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Everyone is worried about the blitz. The thing is, professional quarterbacks have to learn how to exploit the blitz with their arms. Ramsey made the right read on at least three blitzes, once, checking down to a hitch pattern with Coles (who dropped it); and then checking down to a slant to Gardner (which was almost picked off because the DE dropped back into coverage).
Do you guys remember Bernie Kosar? He once said that he loved getting blitzed because it was an opportunity to beat the other team deep. Ramsey has the ability, and the receivers, to beat the blitz - it is just a matter of time.
Give Ramsey a friggin' chance to work with the first team for a week and to come into a game where he doesn't have to throw on every play and I have a good feeling about his chances.
For a couple drives towards the end of the game, he had the offense moving and was starting to click.
We all know he can get hot, and if he gets hot and avoids the big mistakes, watch out.
The other factor is he throws a fastball with about 30% more velocity than Brunell. His receivers needed some time to reorient themselves to his passes.
After a week of catching his throws instead of Brunell's, I think you'll see a lot less drops.
Finally, I think the receivers running the deeper routes (well, just Coles) tended to sort of walk through the motions because they knew Brunell didn't have the arm to get it there. Ramsey does, and I think you'll see the receiver's effort increase because they know that wherever they are on the field, the ball will get there.
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