Vikings coach Leslie Frazier has named Christian Ponder the starting quarterback for the remainder of the season, according to Access Vikings over at the Strib.
I'm surprised that Frazier went all in with Ponder this early, to be honest, but I like the move. By that I mean that I would have thought that Frazier would have given himself some wiggle room to go back to McNabb (or even Joe Webb) if Ponder flopped, but to his credit, he went all in. Frazier drafted him and hitched his wagon to him, and now his future employment past 2013 is tied to the arm of one Mr. Ponder.
This is where the kids would say Giddyup.
One of the popular stories about the old Norse Viking warriors is that when they landed on foreign soil, they would burn the boats when they went ashore, as a reminder that the only way they were going home was through victory or death.
By naming Ponder the starter for the remainder of the season, Frazier has metaphorically burned the boats. Barring injury, there's no going back. The Brad Johnson Tarvaris Jackson Kelly Holcomb Brooks Bollinger Gus Frerotte Brett Favre Donovan McNabb era is over, long live the Brad Johnson Tarvaris Jackson Kelly Holcomb Brooks Bollinger Gus Frerotte Brett Favre Donovan McNabb era.
I, for one, am excited.
We've been through
Some things together
With trunks of memories
Still to come
We found things to do
In stormy weather
Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
Have come
With your chrome heart shining
In the sun
Long may you run.