https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/277/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-mailbag-special-teams-woes-end-of-half-aggression-2020-redraft/For years the listeners of our Football Machine Vikings podcast have sent in amazing Twitter questions, and far too often we’ve had to leave many of them on the cutting room floor because of time. No longer! Each week we’ll pull some questions that didn’t make the cut and address them in this spac...9072Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-to-root-for-the-vikings-playoff-chances-in-week-11/Just over a month ago, the Minnesota Vikings fell to the then-winless Atlanta Falcons at home to enter the bye week at 1-5 for the season. Playoff hopes had faded after an extremely disappointing start to the season.   Maybe a bye week is exactly what this team needed to get things back on track....9071Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-have-too-many-guards-and-not-enough-shooters/The Minnesota Timberwolves left Wednesday's draft with a lot of roster churn beneath the scenes, though they only added one veteran player.   While almost all Wolves fans are happy to see Ricky Rubio return (myself included), the move is actually a very surprising one, and it will have implicatio...9070Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kevin-stefanski-created-a-blueprint-for-beating-the-cowboys/When Kevin Stefanski was hired by the Cleveland Browns this offseason, he took Gary Kubiak's wide zone scheme with him. It has had mixed results for Stefanski, but in Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys, the Cleveland offense dazzled. The run game racked up over 300 yards with six different rushers,...9069Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-rise-of-the-vikings-underdog-defensive-line/Injuries, trades and free agent departures have forced the Minnesota Vikings' defensive line to adapt to a new norm: Performing without star power.   As Yannick Ngakoue struggles in Baltimore, Everson Griffen hops from team to team and Danielle Hunter waits out his healing herniated disc, the Vik...9068Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dallas-receivers-will-test-the-vikings-young-cbs-despite-dalton/The last time the Minnesota Vikings squared off with the Dallas Cowboys, it was a banner victory that helped propel them to the playoffs. In the process of picking up a rare primetime win for Kirk Cousins, the Vikings controlled the clock, ran the ball well, and held Ezekiel Elliott to 47 yards ru...9067Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/chelanga-and-dylans-2020-nba-draft-best-and-worst-dressed-list/Dylan Carlson co-wrote this piece.   It’s that time of year! Wait it’s five months after that time of year, but it’s finally time for us to truly evaluate this draft class. In one short month, we will get to the basketball. But for now, we focus on the most important part of Draft Night -- the fa...9065Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-are-now-a-team-worth-watching/Any time an executive makes an attention-grabbing decision, it’s easy to think Would Flip have done that? Flip Saunders was the coach who made the Minnesota Timberwolves must-watch television in the late 90s and early aughts. He reminded us how much we love basketball here, and he let the nation k...9064Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/well-the-wolves-took-anthony-edwards/The Minnesota Timberwolves stood pat and took Anthony Edwards out of Georgia with the No. 1 overall pick.   There are so many questions, so let’s just try to tackle these from order of most important, to least important: Is Edwards going to be a star? Probably not. The track record for guys wh...9062Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-need-to-feast-on-turnover-prone-dallas/Now that the NFL season is more than halfway over, it has become increasingly clear that the Minnesota Vikings’ 2020 schedule is turning out to be more front-loaded than Debbie Boone’s Greatest Hits LP.   [Editor’s note: Yes, Bo is showing his age again. Debbie Boone? LP?]   If you thought that...9061Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-jaguars-fans-are-plotting-to-get-the-vikings-4th-round-pick/Following the Minnesota Vikings win over the Chicago Bears, my mindless Twitter scrolling was filled with overwhelming positivity from the community. Whether it was the lack of Kirk Cousins slander or jubilation over Justin Jefferson’s absurd freshman campaign, all I saw on my feed was sunshine an...9057Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/justin-jeffersons-big-game-mentality/Would ya look at that?! After falling flat on their face at home against the previously winless Atlanta Falcons, the Minnesota Vikings have ripped off three straight divisional victories, tossing their hat into the NFC playoff picture with the holidays right around the corner.   With the Chicago...9055Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-use-of-motion-in-chicago-was-clever-and-effective/There's nothing groundbreaking about pre-snap motion. NFL teams use it between one-third to two-thirds of the time, to the point where it's essentially white noise to the viewer.   