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Longtimefan · 05-01-2005, 09:34 PM

You're absolutely correct Skinsguy and the coaches have said the same thing. I think we are putting too much emphasis on size when in reality it's not really about size as opposed to execution. The "Smurf's of the 80's and Denver's 3 omigoes were typical examples.

Last year we had "Toe" and "Slow" at the wide receiver positions mostly in two man patterns and it didn't work out well. Our line suffered a blow when Jansen went down and we were semingly out of sink from the beginning and never really recovered. This year we will have a little more explosion at the 1 & 2 positions on the outside and if the line can hold a 3 plus seconds the passing game should be more consistent. Early in the season last year we had constant breakdowns in the offensive line in the passing game, when we fix that problem the entire offense will be more effective.It's not always about size, toughtness, smarts, and "execution" is what get's the job done. Hopefully Ramsey will learn to read defenses better to the extent he wont hold the ball for so long, make better reads, and develop al little touch on his passes. The kid has a very strong arm (not always as accurate as he could be) but I'm looking foreward to seeing him develop a little more touch on his passes, espically those that call for over the linebacker, but in front of the DB. If he develops consistency in this area he stands a good chance of becoming an effective NFL passer. I think this is what Gibbs is looking to see more of from Ramsey this year.

05-01-2005, 09:34 PM	#10
Longtimefan Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germantown, Md. Posts: 4,832	Re: Receivers You're absolutely correct Skinsguy and the coaches have said the same thing. I think we are putting too much emphasis on size when in reality it's not really about size as opposed to execution. The "Smurf's of the 80's and Denver's 3 omigoes were typical examples. Last year we had "Toe" and "Slow" at the wide receiver positions mostly in two man patterns and it didn't work out well. Our line suffered a blow when Jansen went down and we were semingly out of sink from the beginning and never really recovered. This year we will have a little more explosion at the 1 & 2 positions on the outside and if the line can hold a 3 plus seconds the passing game should be more consistent. Early in the season last year we had constant breakdowns in the offensive line in the passing game, when we fix that problem the entire offense will be more effective.It's not always about size, toughtness, smarts, and "execution" is what get's the job done. Hopefully Ramsey will learn to read defenses better to the extent he wont hold the ball for so long, make better reads, and develop al little touch on his passes. The kid has a very strong arm (not always as accurate as he could be) but I'm looking foreward to seeing him develop a little more touch on his passes, espically those that call for over the linebacker, but in front of the DB. If he develops consistency in this area he stands a good chance of becoming an effective NFL passer. I think this is what Gibbs is looking to see more of from Ramsey this year.