Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder reportedly entered Sunday's 31-30 loss to the Chicago Bears with a "much shorter leash" than anyone realizes. After Ponder's first four series versus the Bears produced three punts and a pick six, his trio of second-half scoring drives kept Vikings coach Leslie Frazier off his back. "I wasn't thinking (of changing quarterbacks)," Frazier said Monday, via ESPN.com. "After the interception, I just wanted to make sure that he was right mentally -- not concerned or just going over and over that interception. I wasn't thinking we needed to take him out. I just wanted to make sure he settled down." It's not a good sign for the Vikings that they lost despite a kickoff return for a TD, as well as a fumble recovery returned for a TD by their defense. In each of the first two games, the rest of the team played well enough to win. It's the inconsistent passing game holding the Vikings back. Source: NFL.com
Re: Vikings HC Leslie Frazier Never Thought To Bench Christan Ponder Vs The Bears i'm curious if the calls for Matt Cassell are coming from the vikings fans yet?
Re: Vikings HC Leslie Frazier Never Thought To Bench Christan Ponder Vs The Bears Ponder is holding the offense back
Re: Vikings HC Leslie Frazier Never Thought To Bench Christan Ponder Vs The Bears The Vikes shouldn't be giving up on him. It's what they should have been expecting with a young QB & if Les is telling the truth, they are.
Re: Vikings HC Leslie Frazier Never Thought To Bench Christan Ponder Vs The Bears They key word here is that he wasn't thinking. I don't think thought comes into play much when it comes to Frazier. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
Re: Vikings HC Leslie Frazier Never Thought To Bench Christan Ponder Vs The Bears :icon_smile: That's just good old Packer hatred of Minny talking. Frazier's actually a pretty good coach.
