Will they be proven right? Will their picks go down in flames? We'll start finding out Thursday.   Pop Quiz: Who was the last Minnesota Wild player to lead defensemen in scoring... t...14536Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bryn-forbes-is-the-perfect-complement-to-minnesotas-big-men/Preseason basketball is here at last for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They have had many strong showings through Week 1, giving fans something to be excited about. However, fans tend to set overly-high expectations of players in the preseason. Still, this time is great for teams to run sets they pr...14534Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-being-better-than-zimmer-good-enough/Patrick Peterson has done a lot in his 10-year career but says he always wanted to leave a game early. Not in the Randy Moss sense, where the SuperFreak tried to dip out of a disappointing 21-18 loss to Washington in 2004. Instead, he wanted to do it as a celebration. A way to signify that his tea...14533Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-should-be-lethal-from-deep-this-year/Throughout the last decade in the NBA, the analytics behind the three-point shot has fundamentally changed the way that offenses now play in the league. What was once considered a shot only to be taken when a player is open and spotted up has now become prioritized. Teams will pass up wide-open la...14532Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-things-the-bears-do-well-2/The Minnesota Vikings head home after beating the New Orleans Saints in London, 28-25, partly thanks to a last-second double doink. While the Vikings haven't looked great the last three weeks, they are managing to get wins. Though fans would like to see a comfortable win to reassure themselves, it...14524Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-defense-has-a-perfect-opportunity-to-get-right-against-the-bears/Few Minnesota Vikings fans would complain about a 3-1 record to start the season. The Vikings have been lucky in their two close games, escaping the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints in Weeks 3 and 4. But the best way to ensure success is to never have a close game in the first place. For that...14522Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-it-too-early-to-discuss-danielle-hunters-struggles/Even though they've yet to play a complete game -- aside from Week 1 against the under-manned Green Bay Packers -- the Minnesota Vikings still find themselves leading the NFC North with a 3-1 record. Over the first quarter of the season, Ed Donatell's unit has adopted a bend-but-don't-break mental...14520Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-it-time-to-trade-naz-reid/The Minnesota Timberwolves are less than two weeks from beginning their most anticipated season in two decades. If you read anything on this site, you would think that everyone who puts on a Wolves jersey this year is in line for the greatest season of their careers. But with all the excitement an...14518Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/marco-rossi-will-start-the-year-on-the-4th-line-and-thats-okay/Nothing gets fans brewing quite like a training camp battle. And for a second straight year, Marco Rossi finds his name right in the thick of it. Unlike last year, though, Rossi isn't trying to make the team as training camp winds down. It seems that he has solidified his spot on the roster. This...14516Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-the-vikings-dodge-a-bullet-after-getting-outbid-for-justin-fields/The 2021 NFL Draft was an important one for the Minnesota Vikings. Coming off a disappointing season, they needed to find a way to improve their current roster while also preparing for the future.   Mike Zimmer's defense was full of holes, but Kirk Cousins was nearing the end of a two-year extens...14515Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/off-season-extension-candidates-for-the-twins/It's going to be hard to convince Minnesota Twins fans that there are any aspects of the 2022 season that merit consideration for extension. Even when things were going right, the angst of a challenging season was palpable. However, a few players could find themselves in a more central role with t...14514Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/were-starting-to-see-a-troubling-trend-for-the-vikings-offense/The Minnesota Vikings are 3-1. However, judging by the fan discourse, you'd think they were 1-3 and bound to miss the playoffs. It's an interesting phenomenon. Still, there has to be a reason the Vikings are winning but don't look good doing it, right?   It comes down to the sputtering offense, w...14512Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-ant-actually-become-minnesotas-lockdown-defender/As a basketball player, Anthony Edwards is several things. He's a freak athlete who puts pressure on the rim. An elite 3-point marksman off the dribble. And on Tuesday night, during the Minnesota Timberwolves' preseason matchup against the Miami Heat, Edwards demonstrated the ability to be a legit...14508Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-biggest-improvement-this-year-isnt-what-youd-expect/The Minnesota Vikings are off to a red-hot start at 3-1. And although they are a double doink and a Jared Goff pass away from potentially being 1-3, the team is much improved in many areas over last year's squad. You just might have to look a little closer to see them.   Coming into Sunday's cont...14506Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-nba-gms-underestimating-the-wolves/The NBA general managers have finalized their yearly survey, mentioning the Minnesota Timberwolves multiple times in it. The survey focuses less on the team but rather more on the individual players. It gives GMs 50 questions to respond to annually, giving a read on the league from their cumulativ...14504Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-can-kevin-oconnell-fix-minnesotas-red-zone-offense/Remember when Mike Zimmer got fired, and we thought the days of conservative offenses and settling for field goals were behind us?   Well, through four games, it seems that assumption was a bit naive.   The Minnesota Vikings' offensive production has been hot and cold, and they're clearly still...14503Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirill-kaprizovs-contract-keeps-on-giving/Last September, the Minnesota Wild and Kirill Kaprizov put pen to paper on a 5-year, $45 million extension. The agreement locked the winger in Minnesota through the 2025-2026 season. The price tag garnered plenty of criticism across the league. Wild fans, league insiders, and even Kaprizov’s conte...14502Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-and-their-young-players-have-a-lot-on-the-line-this-year/If the preseason is any indication of how the Minnesota Wild and their young players will perform this season, they're going to be just fine. The Wild seamlessly went 6-1 in preseason play. While it's not the regular season, the major takeaway from the team's play is that they might be better than...14501Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-cap-strapped-teams-can-bill-guerin-poach-from/The clock is ticking for teams above the salary cap. In the NHL, teams can exceed the salary cap by 10% in the offseason. But the fun and games are over once the calendar turns to Opening Day. At that time, every team in the league must be cap compliant, under the $82.5 million threshold.   Accor...14497Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pj-dozier-could-have-an-exciting-comeback-this-year/This summer, the Minnesota Timberwolves signed a handful of experienced veterans to help strengthen the depth of their roster. Minnesota's success last year has allowed them to become a more attractive place for free agents to sign. As a result, they were able to add some very talented role player...14495Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-entering-unfamiliar-territory-with-their-special-teams/The Minnesota Vikings found themselves in unfamiliar territory on Sunday. No, I don't mean because they played in London. Tied 25-25 with the New Orleans Saints, they drove 53 yards in six plays to set up the go-ahead field goal with under 30 seconds remaining in regulation. Greg Joseph had just m...14493Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-oconnells-offense-exposing-the-upper-limits-of-cousins-play/The Minnesota Vikings sit atop the NFC North at 3-1 and would be the second seed in the NFC if the playoffs were to start today. If you were to tell the Vikings faithful before the season began that the team would be in this position, no doubt they would be pretty satisfied.   Yet there seems to...14491Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-isnt-minnesotas-defensive-line-generating-pressure/After the Minnesota Vikings added Za'Darius Smith in the offseason and Danielle Hunter returned from a season-ending injury, the Vikings were expected to have one of the best pass rushes in the NFL. However, that has not been the case through four games.   Hunter has been the most disappointing o...14490Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-twins-go-shopping-for-carlos-correa/A disappointing 2022 season is drawing closer to a merciful end for the Minnesota Twins. Therefore, it's hard to forget that there was no shortage of positive vibes around Twins Territory on Opening Day this year.   Most of that came from the biggest free agent signing in team history. The Twins...14489Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000