https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/213/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-rick-spielman-part-of-the-solution/At 4-5, the Minnesota Vikings continue to hang on by the skin of their teeth for relevance within the NFC. And with the NFC-leading Green Bay Packers coming to town on Sunday, the pressure is on for Minnesota to put up or shut up once and for all. This season is proving to be a crucial one for gen...11873Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-really-could-have-used-a-pick-in-last-years-draft/Stop the count!   The Timberwolves are on a two-game winning streak. Were the season to end right now, they would be the 11th seed in the West.   You know, that sentence started out great, but by the time I got to the “11th seed in the West” part, I feel like it kind of lost its luster. So, let’...11872Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-special-teams-have-become-a-legitimate-strength/The Minnesota Vikings are coming off a season where they achieved many records no team wants to set. They not only had one of the worst special teams units in the league last year, but they also ranked as the seventh-worst unit in the history of the NFL. Realizing it was an area of concern, Rick S...11864Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/4-things-the-packers-do-well/The Minnesota Vikings should be feeling pretty good about themselves following a victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, but a reality check might be coming to town as the NFC North-leading Green Bay Packers will spend Sunday in U.S. Bank Stadium. It isn't the high-flying offense that fans are accu...11863Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-is-justin-jeffersons-involvement-in-the-offense-treated-like-a-state-secret/Good things happen when Justin Jefferson has the ball, yet he was only targeted nine times in Week 8 and 9 combined. Opponents have taken notice of Jefferson after his seven-touchdown, 1,400-yard rookie campaign last year. Jefferson says he can tell whether they are treating him or Adam Thielen as...11862Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-the-timberwolves-kat-or-ants-team/The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in a constant state of transition ever since the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated them in Game 6 of the 2004 Western Conference Finals.   Seventeen-plus years later, the steadiest thing about the franchise is that everything is still in flux. Chris Finch has coac...11856Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-should-gamble-on-corey-kluber/It’s Aug. 14, 2015. Corey Kluber is the reigning American League Cy Young award winner and on the bump for the Cleveland Indians at Target Field. The Minnesota Twins are 57-57 and fighting to stay alive in the Wild Card race.   Kluber pitched a complete game one-hitter, the lone hit a Joe Mauer s...11852Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-do-the-wolves-fix-their-half-court-offense/Expectations don’t always match reality when it comes to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota’s core pieces, Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, and D’Angelo Russell, are all offensive players. Therefore, you would assume the Wolves would have a competent offense. That hasn’t been the case, thou...11851Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dalvin-cook-is-still-the-key-to-minnesotas-success-against-the-packers/After sputtering against the Dallas Cowboys because of their inability to execute on some interesting play calling, the Minnesota Vikings' offense has started to wheel and deal again in the last two weeks against the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers. Sunday will present another huge chall...11848Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-wild-be-pursuing-a-center/The Minnesota Wild's complex center situation is always a focal point of the team because they don't have a true bonafide top-line center. It will likely remain a strong storyline until they get their hands on one, too. However, that narrative is on the back burner during the Wild's dominant 11-5...11846Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-win-last-week-means-nothing-if-they-lose-to-the-packers/The Minnesota Vikings’ win last week against the Los Angeles Chargers was a lot of things. It was fun, close (again), and it injected hope into an otherwise foundering team lost in the football landscape. Justin Jefferson got the targets he deserved, and a banged-up defensive unit stepped up to st...11845Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jordan-greenways-time-inminnesota-ticking-away/On Oct. 9, the Minnesota Wild announced prized prospect Matthew Boldy would be out of the lineup for the first 4-6 weeks of the season with a fractured ankle. Boldy’s unfortunate injury opened the door for a few younger players to crack the roster, particularly rookie power forward Brandon Duhaime...11844Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-the-twins-have-afforded-jose-berrioss-new-contract/When the Minnesota Twins traded José Berríos last July, it was an admission that they didn’t want to meet his contract demands. A pitcher set to hit the market at age 28 is rare. With the price of pitching rising, the Twins decided it was best to cash out and get what they could.   