https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/282/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/things-wouldnt-be-different-if-stefon-diggs-was-here/The Minnesota Vikings' 2020 offseason moves may be picked apart ad nauseum if their season continues going down its current path.   Why was the secondary not supplemented with some veterans? Why wasn't the offensive line bolstered? And how did Everson Griffen slip away?   But if there's any silv...8874Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/my-ode-to-sid-hartman/My parents had to work, work, work to pay the bills. This is a fact that is never lost on me daily, as they did all this and still managed to send me to private schools to better my education.   A result of all of that work they did was that I had less than ideal circumstances of getting to schoo...8872Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-realizes-his-future-rides-on-the-next-10-games/As the Minnesota Vikings fell to 8-7-1 and missed the playoffs in 2018, Kirk Cousins was taking heat -- not just for his myriad fumbles, bad interceptions and inability to win primetime games, but for a perceived lack of accountability.   That seemed to change in 2019 when Cousins fell on the swo...8869Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/your-minnesota-timberwolves-2020-offseason-guide/With the offseason about to be in full swing, our Kyle Ratke broke down what you need to know over the offseason for the Minnesota Timberwolves. How Did They Finish In 2019-20? The Timberwolves finished the 2019-20 season with a 19-45 record, the third-worst record in the league behind only the...8868Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/4-things-we-learned-from-the-loss-to-the-falcons/The Minnesota Vikings got blown out at home by the 0-5 Atlanta Falcons this Sunday. The Falcons previously had trouble stopping anyone through the air, and they were giving up over 30 points per game. The Vikings failed to take advantage of Atlanta's weakness and could only muster 23 points, most...8867Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rock-bottom-vikings-embarrassed-40-23-by-winless-falcons/Fresh off a coaching change, the Atlanta Falcons looks rejuvenated. The Minnesota Vikings looked disinterested with a bye week on the horizon.   The bottom line: Falcons 40, Vikings 15.   The Falcons pounded the Vikings in all three phases to all but kill Minnesota's faint hopes of rejoining the...8866Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/if-kirk-cousins-doesnt-go-off-against-atlanta-whats-the-point/I’m not a big analytics guy. It’s not that I don’t think they’re important or useful, it’s just simply my dumb math brain isn’t skilled enough to explain to the general public what they are and why they’re important. Me writing an analytical piece would be like your auto mechanic explaining to you...8863Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/experts-expect-alexander-mattison-to-be-a-stud-on-sunday/There are a few different ways to learn that your computer volume is on. One is to just hit the volume buttons on the keyboard and see where you left it. Another is when you get an email or Slack notification and the ping sound sears into your brain.   A third option is when you pull up an articl...8862Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/purple-pipe-dreams-and-a-falcons-nightmare/Ain't this what they been waitin' for?   It's tough to find the value in moral victories when you currently sit at 1-4 in the National Football League. Especially when two divisional rivals are a combined 8-1 entering Week 6. But hey, the Minnesota Vikings played pretty damn well for three quar...8861Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/even-russell-wilson-thinks-zimmer-made-the-right-call/Sometimes the best thing about sports is being able to talk about sports: All of us Joe Schmoes throwing our opinions at other people’s faces like we actually know what we're talking about.   Sunday night’s Seattle game presented another all-time opportunity for the sports know-it-alls. As Alexan...8859Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-mailbag-deadline-trades-best-dl-rotation-virtual-reality/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...8858Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:30:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2021-nfl-mock-draft-sneak-peek-who-would-the-vikings-end-up-with-right-now/Although we don't know the official draft order yet, it's still fun to project where players will go. Let's take a stab at where some of the top college prospects might end up in 2021 and see who the Vikings might draft. 1) New York Jets: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson Trevor Lawrence is the best...8856Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/zimmers-defense-has-dominated-atlanta/Thirteen years go, Mike Zimmer agreed to join the Atlanta Falcons as the defensive coordinator under head coach Bobby Petrino.   Zimmer's tenure lasted only one season because Petrino decided to resign 13 games into the season and take the head coaching job at the University of Arkansas.   