Question about QB throwing mechanics

TheMalcolmConnection · 08-23-2005, 03:09 PM

Everybody talks about "happy feet" and this-n-that, but I don't think that has anything to do with the problems he is experiencing. Sure his feet move a bit, but they move whether he's throwing a forty-yard bomb or an INT.

"Happy feet" is the least of Ramsey's problems, I think the bottom line is his decision-making needs to improve. I think that once the regular season rolls around when all bets are off, we can put to rest all of this Ramsey stuff because we'll be running an offense to WIN and not just to evaluate who we want to keep on our roster or what kind of plays we need to run.

offiss · 08-23-2005, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

Everybody talks about "happy feet" and this-n-that, but I don't think that has anything to do with the problems he is experiencing. Sure his feet move a bit, but they move whether he's throwing a forty-yard bomb or an INT.

"Happy feet" is the least of Ramsey's problems, I think the bottom line is his decision-making needs to improve. I think that once the regular season rolls around when all bets are off, we can put to rest all of this Ramsey stuff because we'll be running an offense to WIN and not just to evaluate who we want to keep on our roster or what kind of plays we need to run.

I think the happy feet are partly a byproduct of his decision making or lack there of, which hopefully will be rectified as he becomes more, and more, comfortable with the offense, I know Theisman said it took him a year before he really understood and got comfortable in this offense.

I also agree with you on the fact we are not playing to win right now, Ramsey will be a little better off when they count. Remember Williams ran a defense last pre-season designed to allow players to get beat, he put them in worse case scenerio sitiuations to toughen them up and prepare them for anything when the games count, Gibbs could very well be doing the same thing right now, even though he want's Ramsey to succeed under those circumstances.

TheMalcolmConnection · 08-23-2005, 03:45 PM

I agree with all of that except the part about "happy feet". In my post above we've described this as being a problem. It hasn't been a problem of Ramsey throwing INTs only when his feet are moving like crazy, it seems more to be a problem of throwing into double/triple coverage. Again, I think that once Gibbs goes to a more balanced attack during the regular season this will work itself out, but we always talk about "happy feet" like that's the reason he throws INTs.

TheMalcolmConnection · 08-23-2005, 03:48 PM

Exactly. That's what I think is going on right now. I don't think Gibbs is setting Ramsey up for failure. I just think he's giving him a chance to see what kind of deep passes Ramsey throws the best.

08-23-2005, 03:09 PM	#1
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,264	Re: Question about QB throwing mechanics Everybody talks about "happy feet" and this-n-that, but I don't think that has anything to do with the problems he is experiencing. Sure his feet move a bit, but they move whether he's throwing a forty-yard bomb or an INT. "Happy feet" is the least of Ramsey's problems, I think the bottom line is his decision-making needs to improve. I think that once the regular season rolls around when all bets are off, we can put to rest all of this Ramsey stuff because we'll be running an offense to WIN and not just to evaluate who we want to keep on our roster or what kind of plays we need to run. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

08-23-2005, 03:45 PM	#3
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,264	Re: Question about QB throwing mechanics I agree with all of that except the part about "happy feet". In my post above we've described this as being a problem. It hasn't been a problem of Ramsey throwing INTs only when his feet are moving like crazy, it seems more to be a problem of throwing into double/triple coverage. Again, I think that once Gibbs goes to a more balanced attack during the regular season this will work itself out, but we always talk about "happy feet" like that's the reason he throws INTs. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

08-23-2005, 03:48 PM	#4
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,264	Re: Question about QB throwing mechanics Exactly. That's what I think is going on right now. I don't think Gibbs is setting Ramsey up for failure. I just think he's giving him a chance to see what kind of deep passes Ramsey throws the best. __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

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