Kyle Rudolph has great hands, and thats really about it. This is pretty interesting, it's trent dilfers critique of ponder when we drafted him:
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[Ponder's] drop, his arm speed, everything about him ... it's one tempo," Dilfer said. "He has to play at the 7-on-7 tempo. The drop has to be rhythmical. The receivers have to be open. The ball goes one speed. The pocket has to be nice. Any time he's asked to quicken that up or there's people around him, his accuracy is awful. ...
"The great quarterbacks are as accurate going to [options] two, three and four as they are when you go to one. ... Christian Ponder, as soon as you get to two or three, the ball is dirting. It's high. It's all over the place. OK?. He plays with a lot of anxiety. Do you want your quarterback in the NFL to play with a lot of anxiety?
"Christian Ponder tests off the charts. He's in shorts and a t-shirt. He goes to his pro workout, he's in shorts and a t-shirt. His big pecs are hanging out. He's got big guns. He looks great. He's a good-looking young man and he spins that ball around the football field in a perfect environment and people go 'wow he can play.
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If there is anyone who would know about being a ****ty qb its dilfer right? Jokes aside i think he's pretty on point.
Heres my worst-case scenario for the season:
Erin Henderson is not a suitable middle linebacker, meaning our cover 2 will be consistently exploited. Josh Robinson will not be able to cover the slot, nor be an effective run stopper like Winfield. Teams will continue to run up the middle even with williams return, he is old and will have limited snaps upon return.
AP will see more success but not close to his production last year. Ponder will continue to have the worst quarterback rating against teams who stack an 8 men front in preparation for the run.
Ponder and his receiving core will have some chemistry towards the end of the season but still underwhelming.