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Originally Posted by Daseal

Let's not forget, Gibbs changed his offense when Ramsey went in, if Ramsey started the season he would have probably started with the abridged system too.

Now - My big beef was the rumor that Brunell got 90% of snaps in practice. This meant Ramsey didn't have the chance to really advance and to build chemistry that I feel is necessary for a starting QB. Hopefully Ramsey starts from day one and builds a good relationship with his receivers!

If Brunell had played better, the offense would have opened up more for him like it did Ramsey. The way I see it is like this: Either quarterback had to show Gibbs that they could run the offense in each phase starting from phase one up to wherever it takes them to. Brunell played so bad, that he didn't get past phase one of the offense....in fact, I would imagine Gibbs had to go ultra consevative just to try to get Brunell back on track (as in the movie What About Bob....baby steps!) When Ramsey entered, he played better than Brunell....he was able to do the simple things at phase one. Each week, I noticed a new wrinkle added onto the offense....gradually it appeared that the offense opened up and became less conservative. Ramsey had obviously gotten past phase one, so phase two and so on. That is why I would imagine the offense being "changed." Actually, I wouldn't call it being changed, but being added on to each week as Ramsey gained confidence and Gibbs gained confidence in Ramsey.

Anything that might have resembled an instant change to the offense was Ramsey simply completing passes that Brunell couldn't complete.