Comments on: Reasons To Support Christian Ponder http://thevikingage.com/2012/12/03/reasons-to-support-christian-ponder/ A Minnesota Vikings Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: vikingsfansince69 http://thevikingage.com/2012/12/03/reasons-to-support-christian-ponder/comment-page-1/#comment-930529 vikingsfansince69 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:27:00 +0000 http://thevikingage.com/?p=10321#comment-930529 Agreed. It is really hard to assess Ponder without first looking at Musgrave. I really question some of the plays he calls. Another thing - rookie quarterbacks and rookie WR's are not easy to develop together. Look at Indy and how many times Reggie Wayne is saving Luck's butt. Does Ponder have a go to guy like that? NO!! Musgrave has been around and hasn't shown me that he has what it takes either. I don't consider great play-calling to just give AP the ball and let him run around everyone. Ponder needs more than a coach. He needs a real mentor. I thought McNabb was supposed to be that, but I didn't see him even try. Agreed. It is really hard to assess Ponder without first looking at Musgrave. I really question some of the plays he calls. Another thing – rookie quarterbacks and rookie WR’s are not easy to develop together. Look at Indy and how many times Reggie Wayne is saving Luck’s butt. Does Ponder have a go to guy like that? NO!!

Musgrave has been around and hasn’t shown me that he has what it takes either. I don’t consider great play-calling to just give AP the ball and let him run around everyone. Ponder needs more than a coach. He needs a real mentor. I thought McNabb was supposed to be that, but I didn’t see him even try.

]]> By: Jake http://thevikingage.com/2012/12/03/reasons-to-support-christian-ponder/comment-page-1/#comment-930450 Jake Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:26:00 +0000 http://thevikingage.com/?p=10321#comment-930450 I'm sorry brother but it's a dream. The Seahawks play 3 of 4 against sub 500 teams (AZ, BUF, STL). The Bucs play 3 of 4 against sub 500 teams (PHI, NO, STL). Dallas plays 2 sub 500 teams but I admit they are still a long shot for the slot. We play 3 of 4 against Superbowl contenders (GB, CHI, HOU). So yes, Seattle and Tampa have easier schedules, way easier. It's not gonna happen man, especially not the way Ponder is playing. It's over, time to get a look at MBT to see what he can do. We've seen Webb, he's an athlete with a big arm but he's no QB. All that's left is MBT. I’m sorry brother but it’s a dream. The Seahawks play 3 of 4 against sub 500 teams (AZ, BUF, STL). The Bucs play 3 of 4 against sub 500 teams (PHI, NO, STL). Dallas plays 2 sub 500 teams but I admit they are still a long shot for the slot. We play 3 of 4 against Superbowl contenders (GB, CHI, HOU). So yes, Seattle and Tampa have easier schedules, way easier. It’s not gonna happen man, especially not the way Ponder is playing. It’s over, time to get a look at MBT to see what he can do. We’ve seen Webb, he’s an athlete with a big arm but he’s no QB. All that’s left is MBT.

]]> By: Ieatpurplepeople http://thevikingage.com/2012/12/03/reasons-to-support-christian-ponder/comment-page-1/#comment-930448 Ieatpurplepeople Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:38:00 +0000 http://thevikingage.com/?p=10321#comment-930448 Ponder lost us that game, end of story. I was still a Ponder believer until yesterday. That fact is with the exception of the 49ers game Ponder hasn't even shown glimpses of potential. People argue he was good earlier in the season and, though his stats show it, he really wasn't. all he did was sling it 2 yards and let Percy run it for 50 more. How does a guy who wont throw over 10 yards on any given play get that many interceptions? Other teams string together drives where we just go 3 and out, then we have the nerve to wonder why our Defense cant get off the field on 3rd down in the 4th quarter. Defenses get gassed if they are on the field making up for the offensive lack of production. AP is a living legend but a great run game thrives off of a decent passing attack. Too many young men come into this league and have it together from the start for us to still have nothing to show from Ponder after a year and a half. Ponder lost us that game, end of story. I was still a Ponder believer until yesterday. That fact is with the exception of the 49ers game Ponder hasn’t even shown glimpses of potential. People argue he was good earlier in the season and, though his stats show it, he really wasn’t. all he did was sling it 2 yards and let Percy run it for 50 more. How does a guy who wont throw over 10 yards on any given play get that many interceptions? Other teams string together drives where we just go 3 and out, then we have the nerve to wonder why our Defense cant get off the field on 3rd down in the 4th quarter. Defenses get gassed if they are on the field making up for the offensive lack of production. AP is a living legend but a great run game thrives off of a decent passing attack. Too many young men come into this league and have it together from the start for us to still have nothing to show from Ponder after a year and a half.

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