https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/374/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hasan-alex-boone-cut-baffling-without-off-field-explanation/The Vikings have cut guard Alex Boone after he started the entire preseason, presumably in favor of Nick Easton at guard. This may have more to do with money than it does "keeping the best 53 on the roster," as Ben Goessling from the Minneapolis Star Tribune explains.   https://twitter.com/Goessl...2847Sat, 02 Sep 2017 16:14:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-cut-tracker-who-makes-the-final-53/As the Minnesota Vikings pare their roster down from 90 players to 53, Zone Coverage will have analysis on each cut throughout the next 24 hours.   3:22 p.m. Saturday: The Vikings made their cuts official, revealing that LB Edmond Robinson, WR Cayleb Jones and TE Kyle Carter have been waived. Tha...2839Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/projecting-a-53-man-roster-with-trades-and-waivers/Projecting a 53-man roster is never easy, and inevitably wrong because of the number of trades or after-cut waiver pickups make any prediction wrong.   We might as well have some fun with it by adding in some trades or potential pickups from cuts and the waiver wire. For that, we’ll invent some t...2835Fri, 01 Sep 2017 09:14:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-all-twins-fingerprints-team/A lot of fans lament about how players get better after they leave the Twins, and sometimes it’s fun to draw up a 25-man roster of former players to see just how true that is.   We’ve changed that up a little bit with this exercise, however. Here, we’re looking for players who have Twins fingerp...2834Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/four-takeaways-from-vikings-30-9-loss-to-dolphins/The Minnesota Vikings backups limped to a 30-9 defeat in a drowsy preseason finale, sending the Vikings to a 2-2 preseason record.   Head coach Mike Zimmer elected not to play most of his starters after giving hints during the week that he wanted to see them play one more time. Instead, Zimmer ga...2833Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-to-watch-for-when-the-minnesota-vikings-take-on-the-miami-dolphins/Though head coach Mike Zimmer expressed frustration with how the starters played against the San Francisco 49ers, there’s a good chance we’ll see few, if any, of the starters in the final game of the preseason against the Miami Dolphins.   This means that the important takeaways will not be with...2827Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-rookie-has-mind-on-houston-my-dads-house-got-flooded-completely/Rookie Aviante Collins had a big game Sunday night as he continued to vie for a roster or practice squad spot with the Minnesota Vikings.   It was until after the game that he found out what was happening to his parents back in Houston, which has been ravaged for the past five days with torrentia...2815Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/checking-in-on-key-preseason-offensive-storylines/Last Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings' first team laid an egg against the San Francisco 49ers. While the team's star safety has enough to say on the performance of the defense, there are a number of key offensive storylines we should check in on to see if the offense is meeting the expectations it se...2812Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:41:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ekstrom-despite-rousing-comeback-rough-first-half-spoils-vikings-preseason-win/During the two-minute warning of the first half Sunday night, Minnesota Vikings fans started doing the wave.   That's how bad it was for the first two quarters of Minnesota's most important preseason game as the San Francisco 49ers dominated both sides of the ball and took a 14-0 lead into halfti...2809Sun, 27 Aug 2017 23:39:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-forming-a-way-too-early-twins-offseason-blueprint/The Minnesota Twins are certainly still in the thick of things in the Wild Card race, but it’s never too early to look to the offseason to get a feel for what the team might do to improve. In fact, there could be a lot of moves as the team looks to reframe itself in the images of Derek Falvey and...2806Fri, 25 Aug 2017 21:31:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/evaluating-the-center-battle-pat-elflein-and-nick-easton/As the regular season nears, the Vikings are closer to announcing their starters for the center position, a battle that throughout camp has been surprisingly fluid and could provide some surprise. If the Vikings choose undrafted Nick Easton -- traded to Minnesota along with a sixth-round pick for...2804Fri, 25 Aug 2017 09:24:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/placing-teddy-bridgewater-on-pup-could-still-create-contract-problems/By all accounts, the Minnesota Vikings will likely place quarterback Teddy Bridgewater on the Physically Unable to Perform ("PUP") list to start the season. This may give them to option to push the final year of his contract into the next year, through a process outlined in the 2011 Comprehensive...2791Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:11:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-possible-september-call-ups-for-the-minnesota-twins/On Sept. 1 in MLB, rosters expand. For the entire month, teams can bring up and use any player on the 40-man roster. The usage of this is varied, as some teams will empty out their minors and stock their clubhouse and dugout. Others will simply bring up some pinch-runner types and an extra bullpen...2785Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ekstrom-the-art-of-the-snap/It's considered one of the more rudimentary plays in football -- the center-quarterback exchange.   