Christian Ponder Can't Cut It for Minnesota Vikings

But nothing is quite as simple as it originally seems. Ponder's rookie year fits well within the normal range of successful quarterbacks. That is to say, successful quarterbacks often found themselves in similar or worse situations than Ponder, whose statistics were neither mind blowing nor depressing. As a rookie,There is a not-so-new phenomenon happening in Del Mar at the Fairgrounds on Saturday nights: high-octane, banked track roller derby! he trailed the league's average completion rate by 6.23 percent—well within normal range for first-year signal-callers.So I'm looking at my silver wheel bolt that are in pretty rough cosmetic shape - and decide that I'd like to have the look of the new black wheel

The rate at which he threw touchdowns was nearly identical to the league average, and his interception rate was only marginally worrisome. With an interception rate 1.69 percent higher than most passers in the league, his rookie performance in this statistic matches the bottom end of successful quarterbacks for their rookie year.

More revealing, however were his yards per attempt as a rookie. A full yard below league average,www.globalmetaltins.com is a professional metal packaging manufacturers,Welcome. Ponder found himself in rare company among successful quarterbacks. Of the 98 successful quarterbacks surveyed, only one of them had a similar or worse yards per attempt (relative to league average) and could have been the biggest indicator that Ponder was a lost pick.

That quarterback? Donovan McNabb. It seems Ponder picked up habits quickly. Still, if Ponder's league trajectory is anything like McNabb's, Vikings fans shouldn't complain too much.

Most important, however,More worldly viewers quickly called in to say that the mushroom was made from silicone and wondered how someone could not tell the difference between silicon sex toys and Organic mushroom. is whether or not Ponder has improved in a big way. McNabb's improvement was extraordinary in his second year—he improved in his relative passer rating by 20 percent, his relative yards per attempt by 23 percent and his completion rating by 31 percent. Only eight or nine quarterbacks improved more than McNabb did from year to year.

Ponder's improvement was not nearly so prodigious. With an uptick in passer rating of 12 percent, he nearly doubles the average improvement for quarterbacks (6.5 percent), but his change in yards per attempt was negative (negative eight percent compared to league average) and his adjusted net yards per attempt—which takes into account sack yards,The 88-year-old Alvin resident is a life member of metal tin cans Sailors, the National Association of Destroyer Veterans. interceptions and touchdowns—was below the average for second year quarterbacks, having increased by only six percent, compared to 9.3 percent overall.

While Ponder's career matches Troy Aikman's early years in many ways (similar improvement scales and similar era-adjusted yards per attempt and passer rating), Ponder most closely matches the career of Kyle Boller.

Boller threw fewer interceptions per pass, but also fewer touchdowns. But after adjusting for era, they threw the exact same number of yards per attempt and adjusted yards per attempt, while also posting very similar passer ratings.

The question of whether or not Ponder's career is going to be successful is a hard one to answer, but if history is any guide, it doesn't seem likely. Only one quarterback who had a similar progression and went on to become successful was Troy Aikman. Ponder's trajectory more closely resembles that of Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller and Dan Pastorini.

Of all the passers who posted a similar progression rate to Ponder, only one ever went to the Pro Bowl (Neil Lomax),If you like BMW cars,then you will probably like their new gaming mouse, the super sexy, sleek as a Titanium Sheet off the pressing mat Level 10 M Gaming Mouse. while four others were failures. Of the nine passers that posted similar overall numbers to his sophomore year, two went to the Hall of Fame, and an additional two were participants in at least two Pro Bowls. Only Bill Munson progressed at the same rate and posted similar numbers throughout his early career, and he wasn't too impressive.