Coach Leslie Frazier has consistently maintained that Ponder is his starting quarterback, but actions speak louder than words. The Vikings already had a veteran backup in Matt Cassel. On Sunday night, they agreed to pay former Buccaneers signal-caller Josh Freeman about $3 million on a one-year contract, per NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, to provide an alternative to Ponder, not as mere insurance. "We just have to figure out where things went wrong in Tampa Bay so we can help him," a Vikings source told ESPN.com's Josina Anderson. "He is too young not to progress." Source: NFL.com Sweets's Take: What went wrong in Tampa was SCHIANO...