On Tuesday, it...11840Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dont-look-now-but-james-lynch-is-thriving/In the 2020 preseason, James Lynch was genuinely in danger of entering the dreaded Willie Beavers zone. Not since Beavers has a Vikings fourth-round pick been so bad that he failed to crack the active roster, despite the size of that investment. Even agreed-upon fourth-round failures like Jaleel J...11839Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/trading-kat-doesnt-solve-the-wolves-problems/A 3-1 start to the season for the Minnesota Timberwolves has quickly morphed into a free fall. They have lost eight of their last nine games, and many are searching for answers now that they're 4-9. Another disappointing season looks like it's on the horizon.   There is a contingency of Wolves fa...11834Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rem-pitlick-is-creating-a-first-world-problem-for-the-wild/When Minnesota last saw Rem Pitlick, he was an all-star for the Gophers hockey team. He earned many accolades, such as Big Ten All-Freshman Team, All-Academic Big Ten Team, a Hobey Baker Award nominee, and ACHA First Team All-American. In other words, he was a stud in college. These days, he’s bec...11833Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-patient-approach-will-be-tested-this-offseason/The saying “patience is a virtue” comes from the 13th Century poet William Langland.   And if the Minnesota Twins front office of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have any posters hanging up at Target Field, that phrase is probably on it. They have taken a patient approach through the five offseasons...11831Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-played-with-winning-energy-in-a-losing-effort/The Phoenix Suns rolled into town Monday night and were greeted by the first glimpse of Minnesota winter. The first snowfall of the year came this weekend. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, early signs suggest that they will likely be in for a long and arduous cold season. The Wolves are 4-9 after l...11829Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jared-spurgeon-is-thriving-offensively-in-the-post-suter-era/Buying out Ryan Suter was the scariest thing the Minnesota Wild did all offseason. There was not only the (somewhat unavoidable) salary cap nightmare to navigate in the future, but it threw the Wild's defense in flux. Minnesota had constant stability in their top two pairings for half a decade. Wh...11828Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/where-do-this-years-city-edition-jerseys-rank-in-wolves-history/Each season, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the rest of the NBA come up with an alternate or "city edition" jersey to accompany the traditional set of uniforms. In early November, the Wolves introduced their city edition jersey for the 2021-22 NBA season. It is a mix of a few different jerseys thr...11826Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-time-to-move-on-from-kat/This Minnesota Timberwolves season has already gone entirely off the rails. Never mind the notion that all of the team’s young talent will “take some time to gel,” the cold truth is that this team does not appear to have what it takes to win at a high level. The sloppy performances and inconsisten...11825Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-kirk-cousins-the-best-qb-in-the-nfc-north/Last Sunday was just another day at the office for Kirk Cousins. Minnesota's $150 million man completed 25 of 37 passes for 294 yards, two touchdowns, and lost a fumble in the Vikings' 27-20 road victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. In the contest, Cousins compiled a passer rating of 109.5 and c...11823Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-pitchers-should-the-twins-break-the-bank-for/When Derek Falvey and Thad Levine took over the Minnesota Twins’ philosophy in 2017, they had a clear idea of how they wanted to construct their roster. By acquiring consistent major league hitters, they could field a pitching staff by developing pitchers and finding value in free agency.   The T...11822Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-time-for-the-justin-jefferson-ratio/When Mike Tice took over the Minnesota Vikings, it was like Montgomery Burns hiring Homer Simpson to run the Springfield Nuclear Plant. With Red McCombs looking to fund the organization with a used car lot budget, Tice was an affordable option to keep the franchise afloat.   A lifelong offensive...11820Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-were-aggressive-in-the-right-moments-against-la/Sunday marked an impressive road win for the Minnesota Vikings. They wiped out the Los Angeles Chargers, 27-20, and are now 4-5 on the season. However, this win came in an abjectly different manner than their last couple Ws. This time the Vikings showed competence down the stretch and were aggress...11818Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000