| 1/8/2013 5:43:00 PM |
Description: Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said that Christian Ponder will be the team's starting quarterback in 2013. "He's out starter," Frazier said in his postseason media conference on Tuesday. SOURCE: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities | Insight: Ponder missed the team's Wild Card loss to Green Bay due to a elbow bursitis but backup Joe Webb did nothing to suggest he will be a threat to Ponder in 2013. The third-year QB out of Florida State will have to make significant strides next season to be viewed as a viable QB2. | | |
| 1/5/2013 7:19:00 PM |
Description: Elbow bursitis will keep quarterback Christian Ponder on the sidelines Saturday when the Vikings take on the Packers. | Insight: It's the first game Ponder has missed since becoming the starter halfway through the 2011 season. With Ponder sidelined, Joe Webb will draw the start at quarterback for Minnesota. Webb has not attempted a pass yet this season so the Vikings will probably look to use Adrian Peterson as much as possible on Saturday night. | | |
| 1/5/2013 3:26:00 PM |
Description: Vikings players haven't been told whether Christian Ponder or Joe Webb will start at quarterback on Saturday night in the Wild Card game against the Packers. However, the team is saying publicly that Ponder will play. SOURCE: Jay Glazer, FOX Sports | Insight: Ponder is dealing with elbow bursitis so Webb took all the first-team reps in practice this week. Webb started several games in place of an injured Brett Favre two years ago and played in limited duty last season. The QB should obviously be added in playoff fantasy leagues in case he has to start. | | |
| 1/2/2013 4:32:00 PM |
Description: Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder bruised his elbow Sunday against the Packers and was limited in practice Wednesday as a result. SOURCE: Judd Zulgad, 1500ESPN.com | Insight: Vikings coach Leslie Frazier didn't seem overly concerned about Ponder, according to Zulgad. Ponder is by far the worst of the eight quarterbacks who will play this weekend in the first round of the NFL playoffs, but he did have 234 yards and three touchdowns with zero turnovers last week against the same team he'll play Saturday night, the Green Bay Packers. | | |
| 12/30/2012 7:57:00 PM |
Description: Vikings QB Christian Ponder threw for his highest yardage total since Week 8 and tied a career-high with three touchdown passes Sunday against Green Bay. | Insight: Ponder hasn't had to do much besides turn around and hand the ball of to 2,000-yard rusher Adrian Peterson in the second half of the season, so Sunday's performance will likely go unnoticed. | | |
| 11/11/2012 5:39:00 PM |
Description: Playing without top receiver Percy Harvin, Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder still put together his finest effort in weeks, throwing for 221 yards and two scores Sunday against the Lions. | Insight: Ponder hit rookie Jarius Wright, active for the first time this season, and tight end Kyle Rudolph for touchdowns. The sophomore QB came in having thrown for less than 100 yards in two of the last three games and eight picks in the last five. | | |
| Cold | 11/5/2012 9:56:00 AM |
Description: Vikings coach Leslie Frazier insists that quarterback Christian Ponder is in no danger of losing his job despite another subpar effort Sunday against the Seahawks. | Insight: Ponder finished the afternoon with just 63 yards passing and a 37.3 quarterback rating. He's thrown at least one interception in each of his last five games and certainly won't fare much better next week if Percy Harvin (ankle injury) is unable to suit up. | | |
| 10/12/2012 2:09:00 PM |
Description: Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is probable for Sunday's game against Washington. He practiced all week and should be ready to go against a weak Redskins pass defense. | Insight: Ponder had a solid day against Tennessee last Sunday, throwing for 258 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and with a favorable matchup could be used as a bye week quarterback against Washington. | | |
| 9/27/2012 7:41:00 PM |
Description: Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder has "tension" in his neck but he's still expected to start Sunday against the Lions, according to Judd Zulgad of 1500 ESPN Twin Cities. | Insight: Ponder has been the league's most-improved quarterback, leading the team to a 2-1 record with 713 yards, four passing touchdowns and a rushing score with zero picks in three games. He's elevated himself to QB2 territory. | | |
| 9/23/2012 4:33:00 PM |
Description: Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder failed to complete 70 percent of his passes for the first time this season but he turned in his best fantasy line, throwing for a pair of touchdowns and rushing for a score. | Insight: Ponder has a 4-to-0 touchdown to interception ratio this season. He threw for 198 yards and rushed for 33 Sunday in an upset win over San Francisco. Ponder has clearly made huge strides and can be viewed as one of the best injury- and bye-week plug-in QBs. | | |
| 9/16/2012 5:10:00 PM |
Description: Vikings QB Christian Ponder has completed more than 70 percent of his passes in each of the first two games this season. | Insight: Ponder has looked fantastic in going 47-of-62 (75.8) for 515 yards with two scores and zero interceptions in two games this season. True, he's played two defenses that don't really scare anyone in Jacksonville and Indianapolis but he's still made major progress since last year. Ponder isn't someone you want to be starting in standard fantasy leagues but he should be a solid backup and potential starter in two-QB leagues. | | |
| 6/27/2012 12:07:00 PM |
Description: Despite a 2-8 record with a 54.3 percent completion rate, 13 TDs and 13 INTs, Minnesota coach Leslie Frazier says there is no competition for the No.1 quarterback job - it belongs to Christian Ponder. | Insight: Percy Harvin came of age last year, the team added Jerome Simpson and there is hope that Adrian Peterson can be ready for Week 1. If Ponder can get all his weapons on the field at the same time, he can be much improved in 2012. | | |
