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Shane · 01-16-2005, 12:06 AM

http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/s...threadid=87866

Extremeskins: Now that his seven-week “audition” is over, what do you think about Patrick Ramsey? What are your impressions of his strengths and weaknesses?

Doc Walker: Well, if you don’t throw ... a quarterback is not judged by handing off. A guy with a big arm has got to be allowed to use it. If you don’t use it—development in [terms of] the scheme and being comfortable is good, because he got mechanics practice—but if you don’t [see him] throw, how can you evaluate throwing? I think we’re ahead of the game because he got some experience, but their offense was so bad in that respect—passing—that I don’t know if anybody can look at that and say, “okay, we’re there.” I think they’d be fooling themselves.

ES: I don’t think anybody’s ever really questioned the man’s ability to throw the ball. I guess if there’s any remaining question it would be whether he processes information quickly enough on the field—in terms of reading defenses and making the “right plays”—to be an outstanding NFL quarterback. Is that fair?

DW: That I don’t know ... I don’t think he was put in enough situations to evaluate that. It’s not like he had to put the team on his back; he had some nice drives to set up things, but we’re talking about two or three drives a game, not four of five. I think you saw what quarterbacks do in this league—you saw [Ben] Roethlisberger carry the Steelers to victory. You saw him moving on the run, hitting passes. Patrick’s like a primary drop-back pocket quarterback—my thing is, why? He’s a young guy, he’s athletic ... why can’t he run a little bit more? I saw Patrick throw balls out of bounds on third downs ... why can’t he come out of the pocket and be a little bit more creative? That I don’t know.

01-16-2005, 12:06 AM	#1
Shane Special Teams Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 277	Doc Walker interview on end of season http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/s...threadid=87866 Extremeskins: Now that his seven-week “audition” is over, what do you think about Patrick Ramsey? What are your impressions of his strengths and weaknesses? Doc Walker: Well, if you don’t throw ... a quarterback is not judged by handing off. A guy with a big arm has got to be allowed to use it. If you don’t use it—development in [terms of] the scheme and being comfortable is good, because he got mechanics practice—but if you don’t [see him] throw, how can you evaluate throwing? I think we’re ahead of the game because he got some experience, but their offense was so bad in that respect—passing—that I don’t know if anybody can look at that and say, “okay, we’re there.” I think they’d be fooling themselves. ES: I don’t think anybody’s ever really questioned the man’s ability to throw the ball. I guess if there’s any remaining question it would be whether he processes information quickly enough on the field—in terms of reading defenses and making the “right plays”—to be an outstanding NFL quarterback. Is that fair? DW: That I don’t know ... I don’t think he was put in enough situations to evaluate that. It’s not like he had to put the team on his back; he had some nice drives to set up things, but we’re talking about two or three drives a game, not four of five. I think you saw what quarterbacks do in this league—you saw [Ben] Roethlisberger carry the Steelers to victory. You saw him moving on the run, hitting passes. Patrick’s like a primary drop-back pocket quarterback—my thing is, why? He’s a young guy, he’s athletic ... why can’t he run a little bit more? I saw Patrick throw balls out of bounds on third downs ... why can’t he come out of the pocket and be a little bit more creative? That I don’t know.