https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/63/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-did-minnesotas-new-look-defense-come-together-so-quickly/Josh Metellus feels like he and his new teammates immediately connected. The Minnesota Vikings overhauled their defense after it fell apart last season. They traded up to draft Dallas Turner and added Andrew Van Ginkel, Jonathan Greenard, Blake Cashman, and Stephon Gilmore to a defense that finish...19972Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/blake-cashman-was-money-in-his-return-to-minnesota/Blake Cashman grew up in Eden Prairie and attended the University of Minnesota. However, because the New York Jets drafted him and spent his whole career in the AFC, he'd played at US Bank stadium. On Sunday, he made the most of his first opportunity against the San Francisco 49ers, one of the...19965Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-must-be-patient-to-win-the-western-conference-battle/As the Minnesota Timberwolves walked off the court for the final time in the 2024-25 season, “Let’s go Wolves, let’s go Wolves” chants filled the Target Center.   Minnesota’s season ended in a 124-103 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Las Vegas favored the W...19961Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-correa-and-buxtons-return-enough-to-fix-what-ails-the-twins/It’s been over two months since the Minnesota Twins had Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton, and Royce Lewis in the same lineup. However, the wait was over on Saturday night, and their three best hitters were back in action again.   Unfortunately, all three of Minnesota’s hitters were out of the game by...19958Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/have-the-vikings-built-a-team-that-can-win-when-things-go-wrong/The Minnesota Vikings were in trouble in the middle of the second quarter. Unjustifiably in a position they would rather not be in, the Vikings were sitting on their two-yard line after Harrison Smith’s pass breakup stopped a 15-play, 88-yard drive by the San Francisco 49ers offense. A run on firs...19957Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-need-to-get-greedy/Jonathan Greenard said that the most important aspect of the Minnesota Vikings’ defense is its unselfishness. Nobody cares about their stats; they just want to keep the other team from scoring.   The Vikings added Greenard in the offseason as part of their plan to replace Danielle Hunter. However...19953Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nordos-numbers-week-2-vs-san-francisco/The Minnesota Vikings started their home season with an upset win over the heavily favored defending NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers, winning 23-17. Vegas favored the Niners by 5.5 points over the Vikings, but Minnesota surprised Fog City for the second year in a row.   Led by former 49ers backu...19952Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-do-the-vikings-beat-brock-purdy-without-over-relying-on-the-blitz/In Week 1, Brian Flores called an interesting game for the Minnesota Vikings defense, and it looked strong against an admittedly middling New York Giants offense. Minnesota's run defense was also strong, but I will focus on how it performed against the pass.   The Vikings held Daniel Jones to 52%...19945Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-wasnt-there-more-buzz-about-the-aaron-jones-signing/Aaron Jones had 109 all-purpose yards and a touchdown in his Minnesota Vikings debut on Sunday. Jones' performance was something that fans hadn’t seen in a while. Alexander Mattison was Minnesota’s starting running back last year, and he failed to score a rushing touchdown.   Minnesota’s run game...19943Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-need-3-players-to-rediscover-their-first-half-production/The Minnesota Twins got impressive play from their star hitters in the first half, but multiple second-tier players stepped up and delivered from the beginning of the season through the All-Star break in mid-July. Make no mistake, Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton were major parts of the team’s succe...19941Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-and-49ers-are-about-to-put-on-a-beefy-masterpiece/On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will hold their home opener against the San Francisco 49ers. This year's showdown is a rematch of one of the most memorable games of last season and features all of the stars.   But while fans will obsess over Justin Jefferson, George Kittle, and Deebo Samuel, Sun...19940Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-niners-will-test-kwesis-promising-free-agent-class-on-sunday/Week 1 of the NFL is the best. We get the only truly meaningful data sample we’ve had since the end of the previous season to determine how good or bad these teams will be — and it’s also likely to mean absolutely nothing a few weeks from now. Week 1 is our first glimpse at reality after months of...19935Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-are-going-to-take-over-minnesota/The Minnesota sports landscape is on the precipice of the biggest shakeup in its hierarchy since the Twins and Vikings came to town in 1961. The Timberwolves are on the verge of turning Minnesota into a basketball state for the first time in the franchise’s 35-year history.   