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Carolina missed a potential game-tying field goal attempt with less than a minute left to give the Vikings a win, but Christian Ponder is getting credit for driving the team down the field late in the fourth quarter to set up the game-winning FG. The Star-Tribune's Jim Souhan is saying that what's impressing Vikings coaches most is his poise and clutch passing. The Detroit Free Press says that Ponder looked better than Cam Newton on Sunday. Christian has clearly found a favorite target in Adrian Peterson, whose receiving yards for the season more than doubled on Sunday. Going forward, Ponder must look to improve the production of his TEs, particularly Visanthe Shiancoe, who is in the final year of his contract and has been criminally underutilized in the first half of the season.

A new series I'll be doing, just a short profile on a different incoming freshman per week. I started off with early enrollee CB Nick Waisome.

As we count down to the Spring Game on April 16th, Herc & Nolebra Kai are back to recap the 1st week of spring practice. In PART 1 of our discussion, we look at the few storylines that have developed. Starting receiver Willie Haulstead will miss a couple of weeks with slight shoulder separation. First team running back, Chris Thompson missed a couple of practices due to some lower back pain. Jermaine Thomas is back at practice, although it appears that he’s still in Jimbo’s doghouse. In addition, there’s been a shakeup on the offensive line. In PART 2 of our discussion, we discuss why we think the Noles should run some 4-2-5 defense this season. As we look at the Noles roster headed into the 2011 season, there is a lack of experienced depth at the linebacker position. However, there is much more quality depth in the secondary. Because of that, Herc & Nolebra Kai believe Coach Stoops should and will run more 4-2-5 defense this season. After you listen to the podcast, take a look at the TCU Defensive Playbook to get a better of idea of the coverages and responsibilities in this defense. As you know, TCU runs the 4-2-5 as their base defense and have been very successful at it for years.