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Originally Posted by SKINSnCANES
there is a lot to be said for consistency though. what happens if ramsey comes in and throws five pciks and we get crushed, then what do we do. alteast brunell has taking all the snaps in practice and is learning a new system like everyone else. it takes time to develop a relationship with your receiver, i just hope those relationshps start to develop soon.
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I think that's a big part of why Gibbs has stunk-- err,
stuck-- with Brunell. He doesn't want to risk benching Brunell (killing Brunell's confidence, and the team's confidence in him), if there's a chance the team will still lose with Ramsey in there.
That said, Brunell has been taking the vast majority of snaps in practice, so Gibbs hasn't seen much of Ramsey in practice. It's hard for him to know if Ramsey has a practical grasp of the offense if he only sees Ramsey getting 3 or 4 reps-- if that-- during full squad drills in practice. Brunell refuses to sit with his injuries, and Gibbs refuses to bench him, so Ramsey continues to bide his time, patiently waiting for his opportununity, and in the meantime, doing everything he can to learn the offense and help out the other players and coaches.
I hope Brunell turns it around over the bye week, because I don't think Gibbs will make the quarterback switch voluntarily, and I certainly wouldn't root for Brunell to get injured, simply so that Ramsey can come in. I have very little confidence that Brunell is capable of suddenly becoming an effective quarterback in this offense, but I truly hope he does.