It di...8854Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/big-matchups-and-key-stats-the-vikings-should-light-up-the-falcons-pass-defense/Assuming the Atlanta Falcons successfully thwart the mid-week insurgence of the COVID-19 virus into their facilities, they’ll face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Fingers are firmly crossed to the point of white knuckles in Vikings nation because this looks like a matchup their team can figure ou...8853Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sunday-could-be-the-vikings-annual-wtf-game/Throughout Mike Zimmer’s tenure with the Minnesota Vikings, there have been many elements that have lacked consistency. With quarterbacks’ knees exploding, rouge play sheets and a roulette wheel at offensive coordinator, Zimmer has done well to field a winning team.   While Zimmer’s overall resum...8852Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/would-the-vikings-consider-trading-yannick-ngakoue/Following the departure of Everson Griffen in the offseason, the Vikings were in need of a pass rusher to play opposite of their stud Danielle Hunter. This prompted GM Rick Spielman to go out and spend some of the team’s draft capital to get another Pro Bowl caliber defensive end in Yannick Ngakou...8850Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-should-we-make-of-yannick-ngakoues-poor-numbers-against-the-run/Not only have the Minnesota Vikings been spoiled with Pro Bowl-caliber pass rushers for the better part of the last 10 years, they've had edge rushers that were well-disciplined against the run.   Everson Griffen and Danielle Hunter were both top 30 in the league in run-stop percentage in 2019, a...8849Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-falcons-get-a-jolt-from-firing-dan-quinn/After losing to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4, the Houston Texans fired Bill O'Brien. O'Brien had lost the confidence of his players, and eventually the organization. His firing left the players with a sense of relief that helped re-energize them for their matchup against Jacksonville. The Texan...8848Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/even-bill-simmons-has-noticed-the-vikings-curse/I can’t imagine that Bill Simmons spends a lot of time watching the Minnesota Vikings. If he is, he’s probably gambling on them while visions of Justin Jefferson or Eric Kendricks wearing a New England Patriots jersey dance in his head.   Last week he had the Vikings covering. In the middle of a...8847Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/video-irv-smith-jr-finally-emerges-for-the-vikings/It was another heartbreaking loss in Seattle as the Minnesota Vikings dropped to 0-5 in their last five meetings at CenturyLink Field. It featured the typical Russell Wilson late game heroics that had Vikings fans hypnotically mumbling to themselves “I’ve seen this movie before, and I remember how...8844Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dru-samia-is-not-alone-in-holding-back-progress-of-vikings-offensive-line/In need of a pick-me-up after the Vikings’ most recent late-game collapse, I flipped on “Old Yeller” to lift my spirits Sunday night. And then when I realized I’d get to watch the game again to take offensive line notes for this article, I made it a double feature with “Marley and Me."   Ah, bett...8843Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-showing-signs-of-life-despite-their-1-4-record/Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has learned plenty from his mentor, former NFL head coach and Super Bowl champion Bill Parcells, over the years.   "You are what your record says you are," Parcells famously said when describing his own football team years ago, and it is very relevant to t...8842Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cam-talbot-follows-devan-dubnyks-path-from-oilers-flameout-to-wild-starter/Scouting and development of goaltenders has been an enigma across the NHL. Goalies have gotten better, the butterfly style has revolutionized hockey to its core and the athleticism has increased since the ‘80’s. But NHL GMs still don’t have a finger on the pulse of when a goalie is in his prime. R...8841Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-cant-rule-out-a-towns-trade-until-his-defense-improves/In April of 2015 Sports Illustrated’s Phil Taylor weighed in on the biggest NBA Draft storyline at the time: Should Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor go No. 1 overall?   “Okafor might make a more immediate impact,” he wrote, “but winning teams have big men who can provide solid interior defense...8839Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-many-wins-does-mike-zimmer-need-to-keep-his-job/Following the Minnesota Vikings’ first (and, so far, only) win of the season in Week 4 over the Houston Texans, head coach/general manager Bill O’Brien was let go by the Texans. Now, as the Vikings turn the page on a frustrating loss to the Seattle Seahawks, they are preparing to face an 0-5 Atlan...8838Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000