After all, kids execute it on a playground from a young age, often as the quarterback barks out signals that have little meaning.   Centers at football's upper levels are almost always judged on t...2783Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/schreier-cuddyer-macphail-offer-words-of-wisdom-before-twins-hof-induction/Michael Cuddyer and Andy MacPhail were inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame this weekend because of what they have done for the franchise during their time in the Twin Cities. But both the former outfielder who was on all six AL Central championship teams from 2002-10 and the general man...2781Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/guenthner-five-tips-for-upcoming-fantasy-football-drafts/National Fantasy Draft Day is on Aug. 26. So while you're preparing with draft magazines, podcast and draft kits, here are five tips to take with you on this glorious day.   5. Mock draft once per day.   This is the easiest thing to do to get yourself ready, but most people shrug it off and fee...2779Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-starting-offense-and-defense-earn-good-marks-but-key-performers-struggled/The Vikings offense showed much more reason for excitement in their limited showing this week against the Seattle Seahawks than they did last week against the Buffalo Bills. Though they finished with three points before the second unit took over, there was more consistent offensive movement overal...2771Sat, 19 Aug 2017 01:03:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-defense-how-they-continue-to-carry-the-load/The backbone of this team for years has been the defense. Gopher faithful will be able to stand by the fact that this team could have lost far more games during this success drought had it not been for the defense. Now they need them to step up again, while new head coach P.J. Fleck finds the quar...2759Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-august-waiver-trade-candidates-for-the-minnesota-twins/We’ve established the rules for post-July 31 trades. Now we should take a look at who the Twins might target, right?   It’s pretty easy to isolate three areas where the Twins can use some help: Starting pitching Relief pitching Batters who can hit left-handed pitching The pitching w...2743Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:35:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-power-ranking-the-twins-25-man-roster-2-o/One exercise that is fun, and in the interest of full disclosure gets a lot of people reading and talking, is ranking things in order as a “power ranking.” No seriously, if you call something a “power ranking” you’re guaranteed to see traffic go through the roof. I’m thinking of calling my podcast...2738Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:33:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/schreier-the-minnesota-timberwolves-need-to-stick-with-wiggins-pass-on-irving/Andrew Wiggins has the potential to be the perfect fit for the new-look Minnesota Timberwolves. He has an introverted personality, avoiding the spotlight despite his preternatural ability. He has been a reliable scorer ever since he entered the NBA. And he has a lot of defensive upside that should...2733Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/arif-hasans-53-man-minnesota-vikings-roster/I’ve decided not to call this a roster projection or prediction because those are inevitably wrong, and there’s a decent chance that the roster will include players that didn’t participate in Vikings camp this year. In 2012, they added A.J. Jefferson and Mark Asper after cuts. In 2013, it was J’Ma...2727Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:44:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-what-on-earth-has-gotten-into-eddie-rosario/You may have noticed that Eddie Rosario has been hitting higher in the order of late. Part of it has been that the Twins have faced a number of lefties lately, and he’s one of the few batters on the team holding their own against them. Part it is also that Miguel Sano has been sidelined for the pa...2713Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-video-how-a-grocery-store-encounter-saved-terrell-sinkfields-career/It sounds like a Hollywood storyline when you see it on paper -- the simple fact that Terrell Sinkfield was able to turn around his NFL career in a local grocery store next to the tower of coconut water and discounted chicken salad.   Unlike Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who was bagging...2709Tue, 08 Aug 2017 12:45:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/versatile-kevin-stefanski-tackling-third-new-coaching-assignment-in-three-years/When Brett Favre joined the Minnesota Vikings in 2009, spurring one of the most exhilarating seasons in team history, his position coach was 58-year-old Kevin Rogers, the former offensive coordinator for Donovan McNabb at Syracuse.   Rogers' assistant was 27-year-old Kevin Stefanski, who had just...2692Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000