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Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks

May11
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Clint Cooper
Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks

Well, folks, it’s that time of the year when number-crunching, stat-obsessed football enthusiasts get their geek on and try to forecast the fantasy successes and flops for the 2012 NFL season. Here is my projected list of the top 25 quarterbacks for this coming season, according to standard fantasy league scoring.  In parenthesis next to [...]

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Christian Ponder had a big smile after the Vikings drafted Matt Kalil

May05
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Christian Ponder had a big smile after the Vikings drafted Matt Kalil

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder was at the Metrodome draft party with running back Adrian Peterson and they were both very happy when they heard Matt Kalil’s named called when the Vikings selected him with the fourth overall pick in last week’s draft. “Both of us cracked a pretty big smile,” Ponder said. Ponder knows [...]

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Posted in Featured Posts, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFL, NFL Draft - Tagged Adrian Peterson, Matt Kalil, Minnesota Vikings, news, NFC, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football
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Christian Peterson implores the Vikings to take Kalil

Apr26
2012
2 Comments Written by Clint Cooper
Christian Peterson implores the Vikings to take Kalil

Christian Peterson, writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, argues passionately in a new article that the Vikings should take offensive tackle Matt Kalil with the third overall pick in this year’s draft. Peterson seems to think that all of general manager Rick Spielman’s talk about trading down or taking someone besides Kalil amounts to nothing [...]

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Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFL Draft, Rumors, Uncategorized - Tagged 2012 NFL draft, Christian Peterson, clint cooper, justin blackmon, Matt Kalil, Minnesota Vikings, Morris Claiborne, NFL, nfl draft, Pro Football, rick spielman, steve hutchinson
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Vikings won’t pass up Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III

Feb17
2012
4 Comments Written by Paul Jackiewicz
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Even though the Minnesota Vikings drafted Christian Ponder in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft, general manager Rick Spielman has said that they won’t pass up either Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III if either quarterback falls to them. The Vikings hold the third overall pick and both quarterback’s likely won’t last past [...]

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Posted in Featured Posts, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFL, NFL Draft - Tagged andrew luck, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFL, nfl draft, paul jackiewicz, rick spielman, robert griffin III
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McNabb believes he should still be starting

Oct22
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
McNabb believes he should still be starting

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Donovan McNabb did an interview with Pam Oliver of Fox Sports,  in which he made it known that he feels he shouldn’t have lost the starting quarterback job to rookie Christian Ponder. You can read the entire interview right here. I understand why McNabb feels that he should still be the starter,  [...]

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Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFL - Tagged donovan mcnabb, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football
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Vikings bench McNabb in favor of Ponder

Oct18
2011
1 Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Vikings bench McNabb in favor of Ponder

According to Jason LaCanfora of the NFL Network,  Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier has decided to name rookie quarterback Christian Ponder as the starter and bench veteran Donovan McNabb. This past Sunday night against the Bears,  Frazier pulled McNabb in favor of Ponder to give him some reps and see what he could do since they were [...]

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Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFL - Tagged donovan mcnabb, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football
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Christian Ponder isn’t against sitting behind a veteran

Jun28
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Christian Ponder isn’t against sitting behind a veteran

Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback Christian Ponder would love to be the Vikings quarterback to start the upcoming NFL season.  Ponder recently came out and said he wouldn’t be against the idea of the Vikings bringing in a veteran quarterback for him to learn from. “Obviously, I think everyone in my position would love to start Week [...]

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Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL - Tagged Minnesota Vikings, NFC, nfc north, NFL, paul jackiewcz, pro foothall
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Christian Ponder and Percy Harvin to workout together soon

Jun11
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Christian Ponder and Percy Harvin to workout together soon

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin unfortunately missed the Minnesota Vikings player organized workouts because he supposedly lost his cell phone.  Rookie quarterback Christian Ponder is looking forward to getting some reps in with the Vikings 2010 leading receiver. It seems that both Ponder and Harvin will meet up soon. “We texted each other a [...]

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Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL - Tagged Minnesota Vikings, NFC, nfc north, NFL, paul jackiewicz, percy harvin, Pro Football
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Will The Vikings Pursue a Veteran Quarterback Because of the Lockout?

Jun05
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Oren Shiri
Will The Vikings Pursue a Veteran Quarterback Because of the Lockout?

Are the Minnesota Vikings looking towards different direction at quarterback because of the length of the lockout? Might head coach Leslie Frazier seek out  a veteran leadership in the quarterback position in free agency. The NFL draft took place in late April the Vikings selected rookie Christian Ponder and also have another young player on [...]

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Christian Ponder provides copies of the Vikings playbook

Jun01
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Christian Ponder provides copies of the Vikings playbook

Now that the Minnesota Viking players  have kicked off their own “mini camp” this week down in Florida,  rookie quarterback Christian Ponder has been given the task of teaching his teammates the new playbook.  The Vikings hired Bill Musgrave as their new offensive coordinator this off-season but have been unable to distribute playbooks due to [...]

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Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL - Tagged Adrian Peterson, bill musgrave, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, nfc north, NFL, paul jackiewicz, percy harvin, Pro Football, sidney rice, visanthe shiancoe
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Ponder to start workouts with teammates on Tuesday

May31
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Ponder to start workouts with teammates on Tuesday

On Tuesday about 10-15 Minnesota Vikings players including rookie auarterback Christian Ponder will begin a three day “mini camp” in Florida at the IMG Madden Football Academy.  Quarterbacks Rhett Bomar,  Joe Weeb will also be in attendance.  Both Webb and Ponder have already been working with former NFL quarterback Chris Weinke on learning the terminology of the [...]

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Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL - Tagged chris weinke, joe webb, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, nfc north, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football, rhett bomar
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Kyle Orton is on the Vikings’ radar

May20
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Kyle Orton is on the Vikings’ radar

According toESPN’s Chris Mortensen,  Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton is on the Minnesota Vikings radar as a possible veteran to help bring along rookie Christian Ponder.  If the Vikings could add Orton he would then take over as the starting quarterback which would enable Ponder to be brought along at a more reasonable pace. It’s looking like Orton will [...]

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Posted in Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, NFL - Tagged afc, afc west, denver broncos, kyle orton, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, nfc north, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football
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Vikings don’t want Vince Young

May13
2011
1 Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Vikings don’t want Vince Young

After drafting quarterback Christian Ponder in the first round of last months NFL draft,  the Minnesota Vikings are not interested in acquiring Vince Young from the Tennessee Titans.  It’s clear that they do intend on bringing in a veteran to give Ponder some time to develop,  but that veteran won’t be Young. I never believed [...]

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Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Tennessee Titans - Tagged afc, afc south, Minnesota Vikings, NFC, nfc north, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football, tennessee titans, vince young
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NFL Free Agency 2011: Top Five Free Agents A Team May Need

May08
2011
Leave a Comment Written by Oren Shiri
NFL Free Agency 2011: Top Five Free Agents A Team May Need

One may be the standard pocket passer, the other a duel threat, but star quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Michael Vick do have something in common—they both received the Franchise Tags from their respected team. But there are a number of available unrestricted free agents on the market that can make any NFL team improve immediately [...]

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Vikings want Christian Ponder to start right away

May02
2011
1 Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Vikings want Christian Ponder to start right away

The Minnesota Vikings made it clear that they weren’t afraid to take a chance on former Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder when they drafted him 12th overall in this past weekend’s NFL draft. Ponder was drafted for the sole purpose of becoming the Vikings franchise quarterback for years to come.  It’s been clear by head [...]

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