Bleacher Report: Can Christian Ponder Catapult His Name Among the Likes of Weinke and Ward?
The hype surrounding Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder is getting to the point where it is borderline insane and all the way questionable. How can a guy who has had only two winning seasons with no BCS bowl appearances and no clear cut shot at a title game be talked about so much? It's easy; it's all in the numbers. Before a shoulder injury halted Ponder's stellar season a year ago forcing him to sit out the last four games, he had already thrown for 2,717 yards with 14 touchdown passes and a QB rating of 147.7. Pretty good numbers ...