July 3rd, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Vikings wrapped up minicamp last week and quarterbacks coach Craig Johnson is pleased with what Christian Ponder was able to get done during the first NFL offseason in which he could work with his coaches, Judd Zulgad of 1500ESPN reports.
“I think there’s no question, he’s come light years,” Johnson said. “Obviously getting a chance to work out a lot of the kinks, a lot of the problems that you find out as a young player, that’s when you get a chance to work on them is usually in the first offseason afterwards. Having been through this with a couple of other quarterbacks, I kind of know how it goes.
“They go back (and say), ‘I can’t believe I did this,’ or, ‘Oh my God, this is so clear now.’ You kind of have to put them through the paces for them to understand what’s good and bad about each play. I think he’s really done a good job with that. … He’s making the mistakes like other guys do, but as he’s going through them he learns how to work through them and he’s making many fewer mistakes because the game is starting to slow down. That’s what you look for.”
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I am glad that Ponder is making good progress and that is to be expected of a high draft pick. I wonder if Webb is also making big strides with a full off season as a QB and not a slash type player . I think competition will only make both players and the team as well much better .
Now I just can’t wait to see what he does on the field. I’m expecting great things!