Will Ramsey make a difference?

i say ramsey comes in and throws for 45 TD's the rest of the season and gets league mvp. ok, maybe that's a bit lofty..... well a lot lofty but at least we do have hope now.

We'll turn the ball over more, for sure. However I've said and still say that I'll trade that in for what production I think we can get. I think our passing game is automatically considered a bigger threat which should open up Portis. Furthermore, I think our passing game will be better on top of that. I defintley think he will make a difference.

The offense will improve...especially the passing game. Hopefully that translates to a win...

It's going to be better, but playcalling was a big factor in PR's passing yards. We had to let it fly because we were down 17-0. That said, when it was flying, it was flying a hell of a lot farther and faster with PR throwing it.

One thing that MIGHT get worse is the turnover rate.
You're probably right that Ramsey will throw more picks. But if most of his picks end up being on deep passes, they're not much worse than punting. And punting is pretty much what we were guaranteed to do with Brunell in.

And if a few picks are the price to pay for a passing game, then so be it.

i can't stand to watch anymore 60 yard passing games... its sooo painful...

What's wrong with 60 yards? Brunell was lighting opposing secondaries up. 87 yards, 60 yards, 90 yards! And people whine about Brunell. Geeez.

Ramsey will throw more picks but he will also score more points. You just can't win with 13 points a game so we will just have to live with Ramseys mistakes in exchange for the added production.

you're right, 58 yards was amazing compared to 6 yards and a pick...

Consider these two scenarios.
1) Brunell goes 7-20, 75 yds, no ints, no tds. Combine this with a 3-15 3rd down conversion rate (very generous here).
2) Ramsey goes 18-37, 217 yds, 2 ints, 1 td. (most recent stats)

With (1) you basically have one way to pick up yards to put you into scoring position; Portis. Brunell did not have many Ints, but how many 3 and outs did he have? With (2), you have more Ints, but you're moving the stinking ball down the field. I can deal with the Ints by thinking of them as being equivalent to 3 and outs with punts with Brunell at the helm. Yes, usually an int gives the opposing team better field position, but with the #2 defense, that's a risk I'm willing to take.

You can't score if you can't move the ball. Right now, Ramsey seems to be the only QB (not counting TH) that can consistently move the ball.