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Originally Posted by Lotus
I see Ponder as an accurate, extremely intelligent, mobile, and creative QB. Others have stronger arms but his is strong enough. He also is tough and a good leader. The knocks against him seem to be arm strength (which can be developed somewhat) and sometimes poor decisions (which can be rectified by film study and his own native intelligence).
Ponder is so intelligent that he can be one of those QB's who is successful by outsmarting the defense.
I'm not saying that Ponder is great. But in a weak QB class, I see him as the most likely to be successful, at least in a Shanny offense.
So, why do you not see him as a starter?
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Your analyze of him is inflated with hopes and wishful thinking on your part. QBs from Florida universities frighten me.
In fact, this is what CBS Sports says of Ponder: "The biggest concern at this point might be his struggles remaining on the field. While Ponder has been impressive when healthy, he was unable to finish either of the past two seasons due to multiple injuries to his throwing arm."
The CBS Sports critique also agreed with you about his intelligence, but the fact that his arm strength is suspect to make all the NFL throws could be a negative and earn him a selection in the middle rounds of the draft.
If he indeed has had several injuries to his throwing arm, that in itself, makes me leary. Honestly, what about you?