Ramsey/Brunell: a closer look

[Schneed10]

I need to weigh in here.

At this point in his career, we all know what Ramsey is. There's no more time for him to develop, in my eyes, he is what he is at this point. And I think he's a tough guy, a good leader, someone the rest of the team responds to. But he's inconsistent. He shows flashes where he makes good throws, and has games where his throws are on the mark. But then he has games like this past weekend where he just flat out misses a WR and it gets intercepted. And he still holds the ball too long, and ends up fumbling on occasion. We can't have turnovers, that's how you lose football games. I'm a Brunell supporter at this point.

On the flipside, Brunell seems to be managing the game well. He has zip on his passes and I trust him to make better decisions. I think he'll show a lot of improvement over last year now that he'll be getting the reps in practice. I do get concerned that he's telegraphing his passes though, I see him staring receivers down. He's not perfect, he won't lead the league in passing, he won't make the pro bowl, he won't do anything special. But I don't think he'll turn it over as much as Ramsey does, and that's the bottom line.

It will shake out well for us, despite our emotional attachment to Ramsey. He'll be traded in the offseason for a 1st rounder because his cap number is so low. At that point, Campbell will at least be ready to be Brunell's backup. Hopefully he's ready to start.