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djnemo65 · 11-21-2004, 10:34 PM

I completely agree with your assessment ramseyfan. I would also add that its not just that the play calling has been at times spotty, but it was today completely inexplicable. i think it was ambrose bierce who said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, and that's my attitude towards Gibbs' stubborn playcalling. Playaction passes on first down were sitting there for us to take, especially early, and we kept just plugging Portis up the middle, as if he's Jerome Bettis.

And what hurts me most is the lack of improvement on offense. I thought ramsey did well and made alot of throws that brunell certainly would not have, but there is a larger problem in gameplanning that persists. Also, someone needs to tell Gibbs that third and three is not a running down in today's NFL. How many times this year have we been stuffed in that situation.

Gibbs started 0-5 his first year but rapidly improved after that. We started 1-4, and yet seem no better offensively then we were against Tampa Bay. For me the sparkle of those three past Lombardi trophies has faded, and my attitude is now show me. show me you can move the ball. show me you can adjust your gameplan to what the defense gives you. show me you understand the nuances of todays game.

I'm not trying to lead any witchhunt. I'm just being objective.

11-21-2004, 10:34 PM	#9
djnemo65 Playmaker Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,836	I completely agree with your assessment ramseyfan. I would also add that its not just that the play calling has been at times spotty, but it was today completely inexplicable. i think it was ambrose bierce who said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, and that's my attitude towards Gibbs' stubborn playcalling. Playaction passes on first down were sitting there for us to take, especially early, and we kept just plugging Portis up the middle, as if he's Jerome Bettis. And what hurts me most is the lack of improvement on offense. I thought ramsey did well and made alot of throws that brunell certainly would not have, but there is a larger problem in gameplanning that persists. Also, someone needs to tell Gibbs that third and three is not a running down in today's NFL. How many times this year have we been stuffed in that situation. Gibbs started 0-5 his first year but rapidly improved after that. We started 1-4, and yet seem no better offensively then we were against Tampa Bay. For me the sparkle of those three past Lombardi trophies has faded, and my attitude is now show me. show me you can move the ball. show me you can adjust your gameplan to what the defense gives you. show me you understand the nuances of todays game. I'm not trying to lead any witchhunt. I'm just being objective.