Ramsey Progresses In Broncos Offense

[dragondawg]

Coach Mike Shanahan wasted no time in throwing the entire playbook at his team during the opening week of Denver Broncos training camp.

He wants them to be ready to go as soon as possible.

That's meant newcomers like backup quarterback Patrick Ramsey and some of the rookies have had to learn on the job quickly.

"We throw the whole playbook at them this week and we run the whole playbook," Shanahan said. "There are a lot of mistakes, the timing is not perfect, but we get a chance to evaluate these players both physically and mentally and see what guys step up."

Ramsey, signed as a free agent in March after a year with the New York Jets, has progressed each day as he learns more of the playbook.

He was the only quarterback to avoid throwing an interception Saturday, a day when the defense seemed to outshine the offense.

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[Kaylore]

80% of the playbook is already sort of in place because of class sessions and OTA's but yes, this week was full install.

[Broncoman13]

There's a lot of talking on defense. DB's calling out routes and that sort of thing. GB mentioned that these guys are wasting energy/concentration trying to talk/yell during the play. I said I think it's more as a "show of knowledge" so that the coaches realize the player calling out the route is/was able to recognize and diagnose the play. Abdullah did it a few times even jumping one of the routes as he called it out, afterword yelling "I told you, I told you!"