https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/281/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-things-that-are-more-surprising-than-the-vikings-1-5-start/The Minnesota Vikings are gearing up to go to Lambeau after their Week 7 bye. Things haven't gone right for the squad this season, and they are sitting at 1-5 as they prepare for their final 10-game stretch. While that 1-5 mark was certainly unexpected, some things have transpired this season that...8911Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gersson-rosas-should-move-back-in-the-draft/The Minnesota Timberwolves have their choice of who they want in this year’s draft, and yet, it seems like there is nobody there who really intrigues them. This is a class where the player taken first overall is more likely to end up like Deandre Ayton or Markelle Fultz, rather than Zion Williamso...8907Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-mailbag-trade-deadline-talkers-ol-development/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...8906Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rick-spielman-clueless-or-just-saying-the-right-things/A big part of being a leader is knowing when to be completely transparent and when to say the right things. This is true across all industries and environments but is especially true in the sports world.   Back in February, Rick Spielman was asked about Stefon Diggs status within the organization...8905Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-vikings-bill-belichick-would-have-moved-on-from/Back in February, the Minnesota Vikings found themselves at a crossroads. After being beaten by a younger, faster team, they had to decide whether to keep forging ahead or move toward a youth movement. With the salary cap a key factor, they parted ways with several mainstays including Xavier Rhode...8904Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-playoff-win-over-the-saints-hurt-the-franchise-long-term/Just over nine months ago, the Minnesota Vikings fan base was on cloud nine.   After limping to the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs, the Vikings were forced to travel to the vaunted Mercedes-Benz Superdome to play the New Orleans Saints, who had finished the season 13-3. The Saints were heavy favo...8902Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-never-got-to-see-the-ngakoue-hunter-pass-rushing-tandem/There were grand visions for the Vikings' defensive line when Yannick Ngakoue was acquired on Aug. 30.   Never mind that Everson Griffen had spurned the Vikings and signed with the Dallas Cowboys. As soon as Danielle Hunter got healthy from a "tweak" that he suffered in training camp, they would...8901Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/two-blueprints-the-vikings-should-base-their-rebuild-off-of/Welcome to the 2020 Bye Week, Vikings fans! The sky is falling and rumblings of drastic, wholesale changes for the franchise are beginning to get louder and louder amongst the fanbase. As if getting dominated for four quarters by the winless Atlanta Falcons on Sunday wasn’t enough, mother nature h...8900Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-guesses-at-what-the-retro-wild-jersey-will-look-like/For the first time since 2017, the Minnesota Wild will have jersey related news this offseason!   If you haven't heard, the league is going with a line of 'reverse retro' throwback uniforms, one for each team. Some even have started to leak out, which will give us an idea of what they will look l...8899Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:30:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-moving-on-from-cousins-could-actually-happen/Through six games, the Minnesota Vikings are in disarray. While there are myriad issues with Mike Zimmer’s squad, it all starts with their $66 million man. Kirk Cousins’ play this season can be described using many colorful words, including some that aren’t very family friendly, but the one to use...8897Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-colts-fixed-xavier-rhodes/When the Minnesota Vikings released Xavier Rhodes in March, few were surprised. Rhodes played poorly through injury in 2019, and his release came with a tasty $8 million salary cap credit. Rhodes himself may be the only person who didn't see it coming. But in hindsight, the Vikings may want a mull...8896Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lets-pump-the-brakes-on-blowing-up-the-vikings/Maybe everybody innately has an appetite for destruction and is secretly a pyromaniac, because it seems like every time there is an opportunity to blow up one of our local teams, we collectively turn into Wile E. Coyote. We bust out the wooden container of TNT, unspool the fuse and rig a trap. Pre...8892Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-are-set-up-to-dominate-the-2021-draft/We wrote on Tuesday about how Prospect Experts love the Minnesota Wild’s farm system. A big reason why is their performance in the 2020 Draft, the first under new head scout Judd Brackett. Landing star center prospect Marco Rossi puts a nice bow on their organization, along with second-rounders Ma...8891Thu, 22 Oct 2020 06:10:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-things-weve-learned-about-the-vikings-cornerbacks-through-six-games/After a complete offseason overhaul at the cornerback, few positions on the Minnesota Vikings roster were more firmly under the microscope entering the regular season.   