https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/211/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-have-a-decision-to-make-at-left-tackle/Levi's Stadium has built a reputation for having one of the worst playing surfaces in the NFL. Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers served as a reminder of this, with the turf monster collecting bodies left and right. Chief among them was Christian Darrisaw, who left in the fourth quarter...11986Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/without-cook-minnesotas-best-option-is-to-let-kirk-loose/Dalvin Cook's injury comes at a time when the Minnesota Vikings don't have the luxury of sitting back and waiting. The Vikings are in the thick of the NFC wild-card race. If the playoffs were to begin today, they'd be watching from home.   What they have working for them is an offense that is sti...11983Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaden-mcdaniels-perfect-bench-role/Heading into the season, Minnesota Timberwolves fans had lofty expectations for Jaden McDaniels. After a surprising rookie season in which he showed flashes of star potential, McDaniels entrenched himself as a building block for the future. He dominated the summer league and was inserted into the...11982Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-critical-blunders-that-cost-the-vikings-in-santa-clara/The Minnesota Vikings lost 26-34 to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. In a game that saw Minnesota's defense give up 208 rushing yards -- the third time this season the Vikings have allowed 180-plus rushing yards -- the Vikings still had their opportunities to steal it late.   After the Vikings'...11978Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-anthony-edwards-already-the-most-entertaining-player-in-wolves-history/The Minnesota Timberwolves have found themselves right around the .500 mark a quarter of the way into the 2021-22 NBA season and in the heart of the Western Conference playoff picture. The biggest storyline lately has been a surprising hot stretch for a team some believe is over-producing.   Anot...11977Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/this-the-one-jack-the-wolves-are-going-to-be-good-this-season/If the NBA season ended today, the Minnesota Timberwolves would finish as the sixth seed in the Western Conference and just 3.5 games behind the third-seeded Utah Jazz.   It seems a bit deranged to think that a team that could not finish as a top-10 seed last season is now on track to bypass the...11976Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-the-vikings-cant-tackle-anymore/The Minnesota Vikings ceded 208 rushing yards en route to their sixth loss of the season. Any 200-yard rushing day is a bad day, but perhaps more frustrating is the way it manifested. While PFF only credited the Vikings with seven missed tackles, the San Francisco 49er forced more poor tackling op...11975Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-are-finally-holding-each-other-accountable/The scene seemed all too familiar after the Minnesota Timberwolves started the season 4-9. Many were bracing for another year filled with disappointment and more questions than answers. But the Wolves have won seven of their last eight, are above .500 and are buying into what is being preached. Mo...11973Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lets-not-make-the-joe-mauer-mistake-with-byron-buxton/We’re only days before the clock strikes midnight on the upcoming lockout. It seemed like extension talks between the Minnesota Twins and their star center fielder Byron Buxton were unable to agree on a long-term extension before Dec. 2. It seemed unlikely to happen until suddenly it did.   After...11971Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-vancouver-canucks-center-would-fit-best-in-minnesota/In watching Pierre-Luc Dubois go to the Winnipeg Jets, then Jack Eichel to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Minnesota Wild have missed the boat on the last two center sweepstakes. And also, every center sweepstakes before that.   But time marches on, and there's always someone on the trading block....11966Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-still-cant-outrun-their-demons/When the Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers, it felt like that was the game that would turn everything around. By adopting an aggressive strategy on offense and a willingness to get the ball to their key players, the Vikings looked ready to separate themselves in the race for a playoff s...11965Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-needs-to-play-the-long-game-with-dalvin-cook/As if losing another one-possession game wasn't had enough for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, they received news Monday that star running back Dalvin Cook tore his labrum and dislocated his shoulder. While the playoff race is tightening up, Minnesota would be wise to play the long game with Cook...11963Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-49ers-game/The Minnesota Vikings went to the Bay Area attempting to get back over .500 for the first time in almost two years. Despite once again having a seven-point lead, the defense leaked and the Vikings found themselves trailing throughout the entire second half.   