https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/24/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-have-a-unique-edge-against-aaron-rodgers/The name Aaron Rodgers probably still strikes some fear into Minnesota Vikings fans’ hearts.   For years, the future Hall of Fame quarterback dominated the NFC North, winning 11 division titles, a Super Bowl, and four MVPs with the Green Bay Packers. He’s had his fair share of moments against the...23356Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/aaron-sabatos-bounceback-year-started-with-a-better-offseason-approach/St. Paul – Entering the 2025 season, Aaron Sabato was worried about his future. He’d struggled to produce a healthy season since he turned pro in 2021. Even when he was healthy, the numbers at the plate were not what you’d expect from a former first-round draft pick.   This year, Sabato’s No. 1 g...23355Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-rocco-baldelli-transition-to-a-front-office-role-after-the-season/It’s nearly impossible for a team’s manager to survive in their current role when their club has missed the playoffs in four out of the last five years, and on the heels of back-to-back mid-season collapses.   This is the barrel that Rocco Baldelli finds himself staring into, at least for the nex...23354Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/christian-darrisaws-return-gave-the-vikings-confidence-they-were-missing/Quantifying an offensive lineman’s importance can be tough. Even though not every play requires production from every position, the other players on the field log stats in the final box score. Quarterbacks either throw the ball to their receivers or tight ends or hand off to their running backs. T...23352Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-need-jordan-mason-and-the-running-game-to-travel-across-the-pond/I’m a sucker for a good, old-fashioned football cliché. The kind of thing you’d hear your buddy’s dad say whenever you’re talking about sports growing up. These time-honored adages are at once meaningless fluff and yet still somewhat true.   I’m talking about the classics. Stuff like “defense win...23350Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-will-have-a-good-old-fashioned-donnybrook-in-dublin/In the first leg of a 10-day trip to Europe, the Minnesota Vikings will battle the Pittsburgh Steelers. For many Minnesotans, a trip to Dublin triggers thoughts of a pot of gold or leprechauns running amok. But for this Vikings writer, the first thing that comes to mind is WWE superstar Sheamus.  ...23347Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-steelers-present-a-tantalizing-opportunity-for-minnesotas-defense/In some strange alternate reality, Aaron Rodgers is quarterbacking the Minnesota Vikings this season. Would the offense be any better? Only a mystical darkness retreat or some whimsical mushrooms could tell us that.   But, in reality, both the Vikings and Rodgers’ Pittsburgh Steelers enter their...23345Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-holland-finally-finished-a-season-on-his-terms/St. Paul – As the season wound down, Will Holland was happy he was able to accomplish something he couldn’t last year. He was healthy. In 2024, his season ended in late June due to a fractured fibula, and he missed the entire second half of the year.   A hamstring strain delayed Holland’s season...23338Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/andrew-van-ginkel-and-harrison-smiths-return-changed-the-game-defensively-for-minnesota/The Minnesota Vikings routed the Cincinnati Bengals 48-10 last Sunday afternoon. In a game where there was an emphasis on bouncing back from a 22-6 home loss to the Atlanta Falcons the week before, the defense showed out in record-breaking ways.   Isaiah Rodgers had two defensive touchdowns and t...23336Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-tapping-into-the-subconscious-to-create-turnovers/Brian Flores asks his sons to punch him every day.   “Every time they give me a hug, they better punch at the ball,” he said, “and I hug them every day.”   Flores isn’t trying to encourage his sons, Myles and Max, to be violent. Instead, he wants them to create turnovers in Pop Warner football l...23335Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/connor-prielipp-stayed-healthy-and-earned-twins-minor-league-pitcher-of-the-year/St. Paul – Everyone always knew what Connor Prielipp was capable of when the Twins took him in the second round of the 2022 draft. A hard-throwing lefty at the University of Alabama with a devastating slider to mix into counts, what team wouldn’t want an arm like his?   Well, there’s a reason he...23331Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/carson-wentz-is-the-present-for-a-team-with-an-uncertain-future/Carson Wentz says he performs for an audience of one, but he had 66,000 people cheering for him on Sunday.   