<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>JETS CLOSING IN ON RAMSEY DEALBy MARK CANNIZZARO March 10, 2006 -- The Jets, hell-bent on repairing their crippled quarterback situation, are acting quickly on Patrick Ramsey - so quickly that the former No. 1 draft pick out of Tulane could join Chad Pennington and Co. within days.Two sources familiar with the goings on between the Jets and Redskins, told The Post last night that the Jets and Jimmy Sexton, the agent for the Washington backup quarterback, have been actively working on the parameters for a trade that would bring Ramsey to New York.Word is the Jets would give the Redskins a fifth-round draft pick in next month's NFL draft as well as a possible conditional pick in the 2007 draft, depending on how much and how well Ramsey plays.That pick, according to one of the sources, could be as high as a third-round pick should Ramsey start a certain number of games and perform to a certain level.Ramsey, who has one year left on his contract worth $1.69 million, is Redskins' property, but they have no interest in retaining him. Washington initially had been seeking a second-round pick for him before realizing it had little leverage.Initial reports had Ramsey, who was given permission by the Redskins to reach out to other teams and seek a trade, also visiting Detroit and Miami, but the sources said there are no plans for any other visits at the moment, further indicating that he's close to consummating a deal with the Jets.Ramsey, 27, has been underwhelming in his NFL career, twice losing his starting job in Washington and compiling a 10-14 record as a starter. He's completed 480 of 861 passes for 5,649 yards with 34 TDs, 29 INTs and a 75.0 rating.When asked about Ramsey, one highly placed NFC GM told The Post he didn't think Ramsey would be a good fit in New York."I hope he doesn't go there," the GM said. "He's a great kid, but he wants to please so much that when he doesn't it really bothers him. He doesn't have the temperament to play there. You've got to be thick-skinned to play in New York. He'll be eaten [alive] up there."In other news, a source out of Atlanta indicated that the Falcons' interest in Jets' DE John Abraham has waned a bit because of his perceived asking price of some $18 million guaranteed.The source said the Falcons, after doing a lot of research on Abraham, are not concerned with his supposed "character issues" and more concerned about the money.The Falcons have the 15th overall pick in the draft and the source said there's "no way" Atlanta will trade that pick for Abraham.</div>http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/62982.htmWow......I hate this trade if it happens....
If they make the move for Ramsey..I guess we can take their name out of the Cutler talk with Pennington, and Ramsey on the roster.
Im not sure....Even if the Jets were to draft someone along the lines of Cutler, we would have needed somebody who could play in 2006 in case Pennington couldnt go.We could be looking into going to next year with something like Pennington, Ramsey, Cutler (Sitting and Learning for a Year) (Although that would leave my boy Bollinger without a job )I cant imagine us thinking that Ramsey is going to turn around his career for us, although I could see us viewing him as a 'cheap' option for a quality backup QB.
Ramsey wouldn't be a bad option for the Jets. The guy can throw a hell of a long ball, he's been with Coles on the 'skins, and you guys always can take a QB in the draft (Cutler prolly) so if Ramsey's stuff doesn't work out then you can always go with the young gun. Ramsey is a hell of a competitor, and from what I've seen, once he gets his time to shine as a starter, he tends to screw up and pay for it by sitting on the sideline for a LONG time. I think he's gotten a lot older, a lot smarter, and he knows now what is EXPECTED of him. He's going to prove something wherever he goes, I believe.
