Why is Ramsey Sacked so Often?

[skinsfanno9]

In watching, it's pretty clear that Ramsey holds the ball too long. Often, he doesn't seem to be aware AT ALL of where the attack is coming from. On top of this, he takes chances that sometimes don't work out.

These are all fine reasons for benching him. Again, the way Gibbs went about it (expressing complete confidence in Ramsey and then benching him at first opportunity) is just strange, but that's in the past. The question now is whether Brunell will resemble the QB from last year or the one in preseason. My guess is that Gibbs thinks that if Brunell resembles the preseason QB, they have a decent chance of winning most games.

Overall, our offense is decent if we just had a middle-of-the-pack QB. Combined with a dominating D, this equals a potential playoff birth. By benching Ramsey, Gibbs is clearly saying Ramsey isn't that. By not starting Brunell, its clear that Gibbs has concerns there as well, but really, where else does he have to turn? If this doesn't work out, its pretty clear that neither Ramsey or Brunell are getting us to the playoffs. At that point, I agree with John Riggins that we might as well go with the Rook.

[crazyhorse1]

I'm sorry TC, and I mean no disrespect, but that has absolutely nothing to do with my post.

Why, bud ? Because there's no math involved ? Dummy it down for me, will you ? Aren't you saying that Patrick should have been allowed to continue, because his current numbers stack up favorably with those QB's listed earlier ? That we should have allowed him more time to develop ?
Unless I've got you dead wrong, you're saying that Patrick is our QB by default...and I disagree. He doesn't have the intangibles of a McNabb, a Culpepper or a Vick. He doesn't have the ability to take off and make it happen if the play doesn't develop. He doesn't have the complete confidence of the team. He doesn't have the patience. He doesn't trust the playcalling (that's an assumption, based on the frequent audibles and the misplaced bombs).
I'm sorry, and you can be as disrespectful as you need to be. All I'm saying is, Brunell is the QB now. I don't feel any better or worse for it.

Are you suggesting that Brunell has the intangibles of a McNabb, a Culpepper, or a Vick and has the ability to take off and make it happen if the play breaks down?

I know first hand that my friend Santana Moss is not exactly whistling with confidence that Brunell's taking over. Santana says Brunell's passes have a slight left hander's spin to them and that makes them a little tricky to catch, but the biggest difficulty they present is that they hurt his confidence.
Having run a deep pattern, it causes him self doubt when he has to double back twenty or thirty yards for the ball. "I keep thinking I've run the wrong pattern," says Santana, "I get back back to the huddle and Brunell says, you ran the wrong pattern, and I believe him until Jansen says, you ran the right pattern, Santana. I'm confused."

[crazyhorse1]

* in his last 16 full games, ramsey has fumbled 10 times.

* in his last 16 full games, donovan mcnabb has fumbled 10 times.

* in his last 16 full games, daunte culpepper has fumbled 11 times.

* in his last 16 full games, michael vick has fumbled 18 times

* in his last full game, chad pennington fumbled 6 times


your argument is over.

No, the argument lives...because Ramsey hasn't done anything to be mentioned in the same breath as any of these guys.
These are all playoff QB's.
As is Brunell, at least at one point.
Your contribution is irrelevant.

[crazyhorse1]

This is the one of the most irrelevant posts I've ever read made in response to one of most relevant posts I've ever read. Die Cowboy's stats and posts have utterly destroyed the arguments of Brunell supporters and are an indictment of Gibb's judgement. The bottom line is that Ramsey, playing for poor teams and throwing to poor receivers, has put up numbers comparable to the numbers of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. It is a shame and a disgrace that he is not getting credit for it on this site; nor is he getting credit for the physical beating he has taken on the Skin's behalf.
The sheer ingratitude is staggering!
The Redskins of the last three years a playoff team! Is that what you expected of him? No quarterback who ever lived could have done that! We didn't have the horses! Get real!