Ponder more relaxed now....?
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Ponder more relaxed now....?
by Guest Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:18 pm
Ponder vows to play more relaxed
Posted by: Mark Craig under [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Updated: October 23, 2013 - 3:46 PM
Christian Ponder has pretty much seen it all the past four games. And he's not done yet.
He's been the starter/alleged long-term answer at quarterback. He's been the injured quarterback. He's been the healed, but benched quarterback. And now, because of Josh Freeman's concussion, he's now returned as the starting quarterback for Sunday night's game against Green Bay, a team that he helped beat with a playoff berth on the line in Week 17 a year ago.
"It feels good," Ponder said after practice. "I want to be on the field, and this is my opportunity to get back out there again. I think it was good for me to kind of take a step back for a couple weeks and take a deep breath and learn from those first three games and get out there and play better. I’m excited for this opportunity. What a great way to come back out against the Packers at home. It’ll be fun."
Ponder also vowed to be more relaxed and have fun playing the game again. Asked if that's because he's already been benched and basically has nothing to lose, he said, "It couldn't get any worse than that. That's probably fair to say. I think I was playing with a lot of pressure on myself before and never felt in sync. Now is the opportunity to take that deep breath and go out and have fun again. I already got benched, so it can't get worse than that."
Ponder's best game as a pro came in last year's regular-season finale when he tied a career high for touchdown passes (three), set a career high in passer rating and went turnover free in the win over the Packers at the Metrodome.
"The biggest thing for me is to play more relaxed," he said. "I feel like I came out here running the scout team and stuff and practiced relaxed and then came out here running the first team and practiced relaxed, too. That’s going to be big for me.
"It's been an interesting ride. Obviously it swung away from me, it swings back and it's time to grab a hold of it and not let it swing away from me again. It's been obviously up and down. I think it's true to say that I was frustrated and down but I didn't let that effect me. I know this is an opportunity to step back and improve on some things and I did. It's got to translate out to the field though. I'm excited."
Ponder was supposed to start in last years playoff game vs Green Bay. Now he'll have his opportunity to step up his game, redeem his promise of late last season and (as he stated) play a more relaxed, pressure free football game. If this Christian Ponder can pull that off, take command of this offense, give the defense something to worry about and clearly show why he won the starting QB position,,,,then there could be a surprise for more than a few people,,,especially for those wearing green and gold.....
Oh and..... fuck you Green Gay
Thor
Posted by: Mark Craig under [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Updated: October 23, 2013 - 3:46 PM
Christian Ponder has pretty much seen it all the past four games. And he's not done yet.
He's been the starter/alleged long-term answer at quarterback. He's been the injured quarterback. He's been the healed, but benched quarterback. And now, because of Josh Freeman's concussion, he's now returned as the starting quarterback for Sunday night's game against Green Bay, a team that he helped beat with a playoff berth on the line in Week 17 a year ago.
"It feels good," Ponder said after practice. "I want to be on the field, and this is my opportunity to get back out there again. I think it was good for me to kind of take a step back for a couple weeks and take a deep breath and learn from those first three games and get out there and play better. I’m excited for this opportunity. What a great way to come back out against the Packers at home. It’ll be fun."
Ponder also vowed to be more relaxed and have fun playing the game again. Asked if that's because he's already been benched and basically has nothing to lose, he said, "It couldn't get any worse than that. That's probably fair to say. I think I was playing with a lot of pressure on myself before and never felt in sync. Now is the opportunity to take that deep breath and go out and have fun again. I already got benched, so it can't get worse than that."
Ponder's best game as a pro came in last year's regular-season finale when he tied a career high for touchdown passes (three), set a career high in passer rating and went turnover free in the win over the Packers at the Metrodome.
"The biggest thing for me is to play more relaxed," he said. "I feel like I came out here running the scout team and stuff and practiced relaxed and then came out here running the first team and practiced relaxed, too. That’s going to be big for me.
