The decision to sign quarterback Josh Freeman to an affordable, one-year contract was a no-brainer for the Vikings. If he fails to establish himself as an answer at the position, then little is lost, and they can let him factor into the their compensatory pick equation following this season. If he does succeed then they get first dibs on him moving forward. Another possible result of the acquisition is added pressure on Christian Ponder to step up his game and it looks like Sunday we will see if that theory holds any water at all.
Only a few weeks after Ponder’s injury that sidelined him seemed to magically appear out of nowhere mid-week, the Vikings announced Wednesday that Josh Freeman has a concussion and it sounds like Ponder will regain his starting job because of it, as this team prepares to play Green Bay on Sunday Night Football.
“[Freeman] obviously won’t be able to practice today, so he loses a day,” Leslie Frazier said on Wednesday. “And when you consider the amount of time that he’s missed, it probably is going to be difficult. And also, looking at the history of guys who have concussions on the short week that are able to get cleared for Sundays, we’ll have to proceed as if he’s not going to make it.”
“There was nothing on the sidelines or during the game that made us ask him, ‘Are you all right?'” Frazier said (confirming that he wasn’t, you know, watching the game being played). “He didn’t say anything about it during the game or even postgame.”
Ponder vows to be more relaxed during his latest opportunity to lead the Vikings.
“I already got benched,” he said, “so it can’t get worse than that.”
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This is a great opportunity for Ponder and I really hope he takes advantage of it.
But on the other hand, he could really screw us out of a high draft pick in the up-coming QB rich draft. . .
Me too Fran. But damn, this is nuts...back to Ponder? I hope he does well, I do. A win over Green Bay would make everything better for a week.
Still say Freeman has a better chance at being a good long term QB than Ponder. But that might just be wishful thinking.
And then a victory over those Cowboys next week would be glorious...
If Ponder can pull that off? He's got my vote for man of the year!
freeman has a concussion. frazier was seen with a baseball bat, walking away from freeman
won't matter, ponder has shown us what he is. if he relaxes more, will his throws have any more zip on them?
The bigger question for me is whether we have any chance against the Packer passing game. I don't see how, frankly.
they're so banged up, they'll probably only score 49 on us, HA!
and to think, we could've ruined andrew luck's career if it wasn't for that one win...
That one stupid, meaningless game? That ONE?
Me either.
Vikes 34 - Pack 31
I see coach has got some of his "Stuff" to you too
thought the same thing yesterday, Adam.....after announcing concussion only two choices 1 there is no concussion and the lying continues 2 there is a concussion and the team had no clue during or after the game......and either way, like you said, the comedy continues.....more reasons the Wilfs have to rid themselves of this embarrassment.....
After 23 rushing attempts over the last 2 weeks, AD was asked how many would be ideal....he said, 100
Denny Green, Mike Tice, Brad Childress, Leslie Frazier.
Not too many ring of fame candidates there.
Denny Green - Paranoia hall of fame
Mike Tice - Ticket scalping hall of fame
Brad Childress - Hair club for men hall of fame
Leslie Frazier - Nicest guy who ever coached but should never be a head coach hall of fame
As is normally the case, your old pal Fragile is terribly confused. We haven't hear that Josh Freedman actually has a concussion, but we've heard he has concussion "like" symptoms. What in the hell does concussion "like" symptoms actually mean? Being the resourceful type that Freds is , he went to WebMD.com and found the following symptoms of a concussion.
1) Confusion that does not go away
2) Unequal pupils
3) Have a hard time with tasks that require remembering or concentrating
4) Impaired vision. Individuals 10 yards away look like they are 15 feet tall.
5) Timing impairment
6) Pants pooping
7) Throwing the ball excessively instead of handing it off to a guy who knows the damn playbook.
8) Asking and receiving their employer for a boat load of cash for no particular skill set.
The first three kind of makes sense to Freds, the last 5 are confusing, but it's WebMd.com and it's the internets and we all know, if it on the net....it must be true!
Thanks for the research, Freds. That pretty well confirms that he has a concussion. Did it say anything about throwing footballs to cheerleaders?