The Schwab wrote:I think the majority of the problems with the Vikings has to do with play calling and Ponder.
Indy5 wrote:The Schwab wrote:I think the majority of the problems with the Vikings has to do with play calling and Ponder.
I agree with this. I've said from day one I don't think Ponder will ever be good. He was a slightly above average QB in college.
Indy5 wrote:Another thing is a lot of Ponder's success last year was due to Percy Harvin. I remember hearing in their game against the Falcons last year he attempted I believe 16 passes with 9 of them being behind the line of scrimmage. He just can't go out and make plays down the field. The thing is with as good of a run game as they have, the pass should be nicely setup for him.
Bison-Vikes #1 wrote:That is a very valid point. IMO, the Patterson kid can do much of the same but has to be in the game to do it. Was watching Brady the other day. Some of the windows he throws through are so small it is unbelievable he can make the throw. The timing and velocity has to be perfect. You cannot question yourself on those throws. You either make them or you check off and look else where. The other thing (as Hinsa mentioned earlier) is field vision. There's no question Ponder is still locking in on receivers. Good QBs have to have peripheral vision not only to see d-backs moving towards the receiver but also to see/feel on coming rushers all at the same time. A QB's mind has to process all of this at once. Brady "feels" the rush coming from around the end, senses the DE's momentum is going to carry him in a direction and then takes a step or two inside that "arc" and it buys another 2 seconds for the receiver to make his break and he makes the throw. He truly does make it look simple. I guess all of the good ones can do that.
Hinsa wrote:Another why - why did the Vikings not take their timeouts to try to save some time in the event that the Bears scored? Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid
Hinsa wrote:The Bears were running the clock down on their last drive so there would be no time left for the Vikings to do anything after the Bears took the lead 31-30.
The clock was not going to run out on the Bears...
And there was no reason to believe the Vikings were going to keep the Bears out of the end zone
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