"It's been an interesting ride. Obviously it swung away from me, it swings back and it's time to grab a hold of it and not let it swing away from me again. It's been obviously up and down. I think it's true to say that I was frustrated and down but I didn't let that effect me. I know this is an opportunity to step back and improve on some things and I did. It's got to translate out to the field though. I'm excited."
Ponder was supposed to start in last years playoff game vs Green Bay. Now he'll have his opportunity to step up his game, redeem his promise of late last season and (as he stated) play a more relaxed, pressure free football game. If this Christian Ponder can pull that off, take command of this offense, give the defense something to worry about and clearly show why he won the starting QB position,,,,then there could be a surprise for more than a few people,,,especially for those wearing green and gold.....
Oh and..... fuck you Green Gay
Thor
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Re: Ponder more relaxed now....?
by MrEd4748 Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:33 pm
Thor11 wrote:Ponder vows to play more relaxed
Posted by: Mark Craig under [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Updated: October 23, 2013 - 3:46 PM
Christian Ponder has pretty much seen it all the past four games. And he's not done yet.
He's been the starter/alleged long-term answer at quarterback. He's been the injured quarterback. He's been the healed, but benched quarterback. And now, because of Josh Freeman's concussion, he's now returned as the starting quarterback for Sunday night's game against Green Bay, a team that he helped beat with a playoff berth on the line in Week 17 a year ago.
"It feels good," Ponder said after practice. "I want to be on the field, and this is my opportunity to get back out there again. I think it was good for me to kind of take a step back for a couple weeks and take a deep breath and learn from those first three games and get out there and play better. I’m excited for this opportunity. What a great way to come back out against the Packers at home. It’ll be fun."
Ponder also vowed to be more relaxed and have fun playing the game again. Asked if that's because he's already been benched and basically has nothing to lose, he said, "It couldn't get any worse than that. That's probably fair to say. I think I was playing with a lot of pressure on myself before and never felt in sync. Now is the opportunity to take that deep breath and go out and have fun again. I already got benched, so it can't get worse than that."
Ponder's best game as a pro came in last year's regular-season finale when he tied a career high for touchdown passes (three), set a career high in passer rating and went turnover free in the win over the Packers at the Metrodome.
"The biggest thing for me is to play more relaxed," he said. "I feel like I came out here running the scout team and stuff and practiced relaxed and then came out here running the first team and practiced relaxed, too. That’s going to be big for me.
"It's been an interesting ride. Obviously it swung away from me, it swings back and it's time to grab a hold of it and not let it swing away from me again. It's been obviously up and down. I think it's true to say that I was frustrated and down but I didn't let that effect me. I know this is an opportunity to step back and improve on some things and I did. It's got to translate out to the field though. I'm excited."
Ponder was supposed to start in last years playoff game vs Green Bay. Now he'll have his opportunity to step up his game, redeem his promise of late last season and (as he stated) play a more relaxed, pressure free football game. If this Christian Ponder can pull that off, take command of this offense, give the defense something to worry about and clearly show why he won the starting QB position,,,,then there could be a surprise for more than a few people,,,especially for those wearing green and gold.....
Oh and..... fuck you Green Gay
Thor
Geeesus Thor, you're really delusional. This team is so dysfunctional right now, they couldn't beat Green Bay's practice squad, or Jacksonville's for that matter.
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Re: Ponder more relaxed now....?
by Guest Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:43 pm
Mr. Ed....Geeesus Thor, you're really delusional. This team is so dysfunctional right now, they couldn't beat Green Bay's practice squad, or Jacksonville's for that matter.
As I expected that went right over your head goof ball....I simply implied (as it's obvious per the article) that Ponder MAY have a better performance based on the current situation he's now in. Was that to difficult to comprehend? Never said that the team will win or they're gonna kick the Packers ass,,,Don't see how you focused on that...but then again, horse sense isn't your strong point as you demonstrate fairly consistently bro..
