Patrick Ramsey adds spice to New Orleans Saints backup quarterback competition

QBREES9 · 08-28-2010, 10:13 AM

What the New Orleans Saints may have now is a backup quarterback controversy.

One week after Chase Daniel threw three touchdown passes while leading the Saints to a victory over the Houston Texans, backup Patrick Ramsey played very well against the San Diego Chargers, leading the Saints on two scoring drives in their 36-21 preseason victory Friday night at the Superdome.

In truth, one of the drives was all Chris Ivory, who took a screen pass from Ramsey and then showed every trick in a running back's repertoire - the juke, a pure bowl-over, the midfield cutback, and then, inside the 10-yard line, a stiff-arm - to go 76 yards for a touchdown that pushed the Saints' lead to 26-14 with 7:18 left in the game.
Ramsey tarnished his night on the Saints' next possession, making an ill-advised, three-quarters-throwing-motion pass that was picked off by Chargers cornerback Nathan Vasher, setting San Diego up at the New Orleans 23-yard line. The Chargers scored two plays later to cut the Saints lead to 26-21.
Daniel also threw an interception against Houston deep in Saints territory, but that turnover did not result in a Texans touchdown.
And Ramsey came back out firing after being picked off, completing passes for first downs to different receivers and guiding the Saints on an 11-play, 67-yard drive that ate up almost four minutes and ended with a 35-yard Garrett Hartley field goal that essentially sealed the victory.
Ramsey finished 10-of-18 passing for 191 yards, along with the one touchdown and one interception.
Perhaps most important, however, was that he engineered two long scoring drives. In addition to the last one, on which he completed his first four passes, he led a 14-play, 71-yard drive in the third quarter. That drive, which took 5:52, ended with a 27-yard field goal by Hartley that put the Saints ahead 20-14.
Coach Sean Payton was measured, however, in his immediate postgame assessment. Overall, he said the performance was quite competent, and he praised Ramsey's tempo and game management. But the interception clearly bothered him.
"He's making some plays, and then all of a sudden there's a technique or an alignment," Payton said. "There are positive things, and then he's making mistakes he's going to have to clean up and get corrected."

08-28-2010, 10:13 AM	#1
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Patrick Ramsey adds spice to New Orleans Saints backup quarterback competition What the New Orleans Saints may have now is a backup quarterback controversy. One week after Chase Daniel threw three touchdown passes while leading the Saints to a victory over the Houston Texans, backup Patrick Ramsey played very well against the San Diego Chargers, leading the Saints on two scoring drives in their 36-21 preseason victory Friday night at the Superdome. In truth, one of the drives was all Chris Ivory, who took a screen pass from Ramsey and then showed every trick in a running back's repertoire - the juke, a pure bowl-over, the midfield cutback, and then, inside the 10-yard line, a stiff-arm - to go 76 yards for a touchdown that pushed the Saints' lead to 26-14 with 7:18 left in the game. Ramsey tarnished his night on the Saints' next possession, making an ill-advised, three-quarters-throwing-motion pass that was picked off by Chargers cornerback Nathan Vasher, setting San Diego up at the New Orleans 23-yard line. The Chargers scored two plays later to cut the Saints lead to 26-21. Daniel also threw an interception against Houston deep in Saints territory, but that turnover did not result in a Texans touchdown. And Ramsey came back out firing after being picked off, completing passes for first downs to different receivers and guiding the Saints on an 11-play, 67-yard drive that ate up almost four minutes and ended with a 35-yard Garrett Hartley field goal that essentially sealed the victory. Ramsey finished 10-of-18 passing for 191 yards, along with the one touchdown and one interception. Perhaps most important, however, was that he engineered two long scoring drives. In addition to the last one, on which he completed his first four passes, he led a 14-play, 71-yard drive in the third quarter. That drive, which took 5:52, ended with a 27-yard field goal by Hartley that put the Saints ahead 20-14. Coach Sean Payton was measured, however, in his immediate postgame assessment. Overall, he said the performance was quite competent, and he praised Ramsey's tempo and game management. But the interception clearly bothered him. "He's making some plays, and then all of a sudden there's a technique or an alignment," Payton said. "There are positive things, and then he's making mistakes he's going to have to clean up and get corrected." Attached Thumbnails
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