Heath Ramsey is a Moron, I mean Patrick

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

Did anyone hear the press conference? Gibbs called the play expecting a blitz. It didn't come, so Ramsey had to check out of that throw. He went for it. Ouch.

The philly D is good. They make you look bad, they hide their coverages and their blitzes as well as anyone in the league. They clearly had Gibbs off-balance a number of times in the game. But for all that, if we don't screw OURSELVES with penalties and ints, we win.

PR is learning. Let's see how he plays out the last three games. Winning out, and espcially in Dallas, will ease my pain.

yeah I had a feeling that was supposed to be just a check off, not an actual throw

[hurrykaine]

I'm not particularly disappointed by the loss - few of us expected us to win in the first place. I'm glad we fought our tails off. The most amazing thing about this season has been the lack of dissent and the lack of negative emotions among the players, despite our poor record - credit to Gibbs - probably the best thing Gibbs has managed all year with this team.

Criticize Ramsey all you want, but the fact remains that this loss was all on the offensive coaching staff. Several factors influenced the outcome today - 1. Ramsey's INT, but also,
2. Cooley's drop in the endzone (beautiful pass by PR),
3. the BS interference on Springs,
4. horrible offensive play calling.
5. Terrible O-line play against a D with all starting D linemen out (save an injured Kearse) - what's bugel been teaching these guys?
6. poor clock management.
7. Still very suspect kickoff and punt coverage. The hell is wrong with Hall?

I wasn't around for Gibbs I, but Gibbs II has been a bitter disappointment. Martyball seems more interesting by comparison.

Gibbs has a reputation for being a quick learner and everyone hails his ability to make adjustments and adapt to situations - I hope he makes some drastic alterations this offseason.

1. Start by demoting Don Breaux from Off. coordinator to RB coach or offensive consultant, or deputy assistant head coach. He took too long to get the plays in from the booth upstairs, and he is conservative as hell. Gibbs is conservative enough - we don't need two conservatives responsible for calling the plays.

2. Release Raymer and Trade Samuels for a draft pick, or sign other O-linemen in free agency. Hopefully, Jansen's return shores up the right side of the line, and we won't need to block with an 8 players anymore.

3. Send LC and Jacobs on deep routes more often, rather than waiting to be down 10 points before sending our WRs deep.

4. Trade Gardener and release Sellers to send a message.

5. I love Smoot as a redskin, but he's gotta work on his tacking - he's the single worst tackler in the league.

[Shane]

Patrick Ramsey is auditioning for the job next year, and I really think that it is likely that Joe Gibbs will not want to put the success of his return to coaching in the hands of Ramsey.

I like Ramsey, I just don't want him to quarterback the Redskins. It's nothing personal. I want someone back there who can consistently make plays, create magic, spark his teammates, and make the right choices at critical moments. I don't have faith that Ramsey is going to do those things often enough, the opinion of his legion of passionate fans notwithstanding.

There are too many people who work too hard on this team, too many coaches who are doing such a great job in turning this once proud franchise around, to have their efforts be jeopardized by one player who is developmentally too far behind the rest of the team. Pat is tough, he's a good guy, but I am not sure he is a born quarterback. There is no shame in that.

Does anyone really think that the playcalling is conservative for any reason other than giving too big a rope to Pat results in problems at this stage in his development?

Ramsey's got three more games that he will probably be given to start. I hope he can get it together and really shine. He makes some throws sometimes that are impressive like the one to Cooley on the second touchdown drive. My mind is still open on Pat. But we will need serious options that we give absolutely equal and fair opportunity to for next season. Tim Hasselbeck should be one. Maybe an inexpensive free agent who is a potential gem to be another.