Archive for May, 2011

Welcome To The Big Show: Christian Ponder

In the weeks following the 2011 NFL Draft, I will be unveiling a “Welcome To The Big Show” feature, a comprehensive and detailed profile for each of the Vikings Draft selections. PERSONAL HISTORY Coming out of Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas Christian Ponder was not thought of as an elite player worthy of heavy [...]

Rookie Numbers And Another Tidbit

It is assumed that Christian Ponder will be able to retain his college number of “7” once Tarvaris Jackson is officially removed from the roster when free agency begins.  It appears that is the case, as the Vikings website lists an assigned jersey number for every rookie except for Ponder.  Here are the numbers for [...]

MONDAY’S CHAOS THEORY: The Room Was Split

Ever since the 2010 season ended it seemed evident that new Head Coach Leslie Frazier was hell bent on squeezing a Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, or Mark Sanchez out of a Draft class that many thought was absent of one.  As the Draft approached, Frazier didn’t lay off his desire to find a rookie signal [...]

Brandon Burton Was Always A Viking

I don’t have much to write at this point about Brandon Burton (that’ll come, don’t worry) but his family shared this picture with the Vikings over the weekend.   It seems like Burton may have ended up on the team he grew up wanting to play for.

Initial Reaction And Recap

Sorry for being a little slow about getting some new content up after the Draft concluded.  To be honest, I am feeling a little under the weather and ended up crashing pretty hard once the Vikes made their final pick. But alas, I am here to give some quick analysis of each Vikings pick.  I [...]