The Minnesota Vikings selected Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder at the 12th pick in the NFL Draft.
Talk about a reach. Perhaps they had no choice. Joe Webb isn’t going to be the guy.
Ponder isn’t 100-percent and has a history of injuries so it will be interesting to see how he handles the jump to the NFL.
I’ll post more on this in a bit…
This draft is interesting so far, but would be more interesting if teams could trade players for picks. Hopefully, teams will improve upon their ability to get value for their draft position. There have been some real busts over the past few years, Leaf and Russell, just to name two. Over the past 15 years or so, Pittsburgh has gotten the most value for its picks and Detroit has gotten the least.
http://theresastatforthat.blogspot.com/2011/04/nfl-draft-how-good-are-top-100-picks_28.html
This draft is interesting so far, but would be more interesting if teams could trade players for picks. Hopefully, teams will improve upon their ability to get value for their draft position. There have been some real busts over the past few years, Leaf and Russell, just to name two. Over the past 15 years or so, Pittsburgh has gotten the most value for its picks and Detroit has gotten the least.
http://theresastatforthat.blogspot.com/2011/04/nfl-draft-how-good-are-top-100-picks_28.html