Thor
As I expected that went right over your head goof ball....I simply implied (as it's obvious per the article) that Ponder MAY have a better performance based on the current situation he's now in. Was that to difficult to comprehend? Never said that the team will win or they're gonna kick the Packers ass,,,Don't see how you focused on that...but then again, horse sense isn't your strong point as you demonstrate fairly consistently bro..
Thor
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Re: Ponder more relaxed now....?
by RingoCStarrQB Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:20 am
Hey Thor........for the heckuva it........just picked up some cheap tickets to the Dec 8th Ravens - Vikings game in Baltimore. Game plan is to wear my Packers attire (as I did a couple of weeks ago when the Pack was here to beat the Ravens) just to make it perfectly clear which purple team I am NOT rooting for. Oh how some on this chatboard must long for the great Bud Grant era.
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| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | OT | -- | -- | 12/10/1938 | Detroit Mercy |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | TE | -- | -- | 04/06/1945 | California |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | OG | -- | -- | 06/17/1940 | Mississippi |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | RB | -- | -- | 06/29/1938 | Illinois |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DB | -- | -- | 01/24/1944 | South Carolina |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | K | -- | -- | 12/11/1938 | Pittsburgh |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | QB | -- | -- | 04/26/1941 | Virginia |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | OT | -- | -- | 07/22/1944 | Kentucky |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DT | -- | -- | 02/26/1937 | Baylor |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DE | -- | -- | 02/25/1942 | Minnesota |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | WR | -- | -- | 05/08/1945 | Oregon State |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DB | -- | -- | 07/21/1938 | Wisconsin |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | WR | -- | -- | 04/03/1940 | Minnesota |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | LB | -- | -- | 02/21/1945 | Howard Payne |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | RB | -- | -- | 01/17/1946 | Colorado |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | WR | -- | -- | 03/21/1943 | Michigan |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | LB | -- | -- | 09/19/1942 | Iowa |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | RB | -- | -- | 05/24/1945 | Michigan State |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | QB | -- | -- | 03/19/1938 | California |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DB | -- | -- | 03/20/1941 | Drake |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | LB | -- | -- | 05/30/1942 | Nebraska |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | TE | -- | -- | 07/21/1944 | Minnesota |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DB | -- | -- | 02/19/1942 | Iowa |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DT | -- | -- | 03/13/1940 | Concordia (IL) |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | QB | -- | -- | 08/07/1945 | Pacific |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | RB | -- | -- | 11/24/1944 | Arkansas |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DB | -- | -- | 01/15/1941 | Utah State |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DE | -- | -- | 12/30/1937 | Ohio State |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | LB | -- | -- | 11/21/1946 | Notre Dame |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | RB | -- | -- | 03/18/1943 | North Dakota |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DT | -- | -- | 08/07/1945 | Notre Dame |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | RB | -- | -- | 03/24/1944 | Colorado State |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | LB | -- | -- | 03/27/1942 | Iowa |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DB | -- | -- | 11/04/1939 | Pittsburgh |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | OT | -- | -- | 05/29/1944 | Michigan |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | OG | -- | -- | 02/01/1942 | Minnesota |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | C | -- | -- | 05/22/1940 | Nebraska |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | OG | -- | -- | 08/20/1944 | Southern California |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | LB | -- | -- | 02/26/1942 | Tennessee Tech |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | WR | -- | -- | 01/25/1944 | Michigan State |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | DB | -- | -- | 08/31/1946 | Texas-El Paso |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | OG | -- | -- | 04/04/1947 | California |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | LB | -- | -- | 09/15/1940 | Louisiana State |
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Re: Ponder more relaxed now....?
by Guest Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:29 am
That was a great era in Minnesota Viking football history...stellar roster for sure. But with all due disrespect Ringo....shouldn't you be at your AA meeting today?
Thor
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Re: Ponder more relaxed now....?
by Gbjerke Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:20 pm
One error in the '69 group.Thor11 wrote:That was a great era in Minnesota Viking football history...stellar roster for sure. But with all due disrespect Ringo....shouldn't you be at your AA meeting today?
Thor
Old #77, Gary Larsen graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, not IL
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