https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/370/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/inman-the-cleveland-browns-drafting-for-dummies/Why do people always pick on the Cleveland Browns?   With literally decades of anguish as one of the NFL’s most successful teams, the Browns have turned into a league-wide embarrassment and the laughingstock of the entire sports world. With zero Super Bowl trophies in the case, the Browns have o...3440Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:38:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-two-pats-have-helped-transform-minnesotas-offense/When Pat Shurmur took over for offensive coordinator Norv Turner in Week 9 of the 2016 season, he wasted no time making changes.   The Minnesota Vikings had become stagnant offensively, losing two in a row on the road under Turner in games where the offense failed to score a touchdown until garba...3439Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/moore-the-offensive-and-defensive-strategies-appear-outdated-in-minnesota/On Tuesday evening, with 55.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Washington Wizards were tied at 89 when Tom Thibodeau called a timeout. The Wolves head coach drew up an "Iverson Cut" for his star player, Jimmy Butler.   The Iverson Cut runs the second guard of...3437Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:33:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/breaking-down-the-justin-patton-injury/Minnesota Timberwolves rookie center Justin Patton broke his fifth metatarsal -- the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects the pinky toe to the small tarsal bones of the midfoot -- in early July and it still isn't completely clear when he will make his return to the court.    ...3430Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/defenses-have-dominated-the-recent-vikings-lions-rivalry/For an opponent so strongly defined by its passing game, the Minnesota Vikings sure have done a great job slowing down Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions.   Problem is, the Lions defense seems to have the Vikings' number as well.   Since Mike Zimmer took over in 2014, the Vikings are 2-5 aga...3427Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-stymie-rams-offense-pull-away-late-to-move-to-8-2/In perhaps the most highly-anticipated game of the season, the Minnesota Vikings made a big-time statement on their home turf, shutting out the league's highest-scoring offense for the final 55 minutes, 42 seconds and pulling away from the Los Angeles Rams in the second half for a 24-7 victory.  ...3412Sun, 19 Nov 2017 17:32:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/moore-stop-karl-anthony-towns-is-better-than-andre-drummond/Karl-Anthony Towns is getting Anthony Davis'd this year. In the 2014-15 season, Davis' third in the NBA, it was hard to find an existential basketball article that did not crown Davis the heir apparent to The King, LeBron James. The basketball gods had gifted the then-21-year-old Davis with a Wi...3411Sun, 19 Nov 2017 12:32:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/below-the-press-box-a-wild-fan-in-austria/Since I'm still shockingly uninvited to the Xcel Energy Center press box and locker room, I'm branching out on a new series interviewing the folks that I am allowed to talk to -- the fans.   For my first interview, I traveled all the way to Europe via the internet to find a very special Wild fan....3396Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dalvin-cook-ill-just-come-back-better-than-ever/When Dalvin Cook clutched his knee and fell to the U.S. Bank Stadium turf back on Oct. 1, everyone suspected it was serious. Knees don't just buckle like that.   Running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu seemed to sense the severity, too. As Cook, the Minnesota Vikings star rookie ball-carrier, ginger...3391Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-12-things-in-my-mlb-offseason-crystal-ball/As things wrap up at the GM Meetings in Orlando -- where they’ll reconvene in a month for the annual Winter Meetings -- it’s time to see the offseason kick into full gear. The BBWAA awards are being handed out this week, and from there it’s time for the movers and shakers to do what they do.   It...3387Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:44:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/new-left-tackles-have-made-a-huge-difference-for-rams-and-vikings/The 2016 Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams were offensively challenged.   Both were bottom 10 in points scored. Both were bottom 10 in sacks allowed. And they possessed the two worst rushing attacks in football.   The Vikings featured a revolving door at left tackle with Matt Kalil, Jake Lo...3382Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/moore-taj-gibson-minnesota-timberwolves-nba-is-perfectly-erratic/The very first possession of the Timberwolves' Wednesday evening matchup against the San Antonio Spurs ended in a made corner 3 by Taj Gibson. Karl-Anthony Towns prodded the defense, scanned the floor, and kicked to Gibson in the corner where he was waiting to fire. And he did. That made corner...3380Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/justin-kloos-sets-sights-on-returning-to-minnesota/For just one day, Justin Kloos got to achieve a lifelong goal to be an NHL player.   