I’m guilty of underestimating the impact of the Ramsey acquisition while somewhat worrying about the loss of future picks and cap costs.
But my eyes were opened by what I saw in his first game as a Ram. Our D, minus Matthews, Talib, and JJ, was transformed.
Yeah, I know that it was Atlanta, but the Falcons had had a very respectable O through their first 6 games and the Rams really shut it down except for a handful of catches by Jones. Both the Falcon run and pass game was stymied. 5 sacks on Ryan. Huge top advantage for the Rams.
All this in Ramsey’s first game after meeting his new coaches and teammates merely 4 days previously then drawing Julio freaking Jones in a cross country away game!
Color me impressed. I now see why Wade wanted to run more man coverage. And I now understand why the Rams reportedly had decided to trade Peters away whether or not they could land Ramsey. It fundamentally changed his entire D giving him blitz options and turning loose his front 7 studs. Can you imagine what can be done after Ramsey gets fully assimilated, especially with the return of Mathews, Talib, and JJ?
Won’t help the OL, of course, but a team can go far with a strong D. Maybe overtake the 49ers and win the division even? We’ll see.
