Putting Things in Perspective

[Kope]

It seems there are a few Redskins fans struggling to find excuses for another 10 point performance of which absolutely zero were engineered by Ramsey and the first teamers.

I wouldn't call it excuses untill the games count for something. Pre-season is the worst time for hyper-analysis. I would not be anymore or less optomistic if they went 40-0. I hope Gibbs gives PR 4 games in the real season, he earned it last year.

I do agree, however, that if he has not played well after 4 weeks he drops to #3 on the depth chart (yes I would rather have the Rook get experience than go back to a benched PR).

Bottom line for me is: In the last 5 games last year PR went 3-2. One of those losses he put us in the position to win but the defense gave up the game. The other he lost was a close game in Philly (3 points. I know he blew a throw late but we were in it w/ a superbowl team)

If he plays like he did in the last 5 games of last year, our line plays better(Rabach) and our special teams get better we will win 10 + games and have a shot at the division or a wild card.

I think folks forget that for the first time since Gibbs left (that I can remember) at the end of last year we beat teams we should and lost close games to good teams. We dont need quantum leaps to win 10. we need to get just a little bit better

[Kope]

For the last 5 games in 2004 PR was a 69% passer w/ 7 TDs, 4 INTs and a 94.9 passer rating.

I think that at least deserves 4 games this season befor I bash him

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Kope

I wouldn't call it excuses untill the games count for something. Pre-season is the worst time for hyper-analysis.

The fact that this is preseason doesn't change the way people are trying to defend Patrick Ramsey for his performance in Saturday's contest against Carolina. Exhibition games or not, excuses are still excuses. And this is not "hyper-analysis". It's calling it like it is: Patrick Ramsey, along with the rest of the starters could not advance the ball consistently, or score points against the Panther starters, nor the second teamers as Gibbs let them continue to play into the second quarter in a desperate attempt to get some semblance of a "drive" on which to build confidence.

And don't take this criticism to mean that I'm calling for Ramsey's head. Like you, I'm willing to give him the rest of the preseason, and 4 or 5 games into the regular season before letting someone else give it a shot.

But just the same, I'm not going to try to blow smoke up my own ass by saying that there were "plenty of positives" on Saturday's game, that it made me "confident", or go back to the disaster that was the 2004 season and say "wow, look what Ramsey did in the final five games!"

[EternalEnigma21]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

I'm not going to try to blow smoke up my own ass by saying that there were "plenty of positives" on Saturday's game, that it made me "confident", or go back to the disaster that was the 2004 season and say "wow, look what Ramsey did in the final five games!"

Sir I believe that trying to blow anything up your own ass would be subjective. Furthermore what ramsey did do last season has to be taken into consideration when evaluating his performance. His stats are among the highest in the league for those last five games. 3-2, and coming really close in those two, makes me think, maybe we get off his back and stop trying to put things in our asses.

[Kope]

Sir I believe that trying to blow anything up your own ass would be subjective. Furthermore what ramsey did do last season has to be taken into consideration when evaluating his performance. His stats are among the highest in the league for those last five games. 3-2, and coming really close in those two, makes me think, maybe we get off his back and stop trying to put things in our asses.

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[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by canthetuna

Sir I believe that trying to blow anything up your own ass would be subjective. Furthermore what ramsey did do last season has to be taken into consideration when evaluating his performance. His stats are among the highest in the league for those last five games. 3-2, and coming really close in those two, makes me think, maybe we get off his back and stop trying to put things in our asses.

Sir, those who are hellbent on excusing Ramsey against Carolina only need to remove one thing from their asses -- their heads.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Sir, those who are hellbent on excusing Ramsey against Carolina only need to remove one thing from their asses -- their heads.

I'm not really sure what we're excusing him from. He played "aight". That's how we can best describe it. Since he didn't throw for 4 TD passes we're supposed to go into emergency mode. I'm sure many of us were a little perturbed to see him throw that INT and miss a couple passes. But hey, that's what preseason is for, working out kinks.

We were running a plain vanilla offense while running hardly any running plays allowing the linebackers to cover rather than play the run.