https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/26/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tampa-revealed-a-winning-formula-for-the-vikings-against-atlanta/After breezing through the Chicago Bears without any drama whatsoever, the Minnesota Vikings turn their attention to the Atlanta Falcons in a Week 2 showdown. Atlanta lost in soul-crushing fashion to the Buccaneers in Week 1, and unfortunately for the people of Georgia, the Vikings are the perfect...23208Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/seeing-is-believing-with-j-j-mccarthy/As anyone would expect, everyone in purple saw J.J. McCarthy’s masterful fourth-quarter performance in Chicago coming.   “I think it’s more validating for you guys,” Aaron Jones said, addressing the media on Wednesday. “We know what we had here.”   “Sometimes, it gets overplayed, the look in his...23207Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/adam-silver-doesnt-care-if-you-watch-the-timberwolves/We’re 10 days away from officially putting the summer of 2025 in the rearview mirror. The temperature is dropping, football is back, and the white women are posting about the Ber months like autumn is Halley’s comet that only comes around every 76 years. This summer was largely unremarkable for an...23206Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hargrave-and-allen-put-minnesotas-pass-rush-on-equal-footing/Most of the optimism and hype surrounding the 2025 Minnesota Vikings centered on second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy and whether he could handle the responsibility of leading the team. The Vikings had moved on from Sam Darnold, who led the team to a 14-3 record in 2024 before playing his worst f...23204Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tanner-schobel-leaned-on-his-teammates-during-an-early-test-in-his-career/St. Paul – Few things have been able to keep Minnesota Twins infield prospect Tanner Schobel off the diamond. But in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate in Indianapolis on June 14, Schobel took a pitch from Sean Sullivan a bit too far inside and suffered a fractured right for...23202Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-cant-let-michael-penix-jr-turn-week-2-into-a-revenge-game/The last time J.J. McCarthy squared off with Michael Penix Jr., it was in the National Championship game of the 2024 College Football Playoff. McCarthy’s Michigan Wolverines got the best of Penix’s Washington Huskies that night. Little did both sides know that it would be the convergence of their...23199Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-have-created-a-vicious-cycle/With Labor Day past us, people will start listing the things they’ll remember about the summer. While some may point out a specific trend or the alternating weather, from smoky to blazing hot, there’s no doubt that the feud of the summer has been between Minnesota Twins fans and the Pohlads.   Tw...23196Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/oconnells-late-game-approach-made-mondays-game-one-for-the-ages/Just when things seemingly couldn't get worse for the sputtering Minnesota Vikings' offense last Monday night, J.J. McCarthy leaves a ball intended for Justin Jefferson on the far sideline inside, and the Chicago Bears return it for a pick-six to go up 17-6 in the third quarter.     At this...23192Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/josh-metellus-showed-he-can-fill-harrison-smiths-role/Any Minnesota Vikings fan who's seen Brian Flores' defense in action knows how great Josh Metellus is. Flores' defense arguably doesn't work without him, or at least, doesn't work nearly as well. Anything Flores needs on a specific play, Metellus does, and does well. He's primarily an in-the-box d...23191Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/walker-jenkins-is-minnesotas-prodigal-prospect/St. Paul – About once a decade, a major league team drafts a prospect that is unlike any other. They’re promised to be the type of player who can alter the course of a team from basement dwellers to division champions. A prodigy story surrounds them well before they even play their first minor lea...23188Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/three-vikings-backups-helped-make-the-difference-in-chicago/In their big win over the Chicago Bears to start the 2025 season, the Minnesota Vikings entered the game without Christian Darrisaw and Harrison Smith, cornerstone players in pivotal roles. They lost another, Blake Cashman, to a hamstring injury in the second half.   Minnesota won a hard-fought g...23186Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/donovan-jackson-passed-his-first-nfl-test/While J.J. McCarthy stole the show in his NFL debut on Monday night against the Chicago Bears, another Minnesota Viking in his first game may have had the best performance. Rookie guard Donovan Jackson played a near-perfect game against Chicago and showed why the Vikings made him their first-round...23183Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kevin-oconnell-eventually-figured-out-the-right-backfield-mix/For a while, it looked like Kevin O'Connell was back to his old tricks. After vowing to run the football in 2025, the Minnesota Vikings weren't looking committed to their new-and-improved ground attack on Monday night against the Chicago Bears. The Vikings’ offense only ran six plays in the first...23180Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brian-flores-finally-slayed-the-ben-johnson-dragon/It was never in doubt, Minnesota Vikings fans.   