Behold Christian Ponder In All His Madden Glory

by Christopher Gates on May 8, 2011 6:16 PM CDT in Minnesota Vikings

Usually, on draft weekend the folks at EA Sports will release pictures of the latest NFL stars. . .the recently drafted rookies. . .doing their thing in the latest incarnation of the Madden franchise. However, that did not happen this season, in all likelihood due to the legal strife with the National Football League owners and their players.

So, the folks over at Pasta Padre did the next best thing. . .they fired up their copy of the most recent Madden game, substituted the players in there, and took screen shots.

With that, here's what Vikings' first round draft choice Christian Ponder will look like. . .virtually. . .as the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings.

Picture via Pasta Padre

Boy, if the folks at Sony could get their sh. . .er, stuff. . .together long enough to actually get their network back online, I'd nose around and see if I couldn't find a roster that had all the new rookies on it for Madden '11. Unfortunately, nobody seems to know when that's going to happen. Still, it's kind of cool to see.

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I like the guy wearing that #7 than the other one

I feel something good is going to happen with this kid. PLEASE-We need a break.
I have watched the kid and despite Tark not having a big gun arm he made up for it in brains and footwork. Can this kid come just alittle close to that. Never be another Tark but a guy who can control the tempo and work us downfield bit by bit would be great

AKA : Revenge4Webb

by CitrusFLViking on May 8, 2011 6:57 PM CDT reply actions

My question is

who the hell is #60 guarding his blind side?

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by Ted Glover on May 8, 2011 7:41 PM CDT reply actions

That startled me too...

best I can read the name… Tallon? (???)

Once upon a time, some guys from this group called "Navy SEAL Team Six" flew in on some helicopters into Pakistan. 40 minutes later... they flew out with the dead corpse of Osama bin Laden, with two bullet holes in his hea... wait, what? They also burned the mansion he was staying at to the ground?
AWESOME!
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by KJSegall on May 8, 2011 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions

It's Ballard!!!

They must have realized that a defensive lineman knows exactly what defensive lineman hate, so they had him put on some weight and play tackle! XD

by Mebera on May 8, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Now that you say that...

I kinda see that name there too, just minus the ‘d’ (cut off by the screen). But Ballard’s number is 99, no? (Obviously ignoring the whole… D-lineman on the O-line…)

by KJSegall on May 9, 2011 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah...

Tallus? Fallos? Whoever it

by Hamm on May 8, 2011 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions

is they’re probably an upgrade

by Hamm on May 8, 2011 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Why do they have to show him playing in Lamblow?

"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."

by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on May 8, 2011 11:37 PM CDT reply actions

Because he's kicking the Packer's asses

What, would you prefer he be shown in Detroit with a handful of D linemen on top of him?

by Mebera on May 9, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions

At home?

Seriously though, if the o-line plays like last year, all d-lineman will be on top of him.

"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."

by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on May 9, 2011 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions

He should be in our home jersey

In Detroit. Thanks Metrodome…

by Cobra312004 on May 9, 2011 5:13 AM CDT up reply actions

My computer is kind of old….It looks like the players name is NOSALADS…

by Bobcat m on May 9, 2011 7:40 AM CDT reply actions

Is that..

Bryant McKinnie’s new nickname?

by KJSegall on May 9, 2011 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions

LMFAO

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by Percy Harvin My Fav! on May 9, 2011 2:43 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Completely Agree

About the PSN…this is getting out of hand

Boom Goes the Dynamite

by SDVike on May 9, 2011 8:52 AM CDT reply actions

What are his stats?

Subject says it all.

Though I will say Madden stats are usually worthless because they are trying to make players as good as they are in real life using only physical attributes. Ponder being a rookie my guess is that he’s average athleticism and a weak arm and marginal accuracy.

by Sand0 on May 9, 2011 1:04 PM CDT reply actions