Comments on: Report: Cassel, Ponder will compete to start

By: filthymcnasty1

filthymcnasty1 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:34:31 +0000

Maybe Cassel can help Ponder with his poor arm strength.

By: valhalla2013

valhalla2013 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:18:53 +0000

Good move Tricky Rick Matt might look like a Super Star again with a good line behing my Northman.

By: contra74

contra74 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:47:50 +0000

Name a USC qb that is enjoying success in the NFL? Right, I wish we didn’t sign this dud. USC QBs are worthless in the NFL.

By: s0fakingawes0me

s0fakingawes0me — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:52:56 +0000

Neal knows that Ponder is the guy..

By: filthymcnasty1

filthymcnasty1 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:52:47 +0000

vik3z says: Mar 14, 2013 10:37 PM

“lets see, speilman says ponders the unquestioned starter, frazier says ponders the unquestioned starter, but yea Adam Schein would know best LMAO”

Spielman also told us at the combine that Harvin would not be traded.

Viking fans are so gullible.

By: thesmartestmanever

thesmartestmanever — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:34:12 +0000

what NFL team is going to dish out $4 mil. for a backup? Cassell thinks he is a starter and wants to be a starter. why go straight to a back up role before testing the market?

By: filthymcnasty1

filthymcnasty1 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:22:15 +0000

mrhurriicane says: Mar 14, 2013 10:16 PM

“Ponder isn’t losing the job before the start of the season. Any speculation otherwise I believe is entirely media driven.”

You can’t blame it all on a media conspiracy. At least some of this falls on Ponder’s craptastic play.

By: thesmartestmanever

thesmartestmanever — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:06:35 +0000

wow! who would’ve thunk it? oh wait I did, yesterday.

By: glennsyank13

glennsyank13 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:42:25 +0000

Why do you even ponder passing.

By: devikesfan

devikesfan — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:33:53 +0000

Hopefully this is just wishful thinking on the part of Cassel’s camp.
Vikings management needs to give Ponder the weapons he needs to consistently be successful.
If he starts to regress, then they can start making noises about replacing him with Scott Mitchell v2.0.

By: in3webelieve

in3webelieve — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:12:34 +0000

Lol

By: handlethehandles

handlethehandles — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:48:50 +0000

hes not farve but ponder certainly reminds me of Tjack… Please let this not be another show pony.. let them both compete…

By: schwenke76

schwenke76 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:21:41 +0000

I know if I tried out I wouldn’t beat either Cassel or Ponder for the starting spot but it would be a closer competition than you think.

By: pillowporkers

pillowporkers — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:29:30 +0000

Adam shefter also said the Vikings were going to take maurice claiborne the day before the draft last year too. Yeah that would have made sense. A cover 2 team taking a man cover corner when their left tackle was terrible and Matt kalil was available. Sure. I don’t believe this for a second. No one else has said this but Adam shefter.

By: lordfrza

lordfrza — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:41:54 +0000

I don’t know who this “Pla B” guy is or what he has to do with this story, but I definitely would not go with him!

By: mnvikes7897

mnvikes7897 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:39:40 +0000

Good.

By: drwbrsdmndsnxplntn

drwbrsdmndsnxplntn — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:34:14 +0000

Ponder will be sick. I’ve seen every pro snap he’s taken he just makes boneheaded decisions within the intellectual vacuum of bill musgraves anemic offense. I don’t care what anybody says unless they have seen what I’ve seen, the guy has put together games that crappy quarterbacks could never put together in a hundred seasons for REAL. He needs time, he’s leagues ahead of t-jack, he just needs more opportunities to throw besides 3rd and 11 after an AP no gain and AP loss of one. Look at the season finale when he beat rodgers and got into the playoffs, near flawless performance, if you didn’t respect that, you should watch more football.

By: 4thqtrsaint

4thqtrsaint — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:29:49 +0000

Stick with Ponder.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:25:02 +0000

Ponder? Cassel? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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By: steelerben

steelerben — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:21:37 +0000

Be careful what you wish for, Vikings fans. You might just get it.

Anyone but Ponder sounds great until Matt “Sand” Cassel is under center.

By: rayvens

rayvens — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:16:29 +0000

Cassel is a bum plain and simple…so all u Vikings fans better hope Ponder turns that corner or ur n trouble

By: doe22us

doe22us — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:10:18 +0000

I guess Spielman didnt see how atrocious Cassel was ehh.

By: ther3alslimshady

ther3alslimshady — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:00:12 +0000

Actually this report is false florio. Sources that are also close to the Vikings say he’s simply a backup. Cassels camp are just puttin this out there. Nice reporting.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:59:30 +0000

All indications from Tom Pelissero and other Twin Cities guys is that the only way Cassel will be competing for the starting spot is if Ponder is hurt in training camp or regresses horribly early in the season.

By: mcjon22

mcjon22 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:59:03 +0000

Umm, did The Vikings watch tape on Castle before they signed him to compete with Ponder?

By: slickster35

slickster35 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:51:03 +0000

LOL @ Cassel being ‘mediocre”.

Mediocre QB’s don’t have 20 turnover seasons, and in a partial season to boot.

This guy got benched (and rightfully so) for Brady freaking Quinn.

Think about that for a minute.

By: cpo187

cpo187 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:49:41 +0000

As I said before:

Ponder has shown he “might” be able to be the man at QB.

Cassel has shown he “can’t” be the man at QB.

I would take Ponder and hope.

By: Rick Spielman is a Magician

Rick Spielman is a Magician — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:49:19 +0000

Sure, they’ll compete. But Ponder is the starter until Cassel can prove that he’s better. Not likely to happen.

By: thevikes14

thevikes14 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:47:24 +0000

To me, This is meant to push ponder to continually work hard and get better. There was no one behind him pushing him. Te chance to lose your job hopefully scares him

But this is just my opinion

By: vikesrulejimmysucks

vikesrulejimmysucks — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:44:53 +0000

Ooh man my vikings are screwed. better luck next year Gilmore