https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/215/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-ravens-game/The Minnesota Vikings’ road back to .500 started with a matchup against a good Baltimore Ravens team led by Lamar Jackson. Everything was going according to plan when Kene Nwangwu returned the opening kickoff of the third quarter for a touchdown, giving the Vikings a 24-10 lead.   Unfortunately,...11748Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jordan-mclaughlin-is-only-as-good-as-the-options-ahead-of-him/It is a tradition like no other to revel in the losses of Minnesota Timberwolves basketball. Just like in years past, there is plenty of blame to go around for this Timberwolves team. The offense is floundering because Karl-Anthony Towns isn’t taking enough shots. Malik Beasley has been a shell of...11743Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-cant-be-minnesotas-only-player-who-attacks-the-rim/After a 3-1 start, the Minnesota Timberwolves have lost four-straight games. The jubilation that many fans felt to start the season was swiftly replaced with a familiar emptiness. But worry not, folks! The season is young. Even if the Wolves are 3-5, there is plenty to cling to. Malik Beasley has...11742Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-have-modernized-their-approach-to-overtime/The Minnesota Wild capped off an exciting 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. It was Minnesota’s fourth game this season that required overtime or a shootout. The Wild have historically had trouble securing the all-important second point in extra time. However, they...11738Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-desperately-need-a-killer-instinct/If these games are all starting to look the same to you, it’s because they are.   There’s the game we saw them play against the Dallas Cowboys, where they slug it out with an inferior team and leave things to chance on the last play. Then there’s Sunday’s 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, which...11737Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-disasters-cant-keep-turning-into-more-disasters/As I've had to point out over and over this season, when a game comes down to the final play, you can decide whatever you think was the most crucial moment and blame that. You could blame the myriad of bad calls on both sides for the game going into overtime. You could blame the Minnesota Vikings'...11736Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/investing-in-this-shortstop-class-would-be-worth-every-penny-for-the-twins/Following the 2019 season, the Minnesota Twins had an important decision to make in free agency. They were coming off a season where they had the most prolific home run-hitting team of all time but needed help on the mound. But after failing to sign a top-tier pitcher, they decided to lean into th...11735Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-floor-might-be-falling-out-beneath-minnesotas-defense/On Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves suffered a tough loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. During the first half, it felt like the Wolves could win the game. Anthony Edwards was hot, and the Clippers, leading the league with just 12 turnovers a game, had already turned the ball over 13 times. Thi...11730Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-vikings-reinvent-themselves-on-the-fly/Morale is at an all-time low, fellow Skoldiers. It’s about that time of year where the good teams start to make some real headway on the bad ones. The Minnesota Vikings are stuck in limbo right now. If they want any chance at a playoff berth, they need to start changing the game plan.   It’s time...11726Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-wild-need-a-plan-b-for-their-backup-goalie/After a couple of seasons of playing in front of an aging and porous Devan Dubnyk, the Minnesota Wild finally stabilized their goaltending by signing Cam Talbot. An illness to backup Alex Stalock necessitated the promotion of Kaapo Kahkonen. The pair worked great for most of the 2020-21 season. Ta...11725Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/greg-roman-unapologetically-pounds-the-rock-in-a-passing-league/Coming off a nationally televised humiliation to Cooper Rush and the Dallas Cowboys on Halloween night, the 3-4 Minnesota Vikings head to Maryland to take on the 5-2 Baltimore Ravens in Week 9. John Harbaugh and the rest of his staff have the luxury of an additional week of prep because the AFC No...11723Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/4-things-the-ravens-do-well-the-vikings-have-to-watch-out-for/How will the Minnesota Vikings respond after a numbing defeat to Cooper Rush and the Dallas Cowboys in primetime? The opponent certainly won't be any easier as Kirk Cousins and Co. head east to take on Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9.   