https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/92/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-and-bill-belichick-could-be-the-nfls-newest-odd-couple/The SAG strike this past summer set all of our favorite TV shows back a few months. But this fall, there could be an absolute banger of a sitcom coming to FOX.   One of the main characters is a 71-year-old who is considered one of the greatest coaches of all time. He’s won six Super Bowls but has...18162Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cj-stroud-and-jordan-love-offer-two-different-blueprints-for-minnesotas-front-office/It was a gross Wild Card weekend for Minnesota Vikings fans.   Multiple lopsided games, two of their division rivals won playoff games, and, worst of all, Green Bay seems to have unlocked Aaron Rodgers 2.0 at quarterback.   For a Vikings team that was beset by injuries and completely knocked off...18158Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-have-learned-how-to-beat-bad-teams/The 4-36 Detroit Pistons nearly humiliated the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Detroit whittled Minnesota's double-digit lead down to six points with just under four minutes to play with a Jaden Ivey three. The Timberwolves had dismantled the Portland Trail Blazers and took care of the...18157Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-dont-need-to-move-kyle-farmer/When the Twins traded for Kyle Farmer last off-season, there was some thought that he would be the Opening Day shortstop. Perhaps he would be a full-time stopgap until one of the young cornerstones is ready to take the reins. Flash forward one year, and there is a lot of uncertainty about his plac...18155Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/theres-a-fundamental-misunderstanding-about-mauers-hall-of-fame-candidacy/It was hard to witness Joe Mauer from the Minnesota Twins’ dugout in his final game on Sept. 30, 2018, and not think about what could have been. What if he had stayed behind the plate throughout his career? What if this hadn’t been the last time since late in the 2013 season that we had seen hi...18153Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-is-sean-mcvay-doing-that-the-vikings-arent/As most of you know, Kevin O'Connell won Super Bowl LVI as offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams before taking the Minnesota Vikings’ head coach position in February 2022. After two seasons, O'Connell has followed through on the expectation that he would bring many of the same offensive s...18151Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ants-mid-range-jumper-is-a-few-tweaks-away-from-being-great/Anthony Edwards was bound to get buckets since the day the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted him. However, there was uncertainty about how he would develop and what kind of score he would become. We knew he had the athleticism, size, and strength to get to the rim. His shooting percentages were unfav...18149Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-competitive-nfc-north-adds-a-wrinkle-to-minnesotas-offseason/This is a critical offseason for the Minnesota Vikings. That’s not a secret.   General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell have offered many reasons for optimism in their first two seasons in charge of the Vikings. But, ultimately, they have little to show for it.   Adofo-M...18148Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whats-the-next-step-for-brian-flores-and-the-vikings-defense/For a short period of time, the Minnesota Vikings and their fans had to wrestle with the possibility that they could lose Brian Flores as their defensive coordinator. Though it always seemed to be a longshot given his impending legislation against the league, his ability to turn Minnesota's bottom...18146Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/does-brooks-lee-have-more-value-as-a-prospect-or-a-trade-chip/Brooks Lee unexpectedly fell to the Minnesota Twins in 2022. The Twins used the No. 8 overall pick that season on the Cal Poly junior who had played for the Minnesota-based Willmar Stingers in the Northwoods League. They’ve fast-tracked one of college baseball’s most polished hitters through the m...18140Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/naz-reid-almost-always-makes-his-first-shot/There is a strange phenomenon happening this season with Naz Reid. No, I’m not talking about the “Honk if you love Naz Reid” signs strewn around the streets of Minneapolis. Nor am I talking about Jeopardy contestant Anji Nyquist telling a national audience that she named her cat Naz Reid or that n...18139Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-are-playing-like-a-championship-team-in-the-third-quarter/The Minnesota Timberwolves are still in first place in the Western Conference. Yet, national respect for the Wolves does not match their 28-11 record this season. According to MGM, the Wolves are currently +1800 to win the championship. That’s the seventh-best odds in the NBA despite having the se...18138Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-it-worth-it-for-the-twins-to-try-to-bring-arraez-back-next-year/Luis Arraez was in a Minnesota Twins uniform less than a year ago. And with the Miami Marlins reportedly open to trading him, he could realistically find his way back to Minneapolis as quickly as he was sent away. It’s all about money.   