Vikings @ Lions Game Day Discussion Thread -- Week 1

[S197]

Is it me or does everytime Bush screws up he gets up "injured."

[soflavike]

Watching Christian Ponder is like watching Shawshank Redemption. Except you have to tunnel through more crap and there is no redemption.

"It’s like putting an Italian cruise ship captain in charge of Seal Team Six."

[yezzir]

You can't teach football sense. It's why guys with Wonderlic scores of 7 become Hall of Fame players.

Agreed, but you CAN teach running out of the pocket and not throwing across your body with a fly ball up for grabs. Sooner or later that can click. Not sure if it will for Ponder.

[PurpleKoolaid]

Robinson is having a good game...

He sure is. Reminding me a Winfield a little. and that's a huge compliment coming from me. Maybe preseason was just a fluke.

[Hunter Morrow]

Childress level clock management and the Lions are melting down. If we had anything approximating starting quarterback play, we'd be up by 20.

[VikingLord]

The thing is, the Vikings need Ponder to attempt more downfield passes or AD is going to be running for negative yardage the rest of the afternoon with the way the Lions are selling out to stop him. So Frazier and Musgrave have to let Ponder sink or swim here. If they don't, even the Lions probably won't be able to screw this up enough to lose.

[Lash Man]

Greenway blew that tackle wow keep him in front and make the tackle

[PurpleKoolaid]

Nice D greenway, glad you are making the big bucks

[soflavike]

Man! What's up with Greenway?

Looks slow.

[Just Me]

and now our defense will get scorched. classic viking ending a half in 3, 2, 1...

I hope you are wrong but fear you may be right...

[Lash Man]

this is all on Ponder

[Hunter Morrow]

Let 'em get the touchdown and throw all the good play away. What dummies!

[soflavike]

Oh, this is gonna be an interesting review.

[VikingLord]

Agreed, but you CAN teach running out of the pocket and not throwing across your body with a fly ball up for grabs. Sooner or later that can click. Not sure if it will for Ponder.

Every time I see Ponder in that sort of sideways-backwards scramble I cringe. It's a hallmark of his tenure at QB and almost nothing good ever happens when he's in that mode. If I'm a defensive coordinator I'd say we've got him right where we want him if Ponder starts doing that.

[Lash Man]

this is gunna be interesting