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MTK · 12-13-2004, 08:55 AM

My random thoughts:

Ramsey played well for 99% of the game. One poor decision doesn't taint the entire night to me. He hit on 64% of his throws and made some nice plays under some heavy pressure. He reverted back to the Ramsey of old on that last play, I'm sure he wishes he could have that back. With more time and experience he's not going to make decisions like that. If I'm Gibbs I don't even think twice about looking at another QB's direction this offseason.

Coles was a warrior last night, the guy is all heart, seems like he's starting to find his role in this system.

What more can be said of Cooley? Get the ball in his area and he catches it. When we drafted him I thought he could be a decent receiver and maybe have 30 catches a year. Now I'm starting to think he could be a 60+ catch a year guy no problem.

I loved the intensity that we had on both sides of the ball. Guys were hitting and jawing at each other like it was a playoff game. For the past few seasons we've been pushovers when playing the Eagles, I think we got their attention last night.

The INT that ended the game, I liked the call to take a shot at the endzone, but Ramsey needed to check that play down and hit someone underneath. Ramsey knows he can't force a throw like that, once he saw the coverage he should have checked down. He got a little greedy and was probably frustrated by the lack of deep shots all game. Seemed like anytime he was setting up to go deep the Eagles pass rush was in his face.

Clock management was horrible once again. It seemed like we had started to clear up that problem in previous weeks only to have it rear it's ugly head once again. Was anyone else yelling at the TV right before the 2 minute warning like I was? They let a good 20 seconds run off without running a play. It's looking like it takes way too long to get the play call in, do they even practice a two minute drill?? It sure didn't look like it to me.

The big question after last week was, did the team hit a turning point or did they just get lucky against a very bad Giants team? After last night I think it's a combo of both, with more leaning towards the turning point option.

I really think guys are 'getting it' and buying in. You really have to wonder where we'd be if Ramsey was put in earlier in the year. Ramsey has been solid and has basically played the way Gibbs envisioned Brunell would.

I'm disappointed about the loss of course, but I took a lot of positives away from last night. We took the best team in the NFC down to the wire. We're still a step behind a great team like Philly, but the gap is narrowing.

12-13-2004, 08:55 AM	#35
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 52 Posts: 99,832	My random thoughts: Ramsey played well for 99% of the game. One poor decision doesn't taint the entire night to me. He hit on 64% of his throws and made some nice plays under some heavy pressure. He reverted back to the Ramsey of old on that last play, I'm sure he wishes he could have that back. With more time and experience he's not going to make decisions like that. If I'm Gibbs I don't even think twice about looking at another QB's direction this offseason. Coles was a warrior last night, the guy is all heart, seems like he's starting to find his role in this system. What more can be said of Cooley? Get the ball in his area and he catches it. When we drafted him I thought he could be a decent receiver and maybe have 30 catches a year. Now I'm starting to think he could be a 60+ catch a year guy no problem. I loved the intensity that we had on both sides of the ball. Guys were hitting and jawing at each other like it was a playoff game. For the past few seasons we've been pushovers when playing the Eagles, I think we got their attention last night. The INT that ended the game, I liked the call to take a shot at the endzone, but Ramsey needed to check that play down and hit someone underneath. Ramsey knows he can't force a throw like that, once he saw the coverage he should have checked down. He got a little greedy and was probably frustrated by the lack of deep shots all game. Seemed like anytime he was setting up to go deep the Eagles pass rush was in his face. Clock management was horrible once again. It seemed like we had started to clear up that problem in previous weeks only to have it rear it's ugly head once again. Was anyone else yelling at the TV right before the 2 minute warning like I was? They let a good 20 seconds run off without running a play. It's looking like it takes way too long to get the play call in, do they even practice a two minute drill?? It sure didn't look like it to me. The big question after last week was, did the team hit a turning point or did they just get lucky against a very bad Giants team? After last night I think it's a combo of both, with more leaning towards the turning point option. I really think guys are 'getting it' and buying in. You really have to wonder where we'd be if Ramsey was put in earlier in the year. Ramsey has been solid and has basically played the way Gibbs envisioned Brunell would. I'm disappointed about the loss of course, but I took a lot of positives away from last night. We took the best team in the NFC down to the wire. We're still a step behind a great team like Philly, but the gap is narrowing.