This time there was no Kirk Cousins m...11960Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-defense-is-going-to-get-the-blame-but-should-it/I get it. You want to blame the defense. The Minnesota Vikings again gave up 30-plus points in their 34-26 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. A week after beating the Green Bay Packers 34-31 in a nail-biter and falling to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9, 34-31   You want to blame the defense because...11953Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/byron-buxtons-new-contract-is-a-steal-for-the-twins/It’s forgivable if some Minnesota Twins fans have sticker shock over Byron Buxton’s new contract. A player with all-star talent but can’t stay on the field is a risky investment for a mid-market team like the Twins. If they are having flashbacks about Joe Mauer’s contract, it’s hard to blame them....11952Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/finch-hasnt-found-the-right-player-to-replace-beverley-in-the-starting-lineup/Patrick Beverley has been a huge part of the Minnesota Timberwolves' success thus far. The box-score numbers won’t blow anyone away: He averages eight points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. But his unassailable effort on the floor has been an essential piece of Minnesota’s puzzle. A deepe...11951Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/connor-dewar-is-the-iowa-wilds-mr-responsible-on-the-ice/Drafting and developing centers has proven a difficult task for the Minnesota Wild. Until recently, the Wild swung and missed on just about every center prospect since Mikko Koivu. Then Joel Eriksson Ek showed he could be matched up against the top lines of the opposition. Marco Rossi might eventu...11949Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-catastrophes-have-reached-a-tipping-point/The Minnesota Vikings simply can’t expect to win games like this.   A team that intends to contend for a title can’t set their opponents up with first-and-goal situations after turnovers multiple times in one game. They can’t allow over six yards per carry on the ground. No true contender can dem...11948Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/alex-kirilloffs-rookie-season-deserved-a-better-fate/Coming off of a winter where Justin Jefferson, Anthony Edwards, and Kirill Kaprizov took the Twin Cities by storm, many believed Alex Kirilloff would be the next great rookie to appear on the Minnesota sports scene.   Kirilloff had plenty of hype when he made his major league debut, coming off a...11946Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-leandro-bolmaros-time-to-shine/Well, Chris Finch and the Minnesota Timberwolves managed to do it again. The list of complete team wins that the Wolves have thrown together this season is already rivaling some of the best that we have seen in the last decade. The win against the Miami Heat was impressive. But that two-overtime w...11945Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-old-kirill-kaprizov-is-back/Where's Kirill Kaprizov? That question was the No. 1 thought on the State of Hockey's collective mind at the start of the season. No one could say Kaprizov was a disaster. Even after going goalless through October's eight games, he still led the Minnesota Wild in assists. But there was no denying...11943Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-vikings-have-the-best-wide-receiver-duo-in-the-nfl/The Minnesota Vikings' top two receivers reminded the football world how potent they are last week. Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen combined for 20 targets, 16 receptions, 251 yards, and three touchdowns in a home victory over the Green Bay Packers.   While the Seattle Seahawks (with D.K. Metca...11941Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whats-behind-the-wolves-culture-shift-this-year/You can consider many different qualities when trying to pinpoint the core values of each professional basketball franchise. But the word that keeps coming back to me is “culture.” In the NBA, culture is seemingly so essential and yet so hard to define. It is categorized by work ethic, collective...11939Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-is-feeling-the-weight-of-the-vikings-organization-on-his-shoulders/Mike Zimmer has given Kirk Cousins the green light. It’s not just Zimmer telling him to air it out. Klint Kubiak says the goal has always been to be aggressive. Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen are on top of their game, K.J. Osborn has emerged as a bonafide WR3, and Dalvin Cook is always dangerou...11938Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-are-the-vikings-suddenly-in-position-to-take-control-of-a-playoff-spot/After the past two weeks, there has been plenty of optimism surrounding TCO Performance Center in Eagan. The new "get Justin Jefferson the ball" version of Mike Zimmer has brought the Vikings back to .500 and set them up for a pivotal matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.   Mathematically, the...11934Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000