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So we as usual have set up camps. I have been reading quite a bit of people saying that Ramsey doesn't make plays or isn't physical enough. I don't watch NCAA so I felt I needed to check to see if this was in fact is the case.
In case you haven't noticed, draftbreakdown is awesome, and you can watch multiple games of most of the top 100 or so prospects. Ramsey has 7 games up. I watched the Oregon, BC, Louisville, NC State, and ND games.
http://draftbreakdown.com/video/jalen-ramsey-vs-nc-state-2015/
First thing that strikes me about him is his gravitas. His teammates know he's there as he's in their face when they screw up or play with less than 100% intensity. His DC knows he's there because he is being moved all over the defensive formation and having plays designed around him.
Opposing OC's are aware of him because they gameplan/call for him. They try to run him off with deep crossing routes and throw it underneath to his side. They run rub plays at him. They throw away from him.
Opposing QBs are aware of him. They key off of him presnap and any throws to his side of the field. Blockers are too because he blitzed a lot.
Something you hope improves with maturity but he seems overly self centered. Against Oregon, he dropped an easy pick and then gave up a score in the first half. He quit giving effort and by the end of that series the entire defense mailed it in. He has that level of emotional impact on the team.
His physicality is obvious. He looks lean so I see why people say he has physical upside. OTOH, his functional strength is excellent as he uses his long arms for leverage routinely to handle TE and larger blockers in the run game. Same goes with rerouting receivers. Smaller receivers he just smothers them pushing them out of bounds on the press outside and riding them to the ground out of the slot.
Very aware player that can handle the mental aspects in the small and big picture at full speed. He diagnosis plays and attacks with technique. Can be baited with yo-yo play action but more often than not he is attacking the poa and keeping plays inside if not making the play himself. Teams used a lot of bunch coverage to try and fool him to a poor amount of success. Good at sniffing out screens/misdirection on blitzes.
Skilled at off and press man coverage. FSU was poor at zone calls and he would be one of two men covering the same guy multiple times. This was problematic in the red zone.
Natural ball skills that mesh with his awareness. Great recovery speed and leaping ability to make plays on the ball. Broke up a ton of plays at the point of catch. Outside of Oregon he competed at a high level consistently.
How he fits is obvious. With Jones moving to FS you have him do the same thing that Jones did this past year, moving him around the formation and looking for matchups. It's what he was already doing at FSU. With two players that dynamic in the secondary plus Scandrick, new coverage coordinator Eberflus will have some of the best talent in the NFL to work with.
With the leadership qualities that smack of Michael Irvin, the obvious intelligence, skill and superb athleticism, I wouldn't be surprised if Ramsey is #1 on the Cowboys board.
In case you haven't noticed, draftbreakdown is awesome, and you can watch multiple games of most of the top 100 or so prospects. Ramsey has 7 games up. I watched the Oregon, BC, Louisville, NC State, and ND games.
http://draftbreakdown.com/video/jalen-ramsey-vs-nc-state-2015/
First thing that strikes me about him is his gravitas. His teammates know he's there as he's in their face when they screw up or play with less than 100% intensity. His DC knows he's there because he is being moved all over the defensive formation and having plays designed around him.
Opposing OC's are aware of him because they gameplan/call for him. They try to run him off with deep crossing routes and throw it underneath to his side. They run rub plays at him. They throw away from him.
Opposing QBs are aware of him. They key off of him presnap and any throws to his side of the field. Blockers are too because he blitzed a lot.
Something you hope improves with maturity but he seems overly self centered. Against Oregon, he dropped an easy pick and then gave up a score in the first half. He quit giving effort and by the end of that series the entire defense mailed it in. He has that level of emotional impact on the team.
His physicality is obvious. He looks lean so I see why people say he has physical upside. OTOH, his functional strength is excellent as he uses his long arms for leverage routinely to handle TE and larger blockers in the run game. Same goes with rerouting receivers. Smaller receivers he just smothers them pushing them out of bounds on the press outside and riding them to the ground out of the slot.
Very aware player that can handle the mental aspects in the small and big picture at full speed. He diagnosis plays and attacks with technique. Can be baited with yo-yo play action but more often than not he is attacking the poa and keeping plays inside if not making the play himself. Teams used a lot of bunch coverage to try and fool him to a poor amount of success. Good at sniffing out screens/misdirection on blitzes.
Skilled at off and press man coverage. FSU was poor at zone calls and he would be one of two men covering the same guy multiple times. This was problematic in the red zone.
Natural ball skills that mesh with his awareness. Great recovery speed and leaping ability to make plays on the ball. Broke up a ton of plays at the point of catch. Outside of Oregon he competed at a high level consistently.
How he fits is obvious. With Jones moving to FS you have him do the same thing that Jones did this past year, moving him around the formation and looking for matchups. It's what he was already doing at FSU. With two players that dynamic in the secondary plus Scandrick, new coverage coordinator Eberflus will have some of the best talent in the NFL to work with.
With the leadership qualities that smack of Michael Irvin, the obvious intelligence, skill and superb athleticism, I wouldn't be surprised if Ramsey is #1 on the Cowboys board.
