http://thevikingage.com/2013/01/03/christian-ponder-should-feel-no-pressure-saturday-cause-its-all-on-aaron-rodgers/ 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 http://thevikingage.com/2013/01/03/christian-ponder-should-feel-no-pressure-saturday-cause-its-all-on-aaron-rodgers/comment-page-1/#comment-930591 axistogrind Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:21:00 +0000 http://thevikingage.com/?p=10565#comment-930591 I don't disagree with you about the pressure, but I do disagree with your assessment of ponder's having proved he belongs as a starter. What I see with him, even in this past game, is a slowness to recognize what he sees downfield. That pass to Jenkins on 3rd and 11? He was so late seeing the window, the window almost closed. The TD pass to peterson? He almost let that go too long and get closed downby number 50, making it a much more difficult throw than it should have been. I am grateful for the TD pass to Jenkins, but truthfully that ball should have not been thrown. I see too many plays where he is late, and that tells me he doesn't read the field well, or can't anticipate at game speed. I still have a great many concerns for him as a QB. For the QB that is asked to do the least amount in Pro Football in terms of difficulty of execution, he seems to barely be able to cover the check. I'm not sold. I hope he plays his tail off this weekend, and proves me wrong, but I am not excited about him as a QB. I don’t disagree with you about the pressure, but I do disagree with your assessment of ponder’s having proved he belongs as a starter. What I see with him, even in this past game, is a slowness to recognize what he sees downfield. That pass to Jenkins on 3rd and 11? He was so late seeing the window, the window almost closed. The TD pass to peterson? He almost let that go too long and get closed downby number 50, making it a much more difficult throw than it should have been. I am grateful for the TD pass to Jenkins, but truthfully that ball should have not been thrown. I see too many plays where he is late, and that tells me he doesn’t read the field well, or can’t anticipate at game speed. I still have a great many concerns for him as a QB. For the QB that is asked to do the least amount in Pro Football in terms of difficulty of execution, he seems to barely be able to cover the check. I’m not sold. I hope he plays his tail off this weekend, and proves me wrong, but I am not excited about him as a QB.

]]> http://thevikingage.com/2013/01/03/christian-ponder-should-feel-no-pressure-saturday-cause-its-all-on-aaron-rodgers/comment-page-1/#comment-930586 cody1228 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:40:00 +0000 http://thevikingage.com/?p=10565#comment-930586 I agree but you make it seem like we should accept failure which i will not. I agree but you make it seem like we should accept failure which i will not.

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