Dan T. Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Q: Name the QB owning these stats for a 3-game stretch. (Hint: not Dante or Peyton): Game 1 17-23 185 yards 1 TD Game 2 25-39 356 yards 2TDs Game 3 23-45 348 yards 2 TDs A: PATRICK RAMSEY, in the first 3 games of last season against the Jets, Falcons, and Giants. This little quiz is presented as a public service to all of you with short term memory issues, including Tony Kornheiser, who said on Monday that Ramsery "hasn't done squat since he's been in the league." I'm amazed that so many are ready to give up on him and go after the next free agent flavor-of-the-day QB. Doesn't anyone remember the promise he showed last season before he injured his foot? I hope that Joe Gibbs can recognize that promise and work with him. Given that he stayed with Brunell so long, apparently Gibbs isn't yet convinced of Ramsey's potential. But Gibbs has been wrong on QBs before, and has admitted so (Stan Humphries). So let's let the Patrick Ramsey experiment play itself out past this rough stretch of schedule, and see if he can show the same promise he gave us a glimpse of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mania Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Gibb's new Stan Humphries potential and didn't want him to leave, but Stan was asking for too much money and in the end had to let him go to San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 Originally posted by SkinsFanMania Gibb's new Stan Humphries potential and didn't want him to leave, but Stan was asking for too much money and in the end had to let him go to San Diego. Gibbs has said many times that he misjudged Humphries' as an effective quarterback, in part because, in his view, Humprhries wasn't a good practice player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 The point being, I think any of us would welcome production like that from our starting quarterback, and Ramsey has shown he's capable of doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 And it also proves that the old ball coach -- if he ever fixed his blocking schemes -- might have put up some serious points in this league. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgunner Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Keep in mind those numbers came from Spurrier's wide open play calling. Gibbs hasn't opened it up yet. Maybe this week, huh?:point2sky :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drex Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Gibbs did win a superbowl with 3 different qb's, so from that standpoint, I think it's unfair to make it appear as though the Stan Humphries decision doomed the franchise. Especially considering Humphries, despite being a solid qb in the league, never won a Superbowl himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 Originally posted by Drex Gibbs did win a superbowl with 3 different qb's, so from that standpoint, I think it's unfair to make it appear as though the Stan Humphries decision doomed the franchise. Especially considering Humphries, despite being a solid qb in the league, never won a Superbowl himself. Drex, I used the Stan Humphries anecdote only to show that even Gibbs has admitted that he's misjudged the potential of a quarterback before. (And BTW Humphries did quarterback the Chargers to a Super Bowl, though they lost.) All indications are that Gibbs felt, at least initially, that Ramsey was not the man for the job at QB. The stats above show that Ramsey has the potential to do the job, and I hope he can convince Gibbs of that over the remaining games of this season. It will help if Gibbs shows some trust in PR and loosens the leash a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drex Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Originally posted by Dan T. Drex, I used the Stan Humphries anecdote only to show that even Gibbs has admitted that he's misjudged the potential of a quarterback before. (And BTW Humphries did quarterback the Chargers to a Super Bowl, though they lost.) All indications are that Gibbs felt, at least initially, that Ramsey was not the man for the job at QB. The stats above show that Ramsey has the potential to do the job, and I hope he can convince Gibbs of that over the remaining games of this season. It will help if Gibbs shows some trust in PR and loosens the leash a little bit. I agree that Ramsey has the potential to do the job. The only fear I have is that as a result of the subpar offensive line play, Gibbs is not going to loosen the leash this season. Ramsey, behind an upgraded offensive line and some wr's who can actually catch the ball, can be a very highly effective qb in this league. The question is whether or not he is going to get that opportunity, here in D.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Not to ruin the thread, but those numbers did come against horrible defenses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 Originally posted by Mittens Not to ruin the thread, but those numbers did come against horrible defenses... Not entirely. NFL Defensive Passing rankings , 2003: Jets -5th Falcons - 29th Giants - 17th . . . One near the top, one near the bottom, and one in the middle. Over all, about average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheffy Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Just a little added info. Who was the last team to beat the Patriots before the Steelers? The Redskins Who was the QB at the time? Patrick Ramsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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