Power Rankings: Teams that should trade for Ramsey
With Jacksonville Jaguars star cornerback Jalen Ramsey asking for a trade, Chris Simms and Tank Williams give their top three teams that should strongly consider making the move.
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TANK WILLIAMS: Now I believe everyone saw the dust up between Doug Marrone and Jalen Ramsey this weekend. He's about the tap old boy out. And we can't have that between a coach and player. But it got me thinking, like. what are best fits for Jalen Ramsey because you know he going to get traded soon. So here are my top three.
The Los Angeles Rams at number three. I've got the New England Patriots at number two. And then the Kansas City Chiefs at number one.
CHRIS SIMMS: OK. OK, well, first off, I mean, I want to challenge number three and number two. I mean, the Rams got Marcus Peters in the to keep leave. I mean, what do you want, them just to have every good player in the world on their team?
TANK WILLIAMS: I mean, when the Patriots already just traded for AB, I mean, I feel like if Sean McVay is going to play chess, if you see Ab on one side, you need to make a comparable chess move, which means go get Jalen Ramsey.
CHRIS SIMMS: OK, I mean, listen, I'm not mad at you. But I-- first off, they have some salary cap issues, too. I don't know if they have the money to sign him. That would be one thing I'd push against you. And, damn, I didn't know you were just putting them in the Super Bowl already against the Patriots. But OK.
TANK WILLIAMS: Well, I think if you go get Jalen Ramsey, you already got a solid offense. People been worried about Todd Gurley, but Malcolm Brown has been balling. You add another cornerback to that makes to be able to line up against all those Patriots wide receivers, then we cooking with Crisco, dog.
CHRIS SIMMS: OK. OK, listen, I'm not going to argue any of those facts because Jalen Ramsey is the best corner in football for my money. So I hear you there. I just-- I don't see that happening. Now number two, the New England Patriots, they're another team. It's the best secondary in football. But I hear you. I don't think it's actually that farfetched.
I wouldn't be shocked if the Patriots did make a call down to Jacksonville and maybe traded away one of their wealth of-- they have a plethora of secondary players. So maybe-- who cares if they trade a first round pick, right? For Jalen Ramsey. We know it's going to be like the 29th, the 30th, 31st, or 32nd pick. So I like that one. I don't love it.
TANK WILLIAMS: Yeah. I mean, because the Patriots don't need them. But then, I mean, they're New York Yankees of football anyway. I mean, just go ahead and stack up the best players on the team, and then just-- just pummel people.
CHRIS SIMMS: Yeah, well, you're right. There's a part of me that, like, the Patriots are in such a different level right now, I actually just want to see them crap all over the NFL and just dominate everybody. Like, it's really become to that point. But I think I like number one the best though, T. I really do. I mean, come on. I mean, if there's one team that we feel like in the AFC that can match Brady and Belichick in a scoring shootout, we do think it's Mahomes. But at some point we'd like them to play to some defense.
TANK WILLIAMS: Right.
CHRIS SIMMS: And I think they could definitely use another guy in that secondary to take the-- take the pressure off their offense. And maybe their defense can stop a great offense from time to time.
TANK WILLIAMS: And we saw the Pats make the chess move, all right? We'll going to go get AB. So now offense is almost on the same level as Kansas City. Kansas City needs to make the comparable chess move, and go ahead and get Jalen Ramsey, like you said, and prove that defense because right now, I'd give the edge to the Pats.
CHRIS SIMMS: Yeah, I get you. I would, too. I mean, gosh, right now, it's looking like they're going to go 16 and 0, which I'm scared to death of. But, all right, I just want to throw two other teams at you. The Philadelphia Eagles. You saw them getting toasted all over the field on Sunday Night Football against the Falcons. They could use a shut down corner.
TANK WILLIAMS: But they may need to trade for someone to protect Wentz because he's out there getting broken up.
CHRIS SIMMS: He definitely is. And he's got to change his style of play a little bit. And another one I'm going to throw out. You saw it last night. The Cleveland browns. Just like Kansas City Chiefs, they're kind of-- they're just open the window for the Super Bowl. Just this year, they got Odell. They got these offensive players. Can their defense hold up against the elite offenses in the NFL?
TANK WILLIAMS: Boy, Myles Garrett is eating on the D line. But, yeah, if you add another cornerback to that mix, yeah, get sexy for the Browns.
CHRIS SIMMS: I like it, though. I'm not mad at you for your three. Pretty good.
TANK WILLIAMS: Absolutely.
