This Sunday's Washington Post features a lengthy Sally Jenkins article about Patrick Ramsey. The pic on the left is possibly a picture of what Ramsey calls his most severe hit of all time. It occured last year against the Saints. After this three hundred pund plus behemoth thrust the entire weight of his body on to Ramsey, the article describes the aftermath:Finally, Grady Jackson removed his bulk, and got to his feet, but as he walked away, he stepped on Ramsey's shin and dug his cleat into his leg for good measure. Ramsey lay there for a long moment, and then he raised himself to his hands and knees, slowly, and he opened his mouth, and he emitted a primal scream, a long guttural ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
It's worth the read, if only to see how severely he's been beaten up on this year. The Redskins have had 14 different quarterbacks in the past decade, and I desperately want Ramsey to be the future. But, if he isn't protected and the Skins can't manage to have consistency in the Coach's office, that's not going to happen. Unfortunately, what I see for Ramsey is pain in Washington, followed by a trade to a team where he can succeed, which I think he could. I like him, primarily because of his toughness and un-Leonitis. In fact, he hunts deer with a bow and arrow outside of Redskins Park on off days, and has killed three already this year. The article also describes what Ramsey looks like after a game:
"He's got so many bruises that the first thing we have to do is stop the bleeding, and get the swelling to go down," [Redskins trainer] Kleinschmidt says.
In other NFL news, Willis McGhee may see some PT this weekend. Too early? Who cares, it's the fucking Bills, and he's from Miami. I hope he gets hurt permanent
Tony
