We're going to see some of our other young guys getting chances. Audie Cole this week, maybe Gerald Hodges, maybe a little more Everson Griffen if Robison is hurt. Would like to see a little more of Josh Freeman too.
That's one way of putting it. To tell the truth, I don't know what to call it, and I don't quite know how they got to where they are now after three seasons of supposedly rebuilding.
That's one way of putting it. To tell the truth, I don't know what to call it, and I don't quite know how they got to where they are now after three seasons of supposedly rebuilding.
The Packers would be rebuilding if they didn't have Aaron Rodgers, lord knows how much the Colts would have been rebuilding if they didn't have Manning for all those years.
Eli wrote:
Will we? After that first disastrous outing, they're sure taking their time.
He may have poor mechanics, which is completely coachable. We will see, I'd at least think they'd want to see more than just one really bad performance.
Slick Rick wrote:
He may have poor mechanics, which is completely coachable. We will see, I'd at least think they'd want to see more than just one really bad performance.
So, after 4½ years in the league with poor mechanics, you figure that the Vikings coaching staff will correct it in a couple of weeks?
Did anyone else think he made mostly good decisions? That's what I felt. He doesn't have very good touch, but I'm willing to bet that we will eventually learn to scheme a bit better around that. He is excellent throwing from mid to long range, and he is usually excellent under duress. He keeps his eyes on the play as he escapes the pocket, and usually only runs the ball if he needs to.
I think all the mental and physical tools are there, he just needs to maybe fix his mechanics up a bit and he could be fantastic. Bill Musgrave was QB coach in Atlanta during Matt Ryan's development, so maybe he can help Josh, too.
Slick Rick wrote:Did anyone else think he made mostly good decisions? That's what I felt. He doesn't have very good touch, but I'm willing to bet that we will eventually learn to scheme a bit better around that. He is excellent throwing from mid to long range, and he is usually excellent under duress. He keeps his eyes on the play as he escapes the pocket, and usually only runs the ball if he needs to.
I think all the mental and physical tools are there, he just needs to maybe fix his mechanics up a bit and he could be fantastic. Bill Musgrave was QB coach in Atlanta during Matt Ryan's development, so maybe he can help Josh, too.
He is god awful. But he still should be playing over Ponder. For whatever the reason Fraizer has been told to keep on playing Ponder.
Eli wrote:
You ought to know by now how it works. Every positive is tempered by one or two negatives, which are impossible to overlook. These account for the bulk of the 7 pages.
That and many of the "positives" are sarcastic in nature.
Eli wrote:"struggling to come out of a rebuild"
That's one way of putting it. To tell the truth, I don't know what to call it, and I don't quite know how they got to where they are now after three seasons of supposedly rebuilding.
I got 3 names for you in no particular order, Frazier, Musgrave, and Williams.
"Our playoff loss to the Vikings in '87 was probably the most traumatic experience I had in sports." -- Bill Walsh
Even after acknowledging how bad Ponder is as a QB...still sticks up for him.