Patrick Ramsey?? Seriously??

A backup being “the next Ryan Leaf” is about as likely as a movie extra being “the next Leonardo DiCaprio”. Placing 2nd overall pick expectations on someone basically hired to carry a clipboard, just isn’t something a whole lot of NFL GMs are bound to do. Truth be told, if Ramsey showed even a hint of “Leaf potential”, he’d already be on someone’s roster.

A better “opposite of Warner” example would have been Ryan Fitzpatrick; someone called upon in emergency duty that failed to excel. I’m sure there are many examples even better than that, he’s just a fairly recent one.

He hasn’t been a starter in 5 years, but we don’t need a starter. We need a backup. When Ramsey came off the bench in emergency situations in Denver he was adequate, (which is more than I can say for Jason Campbell as a starter in D.C.). What more do you want from a backup QB?

much less back ups. id prefer to have a steve young type qb on the bench. but jason campbell? i dont think he would have been willing to be a backup here.

Like most of us at CSC, I think this is a serious flaw in their thinking.

There are 3,000+ members here. And at least one disagrees with you.

Jason Campbell is starting at Oakland. Why would he want to carry a clipboard and hang out with the annoying pup dog Chase Daniel while Brees continues to tear it up out on the field? He wouldn’t. Not even Jeff Garcia wants to do that. Well, maybe he does:

Rotoworld.com: Jeff Garcia-QB- Eagles Jul. 21 – 9:11 am et Free agent Jeff Garcia has been working out and is intent on getting a job in the NFL, a source tells the National Football Post. Garcia has been linked to the UFL, but the source says that Garcia is not interested in joining the minors. He’ll likely have to wait for an injury in training camp to get any nibbles. Garcia is also likely monitoring the Michael Vick situation in Philadelphia closely, as the Eagles’ current No. 3 QB is raw project Mike Kafka.

I think Garcia is betting that the Kolb kid will fail early and he’ll get a shot to start at Philly. Better than signing with the Saints and crossing your toes inside your cleats hoping that Brees gets hurt. Probably not going to happen.

If Brees gets hurt, Ramsey will take snaps until the Saints scramble to get the best QB available (maybe Garcia). That appears to be the plan. It’s worked for 4 years, they’re going to try one more.

If all we need is someone to take up a spot on the roster, we have that.

If we want someone who could possibly WIN if he needed to play in a meaningful game, then I seriously doubt Ramsey is that guy. :-(

I think they are going to give him a chance because of his experience. But PayLoo aren’t stupid. He’ll have to earn the right to keep the job he’s being handed the inside track to. If he sucks in preseason, they’ll try some other option(s).

all I am saying is that based on the other threads I have read about Ramsey, a lot of people are not putting any stock into him. If we wanted someone with experiance, then yeah maybe try to pick up Garcia or whatever. But it seems to me that someone who has taken the snaps that this person has taken, I wouldn’t really call a “seasoned” quarterback. We have a rookie and one that’s played on the practice squad. I think we could have found someone else a little bit better to hold a clipboard, but like DBMC said there are not a lot of quality backup’s avaliable right now. Sure I would love a Steve Young as Back-up but if we wanted something like that then

 we should have drafted Tebow

but seriously, I really don’t understand the whole Ramsey thing and the Ryan Leaf remark was because he is the biggest bust to hit the NFL, and I don’t think we need a bust for a back up Campbell was more than adequate in the fact that if not for a missed field goal, we would not have been undefeated going into Dallas.

is the acquisition of an experienced backup considering the make-up of our current roster. Now obviously it’s preferable to have an experienced backup who knows the game rather than a second year man and a rookie. However, as all of us have heard, Sean Payton and the rest of the organization have stated time and time again how high they are on Chase Daniel and developing him. Now, take into account that we also just drafted a rookie in Sean Canfield albeit in the 7th round.

The thing is if you’re high on your second year backup and you want to bring in an experienced backup to help…why draft a rookie QB? That just seems like a throwaway pick. Surely if nothing else you could try to take a flyer pick on a guy who could potentially earn a special team spot than waste the pick? And if they are high on Daniel, and truly wanted Canfield, then where’s the room for another backup?

Where it’s true that most team carry 3 QBs on the roster, the Saints actually only dressed 2 QBs for much of the season last year. If you we carry Brees, Daniel, and Ramsey then the only place for Canfield is the practice squad. Yet to get to the practice squad, we’d have to release him, have him clear, then sign him to the squad. That opens up everyone out there to sign him away if they so choose. Perfectly fine for Daniel last year being an undrafted free agent, but doing that with your actual draft picks is kind of risky imo.

I remember when Ramsey played for the Skins under Steve Spurrier, poor guy nearly got killed! So he never really had a chance. They had a terrible offensive line and a terrible team. So it’s hard to say how Ramsey will perform. You just never know

if this is our biggest problem, than business is good

Would you prefer Adrian McPherson?

Would you prefer Adran McPherson? there,…better

Yeah it’s hard to get a back up that is starter quality. Look at all the problems San Fran had in choosing which of their QB’s was good enough to start let alone be the back up. Plus there was the whole issue Arizona had with Kurt Warner and Leinert. Leinart was getting paid big money to ride the pine while he watched Kurt Warner go out and play. And even when they brought him in at the end of one game, they had to bring Kurt back in to make sure the other team didn’t mount a comeback. He’s got 4 years experiance and was getting paid way more than Brees last year. Steve Young rode the pine watching Montana kick butt for the niners, so it is possible for a high caliber QB to be content riding the pine whilst waiting for their chance to shine.