We can quibble with...19933Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/buxtons-return-means-he-still-can-hit-a-significant-career-milestone/There’s finally some relief coming to help the Minnesota Twins. They activated Byron Buxton from the injured list, and he will rejoin the Twins Friday night for the start of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.   With Buxton returning, the Twins sent Austin Martin to Triple-A. Buxton...19929Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/theres-no-holding-back-harrison-smith/After Harrison Smith reworked his deal to return to the Minnesota Vikings for a 13th season, Anthony Barr decided to have fun at his former teammate’s expense.   “The year is 2058,” he posted on Instagram. “Harrison is entering his 46th season as a Viking. Asked why he continues to play, he smile...19928Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-are-doing-something-unholy-to-keep-their-season-alive/The Minnesota Twins have a backup sausage. It sits behind Rocco Baldelli’s chair in his office, next to a random assortment of bobbleheads and liquor bottles. In some ways, Baldelli’s office is his man cave. He has a Phish shirt with holes, a scarf from his favorite soccer team, and a framed newsp...19926Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-anthony-edwards-take-the-next-step-as-an-initiator/The days of true point guards have dwindled in this decade of basketball. More teams are focusing on using their best offensive option to initiate the offense. That allows players with more elite, in-depth skill sets with size to maximize the offensive ceiling of the players around them. Teams hav...19923Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/aaron-jones-answers-an-important-kevin-oconnell-question/The Minnesota Vikings signed Aaron Jones for moments like this. Facing second-and-goal from Minnesota’s three-yard line, Jones took the handoff and ran off of the left tackle. Two New York Giants defenders stood in between Jones and the end zone. Instead of stubbornly running straight into them, J...19922Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/breaking-down-the-xs-and-os-in-minnesotas-matchup-with-the-niners/The Vikings had a stellar Game 1 last week. Kevin O’Connell’s offense looked sharp, getting the better of New York Giants DC Shane Bowen. Defensive coordinator Brian Flores was also on his game, keeping Daniel Jones and defensive play caller Mike Kafka on their heels throughout the day.   This we...19921Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/flores-flummoxed-the-giants-can-he-do-the-same-to-the-niners/Brian Flores made Daniel Jones uncomfortable and kept New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka guessing all day. The Minnesota Vikings' defense held New York to 166 total passing yards and only 74 on the ground. The Giants finished 7/18 on third-down conversions and 1/3 on fourth downs. Th...19920Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jordan-addison-is-suffering-from-a-common-but-misunderstood-injury/Most sports injuries are hard to contextualize. Most people haven’t experienced a torn ACL because fewer than 200,000 people suffer this injury in a year in the United States. That accounts for just 0.6% of the US population annually suffering an ACL tear. However, everyone can relate to ankle spr...19915Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-may-end-up-backing-into-their-best-wild-card-matchup/There’s no running from the truth. The Minnesota Twins' playoff hopes are diminishing day by day. The Twins only have six wins in their past 17 games, and bad-timing injuries are mounting up at the worst possible time because there are only 18 games left.   After the Kansas City Royals swept them...19913Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sam-darnold-got-off-to-a-near-perfect-start/Sam Darnold’s Minnesota Vikings debut was virtually flawless.   Darnold had yet to find a home in the NFL, playing for four teams in his seven NFL seasons until this year. His chemistry with Kevin O’Connell and this Vikings offense in his debut looked spectacular. Darnold finished with 208 passin...19912Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/aaron-jones-is-leading-minnesotas-run-game-revolution/The Minnesota Vikings trounced the New York Giants, 28-6, in New York on Sunday, starting their 2024 season on the right foot. It was a dominant performance on both sides of the ball. However, the most striking difference from the 2023 squad was in the run game, where Aaron Jones went for 94 yards...19910Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/andrew-van-ginkel-has-arrived/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's drafts have produced mixed results, but he has made up for it with his pro acquisitions. Several of these players stood out in the first game of the season: Aaron Jones, Sam Darnold, and Jonathan Greenard. However, my favorite performance came from former Miami Dolphins lineba...19902Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000