In a perfect world, the Vikings had hoped to get stability from their pair of third-year corners while they groomed first-round...8890Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nfl-com-lists-vikings-as-a-top-trade-spot-for-sam-darnold-but-should-they-be-interested/In case you haven’t been on the Internet in the last few days, the sky is falling in Vikingland. Just a week after an incredibly competitive loss to one of the best teams in the league, everyone has quickly decided that Minnesota is one of the league leaders in train wreckage.   The focal point o...8889Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:30:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cris-carter-saw-justin-jefferson-coming/It’s hard to find a person in the football world who isn’t currently raving about Justin Jefferson. At this point Pro Football Focus might as well just change their website logo to his picture. They redid their draft grades, and he’s now the highest-graded first rounder from the 2020 draft Every d...8888Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-the-vikings-should-prioritize-for-the-rest-of-2020/There are a lot of “2020 BINGO” cards floating around out there, with folks checking off things like a pandemic, murder hornets and natural disasters as they play along at home. Similarly, if you have a Minnesota Vikings Disaster BINGO card, chances are you already have a coverall as the team ente...8885Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-no-1-pick-for-ben-simmons-how-and-why/Since 1990, the first overall pick in the NBA draft has been traded for a veteran player exactly one time: In 2014, when the Wolves sent disgruntled Kevin Love to Cleveland in return for Andrew Wiggins and assorted pieces.   Two things have been clear in the six years since that trade:   First,...8884Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/experts-love-the-minnesota-wilds-prospect-pool/When you’re adrift in an ocean of unending mediocrity, you’ll reach for any life preserver available. For the Minnesota Wild fanbase, that means latching onto the hope that prospects present. Losing 12 seconds into overtime in an elimination game is a lot easier to stomach when you’ve got a kid on...8883Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-bill-guerin-the-good-sort-of-crazy/Look deep into Bill Guerin’s eyes, and you’ll see a restless soul searching desperately for solitude. Only bringing a Stanley Cup championship to the Twin Cities will end the turmoil brewing deep within his very being.   I kid, of course.   I’ve never stared deep into Guerin’s eyes, nor is anyon...8882Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:00:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/4-bright-spots-in-the-vikings-1-5-start/The Minnesota Vikings haven't been great this year, as you may have heard. They are struggling on both sides of the ball, resulting in a 1-5 start. But while the team is shrouded in misery and darkness as they enter their bye, there are a few glimmers of light.   Here's a list of a few bright spo...8880Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/an-intervention-for-2020-vikings-fans/You may have noticed that this is not an Adam Thielen Mankato State Highlight Party or a therapy group for people who still remember the 1991 Halloween blizzard (in fact, that’s down the hall). But if you clicked on this article, we are here to provide you, a loyal Vikings fan, an intervention.  ...8879Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-vikings-could-scrap-their-roster-for-draft-picks/With Sunday’s 40-23 loss to Atlanta, the Minnesota Vikings’ playoff hopes are all but dashed. The future is just as bleak, with tight cap situations and depleted draft stock in the next two years. The Vikings are a beaten down 1983 Hyundai Elantra. Instead of trying to fix it up, what if they sold...8878Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/espn-says-mike-zimmer-has-second-hottest-seat-in-the-nfl/A concept that seemed quite laughable in mid August very quickly became a harsh reality as of 3:00 PM on Sunday. Mike Zimmer, the man the Vikings organization had just re-invested in this past off-season, has been officially catapulted onto the hot seat.   Although the Vikings rough start through...8877Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/deep-dive-on-kirk-cousins-first-half-meltdown-against-the-falcons/My send-off for last week’s Kirk Cousins deep dive was: “At least the Vikings now get a pseudo-bye week against the Atlanta Falcons followed by a legit bye week before they go on a three-game NFC North stretch.” After a just-okay game against the Seattle Seahawks, this week’s Atlanta game was supp...8875Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000