Vikings @ Seahawks Gameday Discussion Thread -- Week 9

[dkoby]

How does the best rb in football only get 5 carries for 38 yards in the second half of a close after going for 144 yards on 12 carries in the second half? You feed him the ball until they stop it.

Because it was time to unleash our powerful passing attack!!!

[John_Viveiros]

At this point I would be happy if the Vikings finished 8-8... they could easily end up with a losing season.

Ya think! Wow. "Easily end up"... I like your sense of optimism. But the team I saw today (last week too) isn't winning another game.

It's a lock. I'd put the odds on the Vikes winning three of their last seven games at roughly one in a thousand.

[CalVike]

I am done touting the potential of Christian Ponder. He won't cut it. Time to cut bait. I think losperros said in a thread that going back to college this guy has never shown resiliency to accept even a single negative play. Listen to his quotes after the pick six in Washington and the end of first half INT vs AZ. I think there's something to that concern. Now he has regressed to the point of less than a handful of positive plays per game. I think he's too weak to be a leader in the NFL. Harsh criticism I know. Bench him now.

[CalVike]

Frazier in post-game presser, "Our QB was horse#%$& today. I have no choice but to bench him. This team has too much potential to suffer such terrible play any longer."

Oops, he was quoted post-game that he has to look at the tape. Ouch.

[PsyDanny]

The real tragedy of this season is the 5 wins the Vikings have. That will be just enough to take them out of prime-time position in the draft. They'll be picking around 7-10 and that will be out of the prime-time QB prospects.

I am not thrilled about the QB prospects this year.

I have been a Ponder proponent to this point. But if this team does not pick things up against the Lions next week, then I think it would not be too outrageous to start dabbling with a Webb here, or an MBT there. If nothing else, might make things interesting.

Or not.

[Just Me]

Oops, he was quoted post-game that he has to look at the tape. Ouch.

Our coach is a masochist

[Raptorman]

I have to admit, when Ponder got up limping I actually hoped they would put Webb in to give Ponder a break. Didn't happen.