Christian Ponder and Blaine Gabbert Take Promising Steps…but It’s Early

August 11, 2012   ·   Aaron Nagler   ·   Jump to comments

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings have to be encouraged after what they saw last night out of Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder, respectively. 
Both second-year quarterbacks are coming off rough rookie seasons, Gabbert in particular. Both signal-callers have come under intense scrutiny this offseason, some of it warranted, much of it overwrought and unrealistic. 
The fact of the matter is that both Gabbert and Ponder had much to work on and have had the chance to start down the right path this year in their first full offseasons with their NFL squads. The Vikings sat Ponder as long as they could last year until it was apparent that they weren't going anywhere with Donavan McNabb as their starter. 
The Jaguars threw Gabbert into the fire well before he was ready, but they had little real choice. His transition into the NFL was harsh, coming from a spread offense and being asked to lead a much more traditional, pro-style of...

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