It’s not easy to foster a successful long-term sports franc...18132Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-we-be-surprised-by-mike-conleys-impact/Leading up to the 2023 NBA trade deadline, Mike Conley wasn’t expecting the Utah Jazz to move him. The then 35-year-old guard expected to retire in Salt Lake City. So, Conley was in disbelief when his agent called him on February 8 to inform him that Utah was trading him to the Minnesota Timberwol...18128Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/five-easy-ways-the-vikings-can-help-create-cap-space/With the Minnesota Vikings season over, the discussion has naturally turned to players the team can add through free agency and the draft. Despite free agency not beginning until March, there's already hand-wringing over whether the Vikings will be able to add the players they need to compete in 2...18127Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-the-vikings-begin-their-competitive-rebuild-too-late/Hiring Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah signaled a new era for the Minnesota Vikings.   The Vikings were no longer confined to Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman's old-school ways. It was a world where the front office would make analytically sound decisions. “Competitive rebuilds” would replace...18126Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-offseason-hierarchy-of-needs/As the Minnesota Vikings prepare for the offseason, they must figure out how to spend their limited resources to improve the roster. Limited resources, whether it's cap space or draft picks, means they won't be able to just fix every position with the best player available.   To figure out how to...18123Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-iowa-wolves-might-help-the-big-club-at-the-deadline/The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 8. The next few weeks are a time for teams to help shape their futures, whether by unloading unhappy players or loading up on assets. Some teams, like the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks, have already completed team-altering trades.   But the Minnesota Timberwol...18120Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-would-the-vikings-have-fared-in-the-tournament/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell mentioned “time” in over 15 instances during their end-of-season press conference. They said “chance” five times and “leadership” four. Naturally, “competitive rebuild” made an appearance. Curiously, however, Adofo-Mensah used the word “tournament” twice.  ...18119Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-players-best-fit-minnesotas-backup-point-guard-needs-at-the-deadline/Eighteen-point-seven minutes. That’s the amount of time 36-year-old floor general Mike Conley spends resting on the bench each game. In those 18.7 minutes, the Minnesota Timberwolves offense dips by 7.6 points per 100 possessions, according to cleaningtheglass.com’s on/off metric. That alone sugge...18113Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-need-to-go-full-kirk-if-they-bring-him-back/The Minnesota Vikings want to bring Kirk Cousins back. Cousins wants to come back to Minnesota. Even with some caveats, it’s clear that both sides want to reach a deal. If there were betting odds, Cousins wearing a Vikings jersey would be the clear favorite in 2024.   With that has come an avalan...18112Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-do-some-people-love-luis-arraez-and-disparage-joe-mauer/There’s an interesting crossing in the Venn diagram that aligns “Luis Arraez stans” and “Joe Mauer disparagers” amongst Minnesota Twins fans. And frankly, it’s far too large. You’d think that most fans of this team would have a fond appreciation for both players, especially given their strengths,...18108Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-dont-need-edwards-to-take-over-every-night-to-win/The Minnesota Timberwolves are 2-4 in the new year and tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed. The Wolves have continued to play above .500 competition, and Minnesota's opponents are exposing its weaknesses. Anthony Edwards is averaging 28 points, 5.0 rebounds,...18106Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cam-bynum-stands-to-benefit-most-from-another-year-of-brian-flores/The dust has settled on the 2023 regular season, and it’s quickly become as chaotic as ever across the NFL.   Black Monday and the days after weren’t just for hot-seat candidates like Arthur Smith or Ron Rivera. The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots also moved on from NFL coaching legends...18104Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-kirk-cousins-reasonably-ask-of-the-vikings/Minnesota Vikings fans will always associate Randy Moss with the No. 84. But Kirk Cousins earned part of that mindshare when he signed a historic $84 million fully guaranteed contract with Minnesota in 2018. A year later, Cousins said his goal was to win more after going 8-7-1 in his first year as...18103Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000