Sometimes we forget, however, how effective it can be in manipulating the defense and subtly acting as a catalyst fo...9053Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:30:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-xcel-energy-center-20-years-later-constructing-and-opening/This is the first in a three part series celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Xcel Energy Center Opening.   June 23, 1998. Just 363 days after the NHL announced they were returning to Minnesota with an expansion franchise on June 25, 1997, four golden shovels stood ready to break ground on a n...9051Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:30:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-bears-game/The Minnesota Vikings left the Windy City with a win in a game where their defense was nothing short of spectacular. They played their best game of the season, stifling the Chicago Bears offense at almost every single turn.   Kirk Cousins and the offense complemented the defense by rising to the...9050Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/justin-jefferson-needs-an-even-bigger-role/When the Minnesota Vikings came out of their bye week, they needed to find a way to fix an offense that was racking up yards but making back-breaking mistakes. As Kirk Cousins struggled to find his form, the Vikings made a simple decision to put the ball in the hands of their best player, Dalvin C...9049Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-case-for-isaac-okoro/The Minnesota Timberwolves have the No.1 overall pick in this year’s draft, and we’ve all been wondering what exactly Gersson Rosas intends to do with the pick. Does he pick a player? Can he possibly trade the pick for a player who can help the Wolves more immediately? Nobody knows. The Wolves are...9048Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dan-chisena-is-at-the-center-of-the-vikings-special-teams-struggles/The Vikings won a sloppy 19-13 contest at Soldier Field where they out-gained the Bears 385-189. The only thing keeping the Bears in the game was special teams. A kickoff return touchdown, a botched extra point, and a ton of negative field position swings highlighted a dreadful night for Marwan Ma...9046Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:30:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-wasnt-culpable-in-the-vikings-close-game-against-the-bears/Monday night’s game ended with a 19-13 final score after a fourth-quarter touchdown that put the Minnesota Vikings ahead. By all accounts it was a close game through and through. Blaming Kirk Cousins for such a sloppy game is often warranted, but at least this time, the nail-biting nature of Monda...9044Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-suddenly-a-tough-football-team/Seriously, what happened during the Minnesota Vikings bye week?   Minnesota limped into Week 7 at 1-5 without a game to play or any place to go. COVID protocols required them to shelve the family vacation and stick around the team facility for testing. No chance to unwind in some tropical waters...9042Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/4-things-we-learned-in-the-vikings-win-over-the-bears/The Minnesota Vikings got a rare win on Monday Night Football and ended their four-game losing streak to the Chicago Bears with a gritty 19-13 victory to advance to 4-5.   Here are four things we learned in the purple's third straight victory: The team can win without a huge game from Cook The...9040Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tyrese-haliburton-the-timberwolves-moneyball-pick/Beane’s mantra was, “We're not selling jeans here.” The longtime general manager of the Oakland Athletics and Moneyball protagonist is credited with pioneering an analytical management style that would give rise to the trans-sport numbers revolutional. While tradition scouts struggled to look beyo...9039Tue, 17 Nov 2020 06:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-grind-out-a-19-13-win-at-soldier-field/If you're into aesthetically-pleasing football, this game wasn't for you. But the Minnesota Vikings clawed their way to a win against an abysmal Chicago Bears offense that only gained two first downs in the second half.   Minnesota scored 12 unanswered points to earn a 19-13 win, Kirk Cousins' fi...9037Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/monday-night-is-the-biggest-game-of-kirk-cousins-vikings-career/There have been plenty of important moments in Kirk Cousins’ Minnesota Vikings career. Moments when the purple have needed him to step up and come through. We’ve seen him succeed a few times, most notably beating the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome for his first playoff win. And unfortunately,...9034Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-didnt-quite-get-it-right-with-their-retro-jerseys/Nothing quite kills the negative buzz of a Monday morning quite like a jersey drop by all 31 NHL teams. That's exactly what the NHL and Adidas did on Monday morning, dropping their much-anticipated line of 'Reverse Retro' jerseys.   We will get to the rest of the league later, but we are going to...9032Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000