https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/287/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/if-the-vikings-defense-struggles-against-philip-rivers-it-may-be-time-to-panic/Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has solidified himself as one of the best defensive minds in the game of football. His resume speaks for itself, succeeding in seemingly every job he's had dating back to his first position in the NFL as a defensive assistant with the Dallas Cowboys in 1994...8678Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pitching-falters-but-buxton-shines-in-twins-series-loss-to-white-sox/The Minnesota Twins finally had some momentum again this season. A three-game series sweep against Cleveland gave Minnesota some room to work in second place. It felt like the lineup was clicking once again and the team could ascend back to the top of the division against Chicago.   Except, that...8677Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/big-matchups-and-key-stats-for-the-vikings-colts-game/Fans of both the Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts have been reaching for the Listerine all week, feverishly attempting to rid their mouths of the bad taste left behind by disappointments from their squads in Week 1. It won’t work. The only prescription for freshening up the collective pieh...8676Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-lynx-machine-rolls-on-reeve-is-coach-of-the-year-dangerfield-the-wnbas-best-rookie/Going into the 2020 WNBA season, not that many people predicted that Minnesota Lynx point guard Crystal Dangerfield or head coach/general manager Cheryl Reeve would end up claiming the Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year awards. But on Thursday, they did just that, showcasing just how impress...8674Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pass-interference-is-no-longer-reviewable-but-referees-called-it-abundantly-in-week-1/Considering teams had mere weeks to prepare, the quality of play in the NFL's opening week looked fairly clean to the naked eye, potentially aided by an overall reduction in penalty flags. That reduction, however, didn't apply to every area.   Per ESPN's Kevin Seifert, the league called the fewes...8673Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/72733-eric-staal-minnesota-wild-nhl-trade-buffalo-sabres-marcus-johansson-not-enough/Wild General Manager Bill Guerin has ripped open the Minnesota Wild offseason like tearing off a Band-Aid. He swung a low-risk trade to acquire Nick Bjugstad, re-signed defenseman Jonas Brodin and has reportedly told Mikko Koivu that he isn't returning all within a matter of a few days. Now he’s t...8671Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-lynx-will-kick-off-the-wnba-playoffs-vs-the-red-hot-phoenix-mercury/For the first time in three seasons, the Minnesota Lynx were able to watch the opening round of the WNBA Playoffs rather than take part in the single-elimination opening round where they have been sent home in each of the last two years.   On Tuesday, Minnesota saw two entertaining games to kick...8669Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-is-marcus-johansson-and-why-did-the-wild-trade-for-him/Less than a week after the Minnesota Wild traded for Nick Bjugstad, general manager Bill Guerin got back to working the phones and traded Eric Staal for to the Buffalo Sabres Marcus Johansson. Minnesota is looking to shake up the roster and get better quickly, so Guerin pulled the trigger on Staal...8668Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/if-jacksonvilles-corners-can-slow-the-colts-so-can-the-vikings/If only we could all be as confident as Cameron Dantzler, whose shaky rookie debut was headlined by a 45-yard touchdown grab in coverage against Marquez Valdes-Scantling. “We’re gonna bounce back, without a doubt," he said after the Minnesota Vikings Week 1 loss. "We’ll put this game behind us, ge...8667Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/unleash-justin-jefferson-against-the-colts/There are many disappointments that took place during the Minnesota Vikings' Week 1 loss to the Green Bay Packers. With an inexperienced secondary, a non-existent defensive line and an offense that appeared to be sleepwalking, it took the Vikings just 60 minutes to throw cold water on any optimism...8666Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:50:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/after-sharpening-thielens-game-xavier-rhodes-will-try-to-lock-him-down/Xavier Rhodes ended his Minnesota career as an oft-pilloried scapegoat for their defensive woes. The "Rhodes Closed" credo that the corner made prominent in his prime was meme'd against him (Rhodes Open?) as he declined gradually throughout the 2018-19 seasons.   Released with three years remaini...8663Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-davante-adams-lit-up-the-vikings-secondary/The Minnesota Vikings opened the season on Sunday by getting shellacked by the Green Bay Packers, 43-34 inside US Bank Stadium. Legendary Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers reverted to his old self, completing 32 of his 44 attempts for 364 yards and four touchdowns without turning the ball over.  ...8662Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:30:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-are-getting-good-value-on-jonas-brodins-new-contract/Former Wild general manager Paul Fenton said he liked to build from the net on out. The defensemen that the Nashville Predators have dressed over the last decade are evidence of that. Even before Fenton was hired, Minnesota has had a strong defensive corps for the last nine years. And it appears t...8661Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-2020-white-sox-look-a-lot-like-the-2019-twins/We've definitely seen this movie before: There's a team with a very good offense, a pretty good rotation and a bullpen that's sneaky-good, but they just can't seem to get past their typical foes in the first round of the playoffs.   Yes, that's the story of the 2019 Minnesota Twins. But if you su...8660Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jonas-brodins-extension-creates-a-lot-of-tough-decisions-for-the-wild/Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin spent the first year on the job mostly in evaluation mode. February’s Jason Zucker trade aside, this year was about Guerin trying to figure out what worked and what didn’t. The Wild showed their new GM they weren’t good enough after getting bounced from t...8659Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-lynx-fans-should-know-about-first-round-of-the-wnba-playoffs/After a seven-week regular season that seemed to come and go in the blink of an eye, the WNBA Playoffs are finally here for eight of the 12 teams in the league. On Tuesday night, postseason action officially began when the bottom four teams in the playoff field battled in the single-elimination fi...8658Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/breakdowns-from-the-top-down-doom-vikings-offensive-line-in-week-1/If you limited yourself to selected areas of the box score without knowing the final score of Minnesota’s 43-34 loss to the Packers, you might think the offensive line acquitted itself well in the season opener.   After all, the Vikings averaged 6.1 yards per carry on the ground and had a 22:25 r...8656Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/where-does-brent-rooker-fit-in-when-he-returns-from-injury/Brent Rooker was hitting .316/.381/.579 before he fractured his forearm and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. The Minnesota Twins will have to evaluate if his contributions in seven games were enough to give him a permanent roster spot, but with a full outfield and two backups in LaMo...8655Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/if-pass-rush-doesnt-improve-this-will-be-zimmers-first-bad-defense/Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer confidently addressed any concerns about Minnesota's defense regressing prior to the Week 1 matchup against the Green Bay Packers. "I've never had a bad defense," he asserted.   That quote is not aging well so far, of course. Minnesota's defense was absolu...8653Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/4-vikings-who-need-to-step-up-against-the-colts/The Minnesota Vikings kicked their season off with a 43-34 loss to the Green Bay Packers, a game that was not as close as the score indicates. If the Vikings are going bounce back this Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, they'll need to see much stronger performances from some players who were...8652Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-dalvin-cook-chose-to-stay-in-minnesota/In the NFL, the word “holdout” can be a bit of a dirty word. It evokes images of Le’Veon Bell throwing money away by the barrel, or Eric Dickerson's grudge against the Los Angeles Rams. To this day he still gets a pot-shot in every once in a while. It can get ugly.   So a little trepidation was t...8650Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lynx-mailbag-playoff-time-end-of-year-awards-and-fowles-return/After kicking off the 2020 WNBA season in the end of July, the seven-week regular season has come to a close for the Minnesota Lynx and the rest of the league, and the postseason is on the horizon.   The Lynx (14-8 overall) and seven other teams will begin the playoffs this week, beginning with t...8649Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-defense-is-the-only-thing-slowing-dalvin-cook-down/Do you remember back at the start of the global pandemic when everyone was quarantined so those with the means to do so went out and got themselves one of those fancy Peloton Bikes? They were super motivated to make constructive use of their time at home by getting in the best damn shape of their...8648Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/second-look-how-aaron-rodgers-rendered-the-vikings-safeties-ineffective-in-week-1/The Minnesota Vikings chose to invest heavily at the safety position this offseason, extending the franchise tag to Anthony Harris at over $11 million while continuing to pay Harrison Smith over $10 million annually. Even head coach Mike Zimmer has confessed that there are more important defensive...8647Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-healthy-nick-bjugstad-brings-a-power-game-the-wild-desperately-need/There’s nothing Minnesota sports fans love more than One of Us playing with our hometown team. You could be a Hall of Fame talent or a fifth-line scrub. You could come out of a little known town up north or grow up eating cake in Edina. Doesn’t matter. You’re part of the family! Someone will alway...8646Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000