Christian Ponder Highlight Video
by Christopher Gates on Jan 22, 2012 3:30 PM CST
in Minnesota Vikings 2011 Season
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PrintHere's some halftime entertainment for everyone to enjoy during the AFC Championship Game. Someone put together a nice little highlight reel of Vikings' quarterback Christian Ponder from this past season.
While I understand that pretty much anybody can make a highlight reel to make a player look good. . .after all, I seem to recall a Troy Williamson highlight reel floating around out there at one point in time. . .I think this one pretty much sums up why it's fairly ludicrous to suggest giving up on our rookie signal caller at this point.
Seriously, look at what the guy can do when he has a little bit of time and a receiver actually shakes loose. I think my personal favorite throw out of this entire package is towards the end, where he hits Visanthe Shiancoe against the Raiders right down the seam into tight coverage for a big gain down to the 1-yard line.
Yes, I understand that Christian Ponder was very up and down as a rookie. . .however, if we can get him an offensive line that doesn't have him facing a jailbreak on about 90% of his snaps and a guy that can stretch the field a little bit, I think we're going to be looking at a whole lot more "up" than "down" going forward.
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Christain Ponder had highlights?
they people talk around here its like he never made any good plays.
"Never take your eyes off of your opponent…even when you bow."
by Vikant on Jan 22, 2012 3:39 PM CST reply actions 7 recs
Ditto
Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is a war room!
by VikesFaninNM on Jan 22, 2012 4:31 PM CST up reply actions
nice post, Chris
all of those highlights against the Packers, he showed what he can do if he hangs in and actually steps up in the pocket.
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
This is why we need to keep CP...
he shows signs that he could be a great QB. We need to work around him with a good line and WR’s.
"I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was." ~Muhammad Ali~
Thanks Chris, and well timed
Quite frankly, there has been so much criticism and continual derogatory comments from some members here about Ponder and his performance this year that sometimes I wonder if I’m not actually reading comments from some other team’s fansite. It’s nice to get a reminder that Ponder did show some real potential despite playing under really difficult circumstances, and promise for better times ahead.
My favorite throw is the one against the Packers to Shiancoe
where he side steps Matthews and throws a strike between 2 defenders. When Christian’s good he reminds me a little of Drew Brees.
A subtitle to this post....
Harvin is a badass. Some of those catches and runs after the catch were just nasty.
Lets hope next year we see more of the Ponder pre-injury.
Harvin and Rudolph.
Some of Rudolph’s catches are absolutely insane.
The crazy things that those two did last season makes me really excited for the future.
Seeing that 50 yard strike
To Harvin in the Falcon game again, Ponder has a fine deep ball strength wise. Can’t imagine why he’d need to throw deeper than that in a West Coast offense. Does need to work on his accuracy though.
Rudolph's catch vs. the Broncos
In real time I still can’t believe he caught the ball. It looks like he bobbled the ball and drops it.
You're confused
They no longer question his talent. They’ve move d on to him being injury prone.
Also, I don think his best dwn feld throw was in there, was it?
they didn't include a couple of those 3rd down conversions on the run vs the pack
"At this point, what we got to lose, right? So we might as well throw caution to the wind and hit people in the face."
--Vikings DE Jared Allen
like the one to Camarillo
"At this point, what we got to lose, right? So we might as well throw caution to the wind and hit people in the face."
--Vikings DE Jared Allen
It's a valid concern
All of his injuries seem to be freak occurrences though. The shoulder thing when he tried to tackle a guy who picked him in college, the hip pointer this year. Only recurring thing is the concussions, which are definitely a concern if they turn chronic.
Personally, i’m not that worried about him being injury prone but that doesn’t mean it’s a baseless concern.
I agree with 7Twins
That pass to Shank when he had to step up and didnt even get a chance to set his feet, yet the ball was right on the money. I remember when I saw that play, I looked to my wife and said “damn, that kid could be special.”
"At this point, what we got to lose, right? So we might as well throw caution to the wind and hit people in the face."
--Vikings DE Jared Allen
I almost forgot about his first throw as a starting QB
…to Micheal Jenkins for a TD.
…Matt Ryan’s first NFL throw was also to Micheal Jenkins for a TD
If memory serves me correctly,
They marked him down on the 1 and then Ponder through a 1 yarder to a TE (Shiancoe I think). I just remember being disappointed that it wasn’t a touchdown on his first NFL pass lol.
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