Post Game Thoughts

[Shane]

I think the team as a whole is making serious and heartening progress, no doubt about it. "Nervous Pat" Ramsey's mistakes notwithstanding, we did frighten the smug smiles off of the Eagles' mugs last night.

Gibbs did the right thing in keeping Ramsey out of the fire for as long as he did this season because the team wasn't able to support Ramsey for much of the year with the struggles with the line and the receivers and the adaptation of the offense.

The biggest problem Ramsey has is that he gets so tense out there that he doesn't see the field and misses obvious opportunities. He gets locked in mentally and forces it or holds on too long because he is waiting for the person he wants to throw to get open, and will take a sack like that inexcusable one he did late in the game. When you get that nervous, you make the stupid plays, and he made more than one last night.

I don't know whether he is ever going to relax out there enough, or whether it will happen in time.

He can make really good plays like that thread the needle to Cooley down to the goal line.

Ramsey fundamentalists want no competition for him. I say that that we open the competition next season and if Ramsey is the best play him. If Ramseyfanatics are so confident he will win any battle, what are you worried about? I guess you aren't really so confident.