Minnesota Vikings fans have historically embraced backup quarterbacks, and they’ve had a few intriguing ones recently. Joshua Dobbs captivated Minnesota and the league after he defeated th...23330Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-accidentally-stumbled-upon-the-perfect-starting-lineup/Injuries are beginning to mount early on for the Minnesota Vikings. Over one quarter of the team’s starters have already missed at least one game due to injury. Minnesota’s injury report has added more names than a petition to ban the Tush Push, and they’ll now head overseas without some key names...23327Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-quarterback-controversy-will-clear-up-soon-enough/The Minnesota Vikings earned a decisive victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon. However, instead of basking in a rare blowout win, fans wanted to know the state of the quarterback position.   It was a fair question. Carson Wentz managed the offense and posted a 129.8 passer ratin...23324Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/carson-wentz-is-fulfilling-his-vikings-prophecy/In Week 14 of the 2017 season, the Philadelphia Eagles were facing the Los Angeles Rams, and Carson Wentz left the game due to an ACL tear after the quarter. The Eagles won the game to clinch the NFC East.   In the playoffs a couple of months later, the Minnesota Vikings traveled to Philadelphia...23323Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dashawn-keirsey-jr-learned-how-to-adapt-to-a-major-league-role-this-season/Minneapolis – It’s been a year of learning for Minnesota Twins rookie DaShawn Keirsey Jr.   Keirsey had a stellar Triple-A season in 2024, leading the St. Paul Saints in multiple offensive categories, including batting average (.300), slugging (.476), stolen bases (36), and RBI (81). He has prima...23320Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-vikings-remain-consistent-against-better-competition/Heading into Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, it had been 9,772 days since the Minnesota Vikings last scored 50 points.     This week, Minnesota created a perfect storm to eclipse the ever-elusive 50-point mark by forcing five turnovers. Isaiah Rodgers, who had one of the greatest...23313Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-new-persona-is-about-to-be-put-to-the-test/Way back in January, it was clear that Kevin O’Connell knew what was wrong with the Minnesota Vikings. O’Connell wanted a tougher team dating back to the beginning of the 2024 training camp, and it looked like he had succeeded as the Vikings raced ahead to a 5-0 start.   The Vikings were a strong...23312Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-ended-their-2025-home-schedule-with-a-much-needed-victory/Minneapolis – There won’t be all too many fond memories for Minnesota Twins fans when they look back on 2025. They had a 9-18 record in June, a fire sale at the trade deadline, and the Pohlads' announcement that they were no longer selling the team on August 13.   The Twins also haven’t played we...23303Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/isaiah-rodgers-reminded-everyone-that-speed-kills/Byron Murphy felt Isaiah Rodgers would set a tone for the defense after the Minnesota Vikings signed him in the offseason.   “The day he got here, we got on the phone. We chopped it up about a lot of stuff,” said Murphy. “To see him come make those plays and show what kind of guy he is, what kind...23302Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pablo-lopez-receives-best-possible-news-and-plans-to-have-normal-off-season/Minneapolis – Pablo López woke up Saturday morning feeling a little more optimistic when his right forearm wasn’t as sore as the night before. He had exited his start on Friday early after awkwardly landing on his right forearm following a throw to first base to get the out.   He immediately assu...23301Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nordos-numbers-week-3-vs-cincinnati/The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 48-10, in a blowout victory in their last home game for a month.   Everyone had this game circled on their calendar for the J.J. McCarthy vs. Joe Burrow matchups, which injuries transformed into a Carson Wentz vs. Jake Browning showdown.   T...23300Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/grandpa-ryan-fitzgerald-is-bringing-the-twins-rookies-closer-together/Minneapolis – There have been plenty of new faces in the Minnesota Twins clubhouse this season who have gotten their first taste in the majors. But none have been older than infielder Ryan Fitzgerald, who’s become more commonly known to his teammates as ‘Grandpa Fitzy’ the last six weeks.   Fello...23297Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pablo-lopez-says-hes-overthinking-the-forearm-strain-he-suffered-against-cleveland/Minneapolis – Just when Pablo López seemed to have put the injuries behind him, the injury bug struck him again on Friday night in the Minnesota Twins’ 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians.   It all went down in the top of the third, when the lead-off hitter, Angel Martinez, hit a ball that bounce...23293Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/theres-a-silver-lining-to-aaron-jones-injury/The Aaron Jones injury sucks.   There’s no way to sugarcoat it. Heading into the season, Jones was expected to be the lead back for a Minnesota Vikings team that revamped the running game. They bolstered the offensive line with the additions of Ryan Kelly and Will Fries, and all indications point...23291Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000