On Oct. 24, with the Minnesota Wild roster suffering from injuries to several key players, Kloos -- the first-year pro out of the University of Minnesota and Lakeville native -- was recalled from Iowa for Minneso...3379Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pro-bowl-fan-voting-a-vikings-guide/Which Vikings deserve to make the Pro Bowl?   Pro Bowl fan voting has opened up, and it’s time to stuff the ballot box with players from your favorite team. For Vikings fans, the decision could be as easy as picking all the eligible Vikings at each position. Given the strength the Vikings have ac...3378Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/video-adam-thielen-continues-developing-into-one-of-nfls-most-complete-receivers/He's the only wide receiver in the league with at least five receptions in every single game this season. Adam Thielen is quickly shedding the "small school prospect" label as one of the biggest overachievers in the NFL -- all as an undrafted player out of Minnesota State-Mankato.   Against the R...3375Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/josh-norman-played-his-worst-game-of-the-season-against-minnesotas-passing-attack/The Washington Redskins secondary may want to burn the tapes of their last two efforts against the Minnesota Vikings.   Last year in Week 10, Sam Bradford threw for 307 yards, and Stefon Diggs went off for 13 receptions and 164 yards against the Redskins defense. One year later, the results were...3366Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hasan-keenum-makes-strong-case-for-uncertainty/In another Minnesota Vikings win, quarterback Case Keenum brought his team to 7-2 — and in the process made the quarterback decision that much more difficult.   The first half of play for Keenum was perhaps the best 30 minutes of quarterbacking he has ever done at the professional level. His thre...3361Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/case-keenum-is-playing-himself-out-of-an-extension/Case Keenum is playing the best football of his career, and that probably means he’s not going to stay a Viking for very long.   Ranking eighth in adjusted net yards per attempt, 14th in passer rating and third in ESPN’s Total QBR, Keenum’s passing is miles ahead of where it was last season — 28t...3354Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:50:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/redskins-could-be-starting-two-offensive-linemen-with-minnesota-connections/As many teams experience this time of year, the Washington Redskins are hurting.   In their Week 9 game against Seattle, the Redskins were missing four offensive linemen, and Kirk Cousins got sacked six times in the team's 17-14 win against the Seahawks.   Each of Washington's injured linemen ar...3346Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hansen-why-jeff-teague-is-in-fact-the-right-man-for-the-job/The additions the Minnesota Timberwolves made leading up to the 2017-18 season had many around the basketball world intrigued and excited.   And for good reason. Whenever you add two NBA All-Stars, a reigning Sixth Man of the Year and a hard-nosed veteran in the post, that certainly helps a team...3341Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/remington-the-wildly-inconsistent-devan-dubnyk/The Good Dubnyk giveth; the Bad Dubnyk taketh away.   Or maybe that should be reversed. I'm not sure.   Wild fans have seen the many faces of Devan Dubnyk over the past two nights, with a puzzling -- albeit, not terrible -- performance in Toronto on Wednesday, where he was beset by some fluky go...3340Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-the-minnesota-timberwolves-and-the-meaning-of-one-game/It can be easy to get deflated.   After allowing a 44-point third quarter Wednesday night to the defending champs, a stretch reminiscent of some of the gloomiest times the Timberwolves experienced in Tom Thibodeau's first year with Minnesota, his team looked down. And with the bad quarter came si...3334Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ferrell-wild-have-done-themselves-no-favors-with-early-slump/If recent history has taught us anything, it's that the Minnesota Wild sure do love to pull themselves out of incredibly difficult situations.   While referencing Ben Remington's official guide on 'swoons', you find that time and again the Wild have put themselves in less than ideal situations on...3332Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-twins-unequivocally-did-the-right-thing-at-the-trade-deadline/It's not often that I allow someone in my mentions to get me so wound up that I devote an entire, stand-alone article to a single person, but here we are.   The tweet in question -- feel free to click and read the mind-bending thread in all its glory -- appears as follows:     NOTE: This perso...3324Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:26:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/josh-doctson-like-laquon-treadwell-still-trying-to-emerge-in-second-season/Separated by one draft pick, second-year receivers Josh Doctson and Laquon Treadwell will forever be linked after getting taken by the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2016 draft.   The two are close friends, connected through various pre-draft events, as well a...3322Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:05:48 +0000