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merlin
Yeah I agree with this sentiment to a large degree.
First off Ramsey wasn't a shutdown corner. He got beat plenty, had to play off vs quite a few top draws, and has always been a freelancer. Rams wouldn't admit it if they felt he was doing that, but them moving him insinuates that has been the case I think.
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Agree
1. Ramsey was a free lancer
2. Ramsey was no longer a shutdown corner (but he was always better in zone than man, always played out of phase, top-down)
Agree
3. You and I disagree about slot corner. You think it's some sort of demotion. In today's NFL it's not. It's every bit as important
as outside CBs. And they come in all styles, big, small, what matters is if they can defend two-way goes, not have a sideline
to help. The seams are where the big plays happen in the NFL, more than the outside. Seam is where you want a playmaker.
To stop explosives. If you give up an explosive the odds of scoring a TD on that drive skyrocket.
It's not the era where outside CB may be considered the best. And back in the day, when Rams in nickel, they put top CB there. Lyght, Aeneas,
Gary Green, Jerry Gray moved inside in nickel and the nickelback would play outside an Gray inside.
Ramsey plays it because in the 20-30% of the snaps he's there it is what is best for the team.
