(03-25-2020, 08:56 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(03-25-2020, 08:11 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Hes not even the player he was 3 years ago.

I don't buy that narrative. The dude simply needs to get his head together and commit to whichever system he lands in.  
(i.e. - Doing his job without freelancing or bucking his assignments or complaining about scheme or coaching.) 

He'd get back to being a playmaker and shutting down half of the field quickly.

You could of said kinda the same thing about a number of guys.  AB is the best WR in the league but has personal issues, Josh Gordon is one of most talented WRs but has had a drug problem.  Just Blackmon could of been an All tim great but had a problem with alcohol.  There is been a number of guys that could of been the best over the last few years but they didnt for different reasons whatever that may be.

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(03-25-2020, 10:51 AM)Kane Wrote:

(03-25-2020, 08:56 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: I don't buy that narrative. The dude simply needs to get his head together and commit to whichever system he lands in.  
(i.e. - Doing his job without freelancing or bucking his assignments or complaining about scheme or coaching.) 

He'd get back to being a playmaker and shutting down half of the field quickly.

Perhaps...

However... every year the NFL gets a boost of youth and talent. Every year there's a 2nd tier corner that hones his craft, keeps his head down, and just does his job and gets better.
During Ramsey's first two-three seasons he was regarded as arguably THE best CB in the league.
I don't think he is that anymore, and I don't think he'll ever regain it either. He ain't getting younger and he obviously isn't getting better.
Perhaps his ego got in the way of what could have been a HoF career and now he'll just be a very good corner for a few different teams until he's an afterthought.
I suppose he could wise up, do his job and get back on that track of a HoF career. Maybe even get a ring or two. But what has he shown to make you think he will?

Humphrey, Gilmore, Peters, White... Howard... Lattimore...Ward...Peterson. I mean... I remember after his rookie and sophomore years, I thought it was Ramsey and then everyone else... There's a bunch of really good CBs in the league right now really. And every year he puts "me" before "team" and freelances, and runs his mouth, and acts a fool... some other guy is putting team first, doing his job, and improving.

Simply put, he isn't the player he was 3 years ago. And unless and until he proves otherwise, he's already peaked for his career, imo.
That isn't me being a salty fan mad that he whined his way out of town. I couldn't care less, I've moved on from the Ramsey drama of early last season. Objectively there's a few guys that are easily playing better than him and quite a few on the same level. Many of whom have less mouth about them. He's squandering his potential being a diva. Thinking he knows better than coaches and teammates.

Exactly

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