Dear Mark, I'm sorry...

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

So... Gibbs is just blowing smoke up Ramsey's and the entire team's collective asses by saying PR is his guy? And hopefully over time he'll have confidence in him??

That would be like getting married to a girl you may grow to love sometime in the future.

Sorry but that doesn't fly. You don't go to battle with a QB you may have confidence in sometime in the future, and in the process put the entire season on the line just because you don't want to hurt someone's feelings. If Gibbs didn't believe in him, I find it hard to understand why he wouldn't have an open QB competition and let the best man win out.

I'm confused. Where did I mention PR's feelings? I'm not talking about trying to keep PR from crying I'm talking about a coach trying to get a player to feel good about himself and his abilities so he can perform at his highest level. It's done all the time.

I dont think The Chargers had much confidence in Brees going into last season but now that he played better they have more confidence in his abilities. Or to your example they have grown to love him. The Giants are in the same boat, they will play Manning and gain or lose confidence in his ability over time. So in reality, teams go into battle all the time with players they may have confidence in later.