Debunking the "Christian Ponder's struggling because he's in love" theory once and for all

By Michael Rand

December 12, 2012 — 3:40pm

Look to your right. That is an e-mail from an actual reader today. And that reader is not alone. Now look at the SEASON AVERAGES for Mr. Tom Brady from 2009-2012, aka since he got married to Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen: 65.4 percent completions, 4,342 yards, 33 TDs, 8 INTs and a 104.0 passer rating (and that's all with three games left this year).

Tom Brady was a great QB before he married a Brazilian supermodel. He has arguably been an even better QB since he married a Brazilian supermodel.

Christian Ponder is struggling for a lot of reasons, but being a "young man in love" is not one of them.

Michael Rand started RandBall with hopes that he could convince the world to love jumpsuits as much as he does. So far, he's only succeeded in using the word "redacted" a lot. He welcomes suggestions, news tips, links of pure genius, and pictures of pets in Halloween costumes here, though he already knows he will regret that last part. Follow @randball on Twitter.

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