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Broncos sign Pat Ramsey

That's funny, just the other day I was wondering what ever happened to former Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey. I didn't wonder enough to find out, but I guess I will now. The Broncos just signed Ramsey to a two-year contract worth $5 million.

Considering how this offseason has gone, that is a terrific value. What does Ramsey bring to the table? Statistically, you'd be tempted to say, "not much". He likes to throw short (career 6.6 yards per attempt) but still can't connect on very many passes (55.7 career completion percentage). A quarterback who can't throw is worrisome.

But he was thrown in the fire as a young player, and showed some improvement over time. Honestly, I didn't see him play much, but I do remember hearing his toughness praised, which is cool.

He'll make a solid backup quarterback, and I'm glad the Broncos made that a priority. Don't get me wrong. Jay Cutler & Pat "sy" Ramsey are a downgrade from Jake Plummer & Cutler, for sure. But none of that's Ramsey's fault, and now at least we're not hopeless if Cutler falters or gets injured.

As a side note, I just love Len Pasquarelli's stories. That man is flat-out paid by the word. Not by the interview, though.

Blessed with a strong arm and solid pocket presence, Ramsey has suffered from being overcoached at times and, certainly during his tenure under coach Joe Gibbs in Washington, he was mishandled and lost confidence.

What? When I was in journalism school, they told us we had to use quotes if we wanted to say stuff like that. You can't just throw your opinion in the middle of a news story like that. I guess if it's true and well-known, you could just come out and say it...but I didn't know with certainty that Ramsey was "mishandled".

The Broncos will be Ramsey's third team in three seasons, but one of the reasons he settled on Denver as his new home is the overall stability of the organization and the chance to settle in with a franchise and coaching staff he respects.

Okay, there is no possible way Pasquarelli knew that without talking to somebody, right? Is he ashamed of the conversation of some reason? Pasquarelli churns out an obscene amount of material for ESPN.com, and it'd be possible to say he forgot to use a quote, but he does that all the time. I'm not really half as bitter as I'm making myself sound right now. I just think it's funny.

Comments

John said…
I am fine with this signing. It is not enough to get me excited, but at least we have a solid ack-up now, and at far less the price than keeping Plummer would have cost us.

Ditto on Pasquerelli. I think a huge problem is that he recycles so much content, either his own or someone else's. But a quotation or cite to a source would be a welcome improvement on espn.com.
7:36 AM
David said…
i think his problem is is adiposity. if he gets any bigger, they'll need a whole page for his thumbnail pick.

ZING.

re: ramsey.
great, the last thing colorado needs is another ramsey in the news.
11:50 AM
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