Former Vikings and Hall of Fame QB Fran Tarkenton made national headlines when he blasted Brett Favre for coming to the Vikings in 2009, publicly stating he hoped Favre would be a miserable failure. Since then, he has been the go-to guy in terms of bad-mouthing current NFL quarterbacks. In an interview on Sirius Radio, Tarkenton promoted the Vikings’ move to Christian Ponder while at the same time burying Donovan McNabb and striking an unprovoked glove-slap to Rex Grossman, who has nothing to do with the Vikings’ change at QB. When it came to Ponder, Tarkenton gave a half-hearted endorsement, saying the move isn’t so much to see what Ponder can do, but proof of what McNabb can’t. “Let the kid play, because they’re going nowhere with Donovan McNabb,†Tarkenton said. “When are these guys going to understand when they play a retread, a guy that has either never shown he can play or that his best days are behind him in the way of Donovan McNabb? For reasons unknown, other than perhaps the Redskins gave up on McNabb and promoted Grossman to the starting job Tarkenton made no bones about his feelings about Grossman or McNabb, but again had praise for Ponder. “In Washington, they go with Rex Grossman again,†Tarkenton said. “Rex Grossman has proven he cannot play and they keep doing this. At least in Minnesota, with Ponder, I hear good things about him. The coaches like him and I’m getting really good feedback. But they need to see if he can play and the only way they can see if he can play is they play him, because they’re not going to win with McNabb.†Source: Scout.com
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