Monday, November 4, 2013

Minnesota's QB Fiasco

The Minnesota Vikings have started off the season at a miserable 1-7. This record is is only better than the 0-8 Buccaneers and Jaguars, who both have major issues as well. Questions have been raised basically all season after Christian Ponder failed to help the Vikings win a game in the first three weeks, with the team only losing by a combined fifteen points in those games. After Matt Cassel showed a glimpse of hope in the win of the Steelers in London, he goes out and throws two interceptions in sub-par performance leading to another loss. The Viking's next moved to acquire Josh Freeman, who played week seven against the Giants, which seemed to be a logical decision. However, during the game in which he attempted 53 passes Freeman suffered a concussion after taking several hits. This now leaves the Vikings back to playing Ponder, who has not contributed in the past two losses to the Packers and Cowboys. The inconsistent play from the quarterbacks has not helped a relatively young defense, or reigning MVP Adrian Peterson. Peterson can only carry the offensive load so much for the Vikings, even though he seemed to defy that in the second half of the 2012 season. With the continuous inconsistent play from the Vikings' quarterbacks, questions have begun to come up regarding the 2014 draft, which expects to be quarterback-rich. Will the vikings decide to draft a quarterback? Even after taking Christian Ponder in the 2011 draft, he has shown that even with a superior running back he can not make enough plays to help the Vikings win. Will the Vikings draft a quarterback in the 2014 Draft? And if they do, who should they choose? Since the will most likely have a top 5 pick, barring a major turnaround.

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