Baltimore is coming off a bye week. But bef...11722Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-and-the-45-million-question/The Minnesota Vikings have seen the gamut of Kirk Cousins’ abilities through the first seven games of the season. At his best, he can get the most out of the weapons around him and can produce game-winning drives. At his worst, Cousins is a checkdown machine relentlessly peppering C.J. Ham with ta...11721Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/no-kirk-cousins-is-not-saving-mike-zimmers-job/It’s no surprise that Kirk Cousins and Mike Zimmer have a tense relationship. The differences have been evident in the four seasons that they have been together. However, this season those differences were amplified. From the COVID vaccine dilemma to the offensive philosophy, their disconnect has...11719Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-shooting-woes-will-get-better/Wayne Gretzky once said, “you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take,”   Well, the Minnesota Timberwolves are trying to prove The Great One wrong. They look like they're on a mission to miss 100 percent of the shots they do take through seven games.   The Timberwolves couldn’t hit water if...11716Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/only-cruel-fate-kept-marian-gaborik-from-becoming-a-hall-of-famer/According to multiverse theory, there must be at least one universe somewhere in which Marian Gaborik also retired today. Only in that timeline split, Gaborik announces he's hanging up his skates after a brilliant and long 21-year career. He's second only to Alex Ovechkin in goals scored since the...11715Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/xavier-woods-potential-was-on-display-against-the-cowboys/With Harrison Smith setting the bar for high-level safety play for nearly a decade, the focus has always been who will be next in line on the starting roster. Xavier Woods has had an opportunity this season to learn from an experienced veteran and see how his play stacks up against one of the best...11712Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dont-jump-to-conclusions-on-the-wolves-yet/Some things never seem to change. We are only a handful of games into the season, and it is hard to gauge how good the Minnesota Timberwolves truly are. As usual, it’s difficult to tell how good a team will be based on the circumstances of the returning players, new additions, and what occurred la...11705Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-were-better-off-standing-pat-at-the-trade-deadline/The trade deadline is one of the more anti-climatic dates on the NFL calendar. Teams have complex playbooks and schemes that don't always translate from one organization to another. Trades still happen, but they usually don't happen in the way they go down in Madden. Typically, general managers tr...11702Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-3-former-twins-helped-the-braves-win-the-world-series/The Minnesota Twins should be known as the team that keeps on giving. When players either leave or are traded from the organization, they’ve created a habit of turning into superstars on their new teams.   That’s why it’s not shocking that a trio of former Twins played a part in helping the Atlan...11701Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-deserves-more-autonomy-at-the-line-of-scrimmage/From Tom Brady to Taylor Heinicke, most NFL quarterbacks have the authority to change a play at the line of scrimmage, call timeouts, or initiate a hurry-up offense. Yet, for whatever reason, you’ll hardly ever see Kirk Cousins do any of this.   As a matter of fact, it seems like he actively avoi...11700Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dont-take-the-bait-if-the-vikings-beat-the-ravens/The loss to the Cooper Rush-led Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night was the final nail in the coffin for Minnesota Vikings fans. It was assurance that the current regime’s strategy isn’t going to result in a Super Bowl. What makes it even worse is that, if the past is any indicator, the Vikings will kn...11697Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-should-try-adam-beckman-next-to-kaprizov-or-fiala/The Minnesota Wild couldn’t keep Adam Beckman away for long.   Beckman’ could have started the season in St. Paul after his preseason performance. But given his age (20), he was one of the last cuts made to the final roster for development purposes. Beckman had a strong start in the AHL, with one...11694Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/key-injuries-are-exposing-cracks-in-the-minnesota-wilds-foundation/It seems like every team goes through a rash of injuries every season. Whenever it does hit, it can change the fate of the team's season, fair or not. It's the biggest X-factor in sports. It's unpredictable and uncontrollable. Sure, you can have proper conditioning, good trainers, and a high vacci...11692Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-is-kirk-cousins-checking-down-so-much/The broadcast angle of an NFL football game betrays us. It cuts off the deep part of the field and leaves us with questions we can't answer. When the Minnesota Vikings check down incessantly, as Kirk Cousins did against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night, we have to wonder why. Was it the coverage...11690Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000