https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/365/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-free-agency-outlook-offense/It’s time to turn the page to the Minnesota Vikings offseason with free agency just over a month away and 20 free agents to consider.   Last time we looked at Minnesota’s defense.   Today we evaluate the Vikings offense.   QB Case Keenum Age: 29 2017 Cap Hit: $1.906 million   QB Teddy Bridge...4033Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/five-timberwolves-trade-ideas-that-probably-wont-happen/It's possible the Timberwolves won't make a trade by next Wednesday's deadline.   Probable, even.   The Wolves are without many desirable trade assets, have a fairly set-in-stone rotation and are mostly succeeding with that rotation in place. Their most tradeable pieces, in theory, are either on...4032Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-divergent-health-of-andrew-wiggins-and-jabari-parker/Since the Minnesota Timberwolves traded for Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA draft, the Wolves have played exactly 300 games -- 299 with Wiggins in the starting lineup.   When he receives his 300th start of his career Thursday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, Wiggins may be tallyi...4028Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-free-agency-outlook-defense/It's time to turn the page to the Minnesota Vikings offseason with free agency just over a month away and 20 free agents to consider.   Let's look first at Minnesota's defense. The two parts to follow will focus on offense and special teams. (NOTE: CB Marcus Sherels will be included in the specia...4011Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/inside-the-numbers-examining-the-timberwolves-shooting-rates/Wolves fans are lucky to have a phenomenal broadcast team both on the radio and the television. Whether it’s Al Horton on WCCO 830 or Dave Benz and Jim Petersen on FOX Sports North, Minnesota has a broadcast team that knows the game of basketball.   Specifically, Petersen can break down the X’s...4005Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/these-wild-players-need-to-have-a-strong-finish/On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Wild kick off their post All-Star break schedule in Columbus. As teams open play Tuesday, the Wild find themselves in a four-way tie -- with Colorado, Los Angeles and Anaheim -- for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.   With the Wild on the outside lo...4001Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-zone-coverage-guide-to-the-twin-cities/The festivities downtown in the runup to the Super Bowl are well-known and well advertised to fans of the NFL who come to the Twin Cities. The Super Bowl Live experience is well-managed, if somewhat sanitized, version of Super Bowl festivities that one can find variations of every year.   New vis...3998Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-look-back-at-jeff-teagues-success-with-the-hawks/It hasn't been an easy start for Jeff Teague as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves.   He suffered a pair of injuries and is putting up a career low in true shooting percentage all amidst a season where he's replacing a fan favorite and starting over another.   On Monday, the Wolves will go u...3996Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2018-minnesota-vikings-mock-draft-senior-bowl-edition/Focusing exclusively on Senior Bowl players will be an unlikely plan for any franchise, including the two teams who had an opportunity to coach there. But it does give us a chance to feel for the landscape of some of the players that we’ve evaluated in Mobile and really focus on how the Senior Bow...3988Sat, 27 Jan 2018 12:38:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/zone-coverage-roundtable-a-look-at-the-timberwolves/Hey friends -- Brandon Warne here to moderate another Zone Coverage roundtable discussion. Last week we broke down who should be the quarterback next season for the Minnesota Vikings, and this week I've cobbled together our Wolves experts to answer a few questions.   We'll do these weekly as long...3984Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hasan-use-of-rfid-chip-technology-at-senior-bowl-gives-us-glimpse-into-future-of-nfl/The Senior Bowl, for the second year in a row, is experimenting with putting RFID (radio-frequency identification) chips inside player pads during practices to track player movement and provide that information to teams.   RFID chips have been used for years by companies tracking their shipments...3982Fri, 26 Jan 2018 10:09:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-the-timberwolves-bench-and-its-search-for-an-identity/During Jimmy Butler's absence, Nemanja Bjelica has started at small forward and played pretty well.   In the four-game stretch, Bjelica played a brand of basketball more familiar to those that knew him as the dynamic point forward at Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball League.   In the Eu...3976Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-notebook-morneau-santana-kaat-skinner-and-improvements-to-target-field/Last week prior to the beginning of Twins Fest at Target Field, former Twins first baseman Justin Morneau formally announced his retirement. Morneau, who didn’t play anywhere in 2017, said it’s kind of funny, but the game oftentimes tells you when it’s time to be finished.   