Who questioned this team’s ability to win that game? Who stopped believing in Kevin O'Connell and Brian Flores' game plan? And who doubted the winning culture on this roster versus the lowly Chicago Bears? Certainly not me! (Do me a favor, don’t lo...23179Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/j-j-mccarthy-didnt-hear-no-bell-against-the-bears/In the middle of the third quarter, the chaos was starting to get to J.J. McCarthy. His first NFL start wasn’t going the way anyone had planned, and time was running out on a pivotal third down. McCarthy dropped back to pass and tried to fire a laser to Justin Jefferson, but former Vikings corner...23176Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/j-j-mccarthy-led-the-vikings-out-of-the-depths-of-a-bottomless-sea/In August of last year, the Minnesota Vikings acquired Nahshon Wright in exchange for Andrew Booth Jr. They waived Wright before the season in late August and signed him to the practice squad. He only played in one game and didn’t record any stats. The Vikings released him last April, and the Chic...23172Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nordos-numbers-week-1-vs-chicago-bears/The Minnesota Vikings opened their season with a massive come-from-behind win, beating the Chicago Bears, 27-24.   The game didn’t start well for the Vikings’ offense. They looked discombobulated and struggled with the crowd noise and getting calls in, going three-and-out. In contrast, the Chicag...23171Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/all-of-kwesis-offseason-gambles-paid-off-in-week-1/We're going to look back at the Minnesota Vikings' 27-24 win on Monday night against the Chicago Bears and remember it for the sheer amount of adversity the team overcame. Just going into Soldier Field is a tall task. But J.J. McCarthy making his first start there? While missing safety-blanket ext...23170Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/monday-nights-most-intriguing-matchup-may-be-on-the-sidelines/Kevin O'Connell has won double the number of games he has lost as the Minnesota Vikings’ head coach and has made the playoffs twice in three years, even taking home Coach of the Year honors last season. He helped turn Sam Darnold into a starting-caliber quarterback, leading to him getting a big pa...23156Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-bears-will-be-a-sneaky-good-barometer-for-minnesotas-cornerbacks/For the last few months, Minnesota Vikings fans everywhere have been waiting for the team to address its cornerback situation. Was the combination of Byron Murphy, Jr., Isaiah Rodgers, Jeff Okudah, and Mekhi Blackmon enough to get through a season? Nah, something has to happen, right?   The somet...23148Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-special-teams-situation-keeps-getting-weirder/After ranking near the bottom of the league in most special teams categories last season, the Minnesota Vikings needed some upgrades for 2025. While it’s too early to tell how this year’s unit will fare compared to last season’s, it’s not too soon to see that Kevin O'Connell and Co. have already m...23146Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kevin-oconnell-has-one-final-message-to-deliver-to-j-j-mccarthy/The Minnesota Vikings had a chip on their shoulder coming into last season. Vegas oddsmakers projected the Vikings' win total at 6.5, and many were uninspired by their decision to run with Sam Darnold as their starting quarterback. After Kirk Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons, the Vikings ap...23142Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-ben-johnson-enhance-a-bears-red-zone-attack-that-has-troubled-the-vikings/The Minnesota Vikings may play the Chicago Bears twice a year, but that doesn’t mean they know what to expect when the teams face off this Monday.   In January, the Bears hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach. He had spent the previous six seasons on the Detroit Lions’ staff, serving as the t...23141Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-want-mccarthy-to-focus-on-the-small-things-in-a-big-game/J.J. McCarthy wants to be completely present as he walks out of the Soldier Field tunnel on Monday night. He knows it’s a primetime game against a Chicago Bears team with wunderkind head coach Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams, the first-overall pick in McCarthy’s draft class. He knows how important...23136Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/max-brosmer-has-succeeded-by-putting-mind-over-matter/NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein had Max Brosmer going in the sixth or seventh round this year. Still, no team took Brosmer, who threw for 2,828 yards and 18 touchdowns at the University of Minnesota last year.   The answer as to why is in Zierlein’s draft profile.   Brosmer “gets through pr...23130Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000