Jalen Ramsey gives the Rams a lockdown cornerback -- if he's used correctlyBy: Doug Farrar
When the Rams traded Marcus Peters to the Ravens and put Aqib Talib on injured reserve over the last two days, you knew something else was coming at the cornerback position. General manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay have been too aggressive through their tenures to let their secondary go to a bunch of young guys with undetermined futures.
And in true fashion, Snead and his crew went all in once again, trading their first-round picks over the next two years, and a fourth-round pick for the services of ex-Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Ramsey, who hasn’t played since Week 3 and has openly expressed his dissatisfaction with his former franchise, should have a quick reversal of fortune regarding his recent back issues. And in a schematic sense, it’s a perfect fit between scheme and player regarding what the Rams want to do.
Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, who’s used to dealing with mercurial personalities (Peters certainly qualified), now has another perfect cornerback for the type of aggressive man coverage he likes to see on the field. And in his time with Peters, Phillips also is used to a top-level cornerback who can be just as lockdown as he is inconsistent.
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