Ponder gone cry in the car

[kam.]

I'm just saying.. He is receiving some hate.. It probably was quite the reach for the Vikings, but it might pay off, who knows. He's just got to go out there and prove all of the doubters wrong, then they won't be as critical. I like Ponder, have throughout. That is who I wanted the Bengals to draft, obviously that didn't happen and I also never seen it coming with him going 12th.

TBH,

I just view Ponder as a game manager.

He'll never be a elite game changing QB.

 

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TBH,

I just view Ponder as a game manager.

He'll never be a elite game changing QB.

That very well could be the case, time will tell. I wouldn't mind if the Bengals had a game manager at QB that didn't make any costly mistakes. Just put the team in a position to win the game, that's all I want. I just want to win, I don't care if we have a QB that isn't flashy and putting up big numbers, as long as we are winning. At least Ponder has Adrian Peterson and some nice guys to throw to. Need to work on that offensive line though or he won't last.

 

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^ See, I don't see where the Gabbert hate is coming from..

Hes mobile, not injury prone, nice arm, nice accuracy, good intangibles.

Also, he has competition to win the job, its not just handed to him. He'll have Marcedes, MJD, Mike Thomas and Jason Hill to throw too.. Which are all Solid and young.

 

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[font="Arial][size="-1"][font="Arial][size="-1"]Draft Status: The notion, as Todd McShay has asserted, that Gabbert may be not only the best QB in the country but the number 1 overall pick, makes me sad for this quarterback class. I think Gabbert has easily enough to make him a first round pick, but I can't agree he's worthy of the top selection. I'd put him somewhere firmly in the middle of the first round, but plan to sit him a year or two to learn a pro style offense.

Final Analysis: Gabbert seems like a quality young man, intelligent and grounded. And I never feel like I am losing IQ points when I read his tweets. Yeah, I am talking to you Marvin Austin. Gabbert has a ton of physical tools to work with, more than any other QB in this draft and that makes him tempting. But the NFL game is going to be fast for him. He doesn't play with a lot of anticipation, he makes throws late and gets away with it in college. He's going to have to do a much better job at pre-snap reads, reading defenses during the play, and making quicker decisions. All these things are very much coachable and Gabbert is a smart player who works hard so he'll learn.

Reminds me of: Josh Freeman QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Freeman was a big physical ahtletic player coming into the NFL but very raw and unpolished. We've seen big improvements in Freeman in his second season, and I can see Gabbert following a similar path.

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