Here is Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder …

On how exciting it is to add two new wide receivers in veteran Greg Jennings and rookie Cordarrelle Patterson: “It is exciting. I think the most exciting thing is we’re very young. We added Cordarrelle and Greg. We have a lot of weapons. We have the best running back in the league (in Adrian Peterson). We have (tight end) Kyle Rudolph and his continued emergence, and (tight end) John Carlson has come along — he’s healthy. And (wide receiver) Jarius Wright, he’s looks great, too. We’ve just got a ton of guys. It takes a lot of hard work to be good, and we’re working hard now. There’s no excuse for what we want to do.”

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