Gibbs Press Conference at 5pm

Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 11-01-2004, 06:17 PM

On Injuries:
Chad Morton and Andre Lott are out for the season.
John Hall is getting closer to returning, but he is still day to day.

On Being Pleased with the Defense:
The D limited RB Green to 3.0 ypc and that was great. The Defense is simply great, especially the corners.

Referring to the Portis-TD that was called back:
Gibbs said "we made a play to win the game, but calls are inconsistent." There was nothing wrong with what we did on that play. Gibbs said he sent the play into the NFL front office to appeal the ruling on the field.

On fans calling for Ramsey:
He never thought for a second to put Ramsey in, the fans booing had no impact on his decision to keep Brunell in the game. He was very comfortable with Brunell's play. Everyone is frustrated including Gibbs.

On Rod Gardner:
Rod Gardner is very competitive, he's a big guy, very strong.

On What Has Hurt Us:
We haven't been able to get into the endzone. We haven't been getting the ball downfield.

On Converting 3rd downs:
We were not very good at converting on 3rd down. We had errant throws and some bad pass protection sometimes.

On Pass Protection:
We haven't been nearly as efficient as we'd like to be.

On Rushing:
Anytime you're down by 17, it's hard to get a lot of rushes in. We would've liked to have been able to get more rushes in since we had a 4.2 or 4.3 ypc.

LongTimeSkinsFan · 11-01-2004, 06:26 PM

Thanks for the quick review RF. No rumblings on Ramsey playing anytime soon was there?

SmootSmack · 11-01-2004, 06:39 PM

Just to add to what RamseyFan posted. Gibbs was pretty livid about that penalty. He said it's something they've done as long as he's been coach. It's part of the offense, the receiver goes in motion, stops and picks up the safety blitz.

He said he was sending the NFL front office three other instances on Sunday when they ran the same play and no flag was thrown

NY_Skinsfan · 11-01-2004, 06:48 PM

On What Has Hurt Us:
We haven't been able to get into the endzone. We haven't been getting the ball downfield.

On Converting 3rd downs:
We were not very good at converting on 3rd down. We had errant throws and some bad pass protection sometimes.

I suppose these two items weren't Brunells fault according to Gibbs, especially the "errant throws."

11-01-2004, 06:39 PM	#3
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Just to add to what RamseyFan posted. Gibbs was pretty livid about that penalty. He said it's something they've done as long as he's been coach. It's part of the offense, the receiver goes in motion, stops and picks up the safety blitz. He said he was sending the NFL front office three other instances on Sunday when they ran the same play and no flag was thrown __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

11-01-2004, 06:17 PM	#1
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 8,317	On Injuries: Chad Morton and Andre Lott are out for the season. John Hall is getting closer to returning, but he is still day to day. On Being Pleased with the Defense: The D limited RB Green to 3.0 ypc and that was great. The Defense is simply great, especially the corners. Referring to the Portis-TD that was called back: Gibbs said "we made a play to win the game, but calls are inconsistent." There was nothing wrong with what we did on that play. Gibbs said he sent the play into the NFL front office to appeal the ruling on the field. On fans calling for Ramsey: He never thought for a second to put Ramsey in, the fans booing had no impact on his decision to keep Brunell in the game. He was very comfortable with Brunell's play. Everyone is frustrated including Gibbs. On Rod Gardner: Rod Gardner is very competitive, he's a big guy, very strong. On What Has Hurt Us: We haven't been able to get into the endzone. We haven't been getting the ball downfield. On Converting 3rd downs: We were not very good at converting on 3rd down. We had errant throws and some bad pass protection sometimes. On Pass Protection: We haven't been nearly as efficient as we'd like to be. On Rushing: Anytime you're down by 17, it's hard to get a lot of rushes in. We would've liked to have been able to get more rushes in since we had a 4.2 or 4.3 ypc.

11-01-2004, 06:26 PM	#2
LongTimeSkinsFan Impact Rookie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: LaVale MD Age: 63 Posts: 515	Thanks for the quick review RF. No rumblings on Ramsey playing anytime soon was there?

11-01-2004, 06:48 PM	#4
NY_Skinsfan Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Albany, NY Age: 52 Posts: 838	On What Has Hurt Us: We haven't been able to get into the endzone. We haven't been getting the ball downfield. On Converting 3rd downs: We were not very good at converting on 3rd down. We had errant throws and some bad pass protection sometimes. I suppose these two items weren't Brunells fault according to Gibbs, especially the "errant throws."

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