And ironically, he to...3973Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/inside-the-numbers-wiggins-surges-without-butler/There have been five games in the 2017-2018 season where Jimmy Butler has not suited up for the Minnesota Timberwolves.   In those five games, the Wolves are 2-3 including two recent and impressive wins against the Raptors – second in the East – and Clippers (6-1 in their previous 7 entering the...3972Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2018-mlb-hall-of-fame-class-announced/On Wednesday night, the BBWAA announced its Hall of Fame class of 2018, and it's a doozy. Making the Hall of Fame requires a 75 percent vote, which in this case means 317 votes in the current BBWAA structure.   This year's class -- which'll be inducted over the July 27-30 weekend -- includes:...3965Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/centennials-gabbie-hughes-strives-for-greatness-in-senior-season/"I think that is what separates her from other kids is she has a heart for the game like no other. You can tell every time she steps onto the ice she loves it."   That was how Centennial girls hockey head coach Kristi King best described Cougars senior forward Gabbie Hughes. "She's a playmaker, s...3964Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ferrell-are-the-wild-turning-the-corner/You may not know this, but in the month of January the Minnesota Wild have won six of nine games and have gotten points in eight of those nine games.   Clouded in the fact the Wild are still on the outside looking of the Western Conference playoff picture -- thanks in part to nearly the entire Ce...3961Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-zimmer-preparing-to-work-through-the-process-to-determine-quarterback/As Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer addressed reporters for the final time before heading to his Kentucky ranch for a period of solitude, he made one thing clear: Not even he knows who next year's quarterback is going to be.   "I guess it’s unique," Zimmer said. "But, it’s part of the pro...3957Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/winning-the-weigh-in-winners-and-losers-at-the-2018-senior-bowl/One of the most anticipated events at the Senior Bowl has nothing to do with play on the field, but how a prospect looks “on the hoof.” The weigh-in puts players on a level playing field and gives teams objective measurements by which to measure prospects against their competition in key measurabl...3953Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/zone-coverage-roundtable-who-plays-quarterback-for-the-vikings-in-2018/The wounds haven't even scabbed over from Sunday's drubbing at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles, but for Minnesota Vikings fans and writers, it's already time to start planning for next season.   One of, if not the biggest question that'll need to be answered between now and opening night is...3951Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-blazers-present-a-blueprint-for-playing-tyus-jones-more/"I thought winning would be easy," said no one who has ever won anything.   For 13 years, following the Minnesota Timberwolves required a skillset: The ability to articulate what is going wrong.   If there weren't debates about Ricky Rubio's true effectiveness, Kevin Love's leadership ability, o...3947Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/case-keenum-happy-for-nick-foles-one-of-his-best-friends/After a season ends, as the Minnesota Vikings' did Sunday night, one sees a variety of reactions.   Some players sit in silence in the locker room. Some are angry. Some are sad. Some go about their normal business.   Eric Kendricks, for instance, was so perturbed by Minnesota's 38-7 loss, he cou...3939Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-plays-that-changed-the-nfc-championship-game/The Minnesota Vikings took an early 7-0 lead in the NFC Championship Game on a 75-yard drive that couldn't have been scripted more perfectly.   Six runs, three passes and a Kyle Rudolph touchdown grab. The Vikings, as they'd hoped, would get to play from ahead.   But things went off the rails as...3938Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:03:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/video-vikings-react-to-nfc-championship-defeat/It was a defeated visitors locker room at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday night as the Minnesota Vikings prepared for a flight home; not to prepare for a Super Bowl in their home city but to clean out their lockers at Winter Park.   Here are some of the reactions captured by Zone Coverage after th...3937Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ekstrom-vikings-rightfully-disheartened-after-38-7-loss-in-nfc-championship-game/With one game separating them from becoming the first team in league history to play in a Super Bowl in their own stadium, the Minnesota Vikings entered Philadelphia as favorites.   They departed battered, bruised and deflated.   Several players suffered injuries to their bodies -- Andrew Sendej...3936Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000