Question about QB throwing mechanics

[offiss]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

Offiss, what do you mean by "something about the structure of Gibbs passing game really scares QB's."?

Here's what I think goes on, I never had the privelage of seeing a game in person that Gibbs coached so I could see the whole field and the entire play unfold to really get a defienate feel, but my thought is this, Gibbs pass routes take a little more time to develope, he makes his QB's look deep first, the QB knows this will take a little extra time, he also know's he only has so much time, he know's Gibbs want's him to hang in the pocket, the problem arrises in the QB's head that he has waited so long for a WR to break that if he's not open he's in big trouble, which breeds happy feet, the QB starts moving his feet in anticipation of a quick get away, or to try and cushion the blow he thinks he's about to take, the entire offense really has to earn the trust of the QB before he's effective, it's a beautiful thing when all cylinders are firing, as well as almost unstoppable as we have seen in other season's with Gibbs, but it's not easy by any means, this is not a west coast offense where the QB is getting the ball out of there after 3 steps, you can't get by with a week arm in Gibbs offense, even if your a running QB your limited by the structure of the passing game and need to stay put in the pocket for the offense to really excel. I do believe it's something along those lines.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

I agree with all of that except the part about "happy feet". In my post above we've described this as being a problem. It hasn't been a problem of Ramsey throwing INTs only when his feet are moving like crazy, it seems more to be a problem of throwing into double/triple coverage. Again, I think that once Gibbs goes to a more balanced attack during the regular season this will work itself out, but we always talk about "happy feet" like that's the reason he throws INTs.

[offiss]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Everybody talks about "happy feet" and this-n-that, but I don't think that has anything to do with the problems he is experiencing. Sure his feet move a bit, but they move whether he's throwing a forty-yard bomb or an INT.

"Happy feet" is the least of Ramsey's problems, I think the bottom line is his decision-making needs to improve. I think that once the regular season rolls around when all bets are off, we can put to rest all of this Ramsey stuff because we'll be running an offense to WIN and not just to evaluate who we want to keep on our roster or what kind of plays we need to run.

I think the happy feet are partly a byproduct of his decision making or lack there of, which hopefully will be rectified as he becomes more, and more, comfortable with the offense, I know Theisman said it took him a year before he really understood and got comfortable in this offense.

I also agree with you on the fact we are not playing to win right now, Ramsey will be a little better off when they count. Remember Williams ran a defense last pre-season designed to allow players to get beat, he put them in worse case scenerio sitiuations to toughen them up and prepare them for anything when the games count, Gibbs could very well be doing the same thing right now, even though he want's Ramsey to succeed under those circumstances.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Exactly. That's what I think is going on right now. I don't think Gibbs is setting Ramsey up for failure. I just think he's giving him a chance to see what kind of deep passes Ramsey throws the best.