Jalen Ramsey on covering Tyreek Hill: ‘It’s not a wide receiver versus corner matchup’ Jalen Ramsey is a gift.The Jacksonville Jaguars
are a few days away from going up against the AFC’s best team in the Kansas City
Chiefs. Much has been made of the marquee matchups we’ll get to see on
Sunday
Cheap Telvin Smith Jersey , including Jalen Ramsey vs. Tyreek Hill — our best cornerback against their best receiver.After Tyreek had some things to say
about Jalen on Wednesday, it was Jalen’s turn to return the favor.Here are
Jalen’s answers to questions about Tyreek from today’s press conference.On
looking forward to Sunday’s matchup “I’m looking forward to playing the game. I
am looking to playing their offense. I am looking forward to seeing their
defense against our offense. I don’t like how whoever has made it a matchup — me
against Tyreek. He’s good for what he does for their team. He made All-Pro as a
return specialist. Let’s get that right — as a return specialist, his rookie
year. He went to two Pro Bowls as a return specialist. A return specialist, two
years. I made All-Pro in my position as a corner. I went to the Pro Bowl as a
corner. It’s not a wide receiver versus a corner matchup. We can get that out of
the way off bat. But, you know, I feel like it was strategic. A smart move by
him. He is going to get some clout. He is going to get the buzz going around
there for a little bit. But he knows. Just like I feel like everybody knows. Me
and Tyreek [Hill], we are probably going to have some opportunities to match up
against each other, but it won’t be like that for the majority of the game. He
moves around everywhere. He plays running back, receiver, slot ??He’s not out
there on that island 90 percent of the time where I’m at. I don’t look at it as
me versus him. I don’t think this is really a matchup game to be honest with
you.”On Tyreek saying Jalen was a good player“I just wished he would have picked
a side. Either, ‘I’m just alright’ or ‘I’m the top dog.’ Pick a side. If I’m the
top dog, but I’m just alright, that means he doesn’t think that any corner in
the league is good and that is not true. What do you want to know? What is the
actual question?”On Tyreek saying he hopes Jalen presses him“If you look at my
film, what do I do every day every week? I play press, right? No matter what,
who I’m playing. If he wants smoke, it will get there.”New England Patriots vs.
Jacksonville Jaguars series history: It’s been all Pats Man it feels good to
have a really good football team to cheer for again. The Jacksonville Jaguars
are 1-0 following a solid, but unspectacular, victory against the New York
Giants — because good teams find ways to win ugly games. The focus now shifts to
the Week 2 showdown with the New England Patriots (also 1-0). The rematch of
last year’s AFC Championship has been highly anticipated since the schedules
came out, and the result will go a long way in determining which team is the
class of the AFC. Unfortunately, things have not gone very well for the Jaguars
when facing the Patriots. In fact, Jacksonville has never defeated New England
in the regular season, and its lone head-to-head victory came in the playoffs
during the 1998-1999 season. I’m here with another edition of our historical
series articles, but I am letting you know now that the history is not pretty.
Read at your own risk. Let’s recap, anyway. Series historyAll-time head-to-head
record (including postseason): Patriots lead 11-1All-time regular season series
record: Patriots lead 7-0All-time postseason series record: Patriots lead
4-1Last Jaguars win: Jan. 3, 1999 (Wild Card playoff game, 25-10)Last Patriots
win: Jan. 21. 2018 (AFC Championship game, 24-20)Current Streak: Patriots have
won eight in a row (including three playoff victories) Biggest Jaguars win:
25-10 (Jan. 3, 1999)Biggest Patriots win: 51-17 (Sept. 27, 2015)Interesting
takeaway: The Patriots have outscored the Jaguars 327-193 all-time, which is an
average score of 27.25 to 16.08 per game. In Jacksonville, however, the margin
shrinks significantly to an average score of 20.75 to 20.5 in favor of the Pats
(83-82 total score). Quick thoughts: I warned you it wasn’t pretty. It’s been
nearly 20 years since the Jaguars last defeated the Patriots. The majority of
games have been played in Foxborough, where the Patriots are 8-0 against the
Jags. New England also owns a 4-1 record in Jacksonville. The only real silver
lining here is that the Jaguars play the Patriots much tougher at home, as the
Pats have not won by more than seven points in Duval. This series is pretty
cut-and-dried overall — pure Patriots domination.Last MatchupWinner:
PatriotsScore: 24-20Date: Jan. 21, 2018Location: Gillette Stadium
Jermey Parnell Jersey , Foxborough, Massachusetts Team Stats: Jaguars — 293 passing yards, 101 rushing yards, 22 first downsPatriots — 310 passing
yards, 46 rushing yards, 22 first downsQuick recap: Do we really want to relive
this heartbreak? Myles Jack wasn’t down. End of story. Really, though, after the
Jaguars built a strong lead — up by 10 in the fourth quarter — conservative
play-calling (despite a strong performance from Blake Bortles) and the fact that
Tom Brady was on the other sideline ultimately spelled doom for the Jaguars. I
don’t want to rehash much else because we all know the narrative. Prior
MatchupWinner: PatriotsScore: 51-17Date: Sept. 27, 2015Location: Gillette
Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Team Stats: Jaguars — 242 passing yards, 57
rushing yards, 15 first downsPatriots — 358 passing yards, 125 rushing yards, 35
first downsQuick recap: Remember when the Jaguars were really bad at football?
Yeah, me either. The Patriots had a ridiculous 35 first downs, and Tom Brady
carved up a very weak Jacksonville secondary (33-42, 358 yards, two TDs, zero
INTs). LeGarrette Blount scored three touchdowns on the ground. The Patriots
never trailed in this game. The Jaguars didn’t score their first touchdown until
deep into the third quarter, and the second and final touchdown came in garbage
time with just 1:22 left on the clock.Through the Decades1990s: Patriots
3-12000-2010: Patriots 5-02011-Present: Patriots 3-0Quick thoughts: Ahh, not
much to see here. The Patriots have indeed owned the Jaguars, especially when
you look at the “through the decades” view. Predictions: If history repeats
itself, the Jaguars are in trouble. The culture has changed in Jacksonville
under this current regime, though. This team is not backing down from Brady and
Bill Belichick, and will look to set the tone early with smash-mouth offense and
tough as nails defense. Whether or not featured running back Leonard Fournette
is able to play is going to be a key factor in if the Jaguars can pull off the
victory or not. The offense clearly ran through Fournette in Week 1, prior to
his injury. If he can’t go, Jacksonville may struggle offensively. To me, as
much as I hate to admit it, the New England Patriots remain the cream of the
crop in the AFC until somebody unseats them. That is up to Jacksonville. I’m not
going to give my prediction on who wins just yet (you can in the poll below,
though), but I seeanother close, hard-fought game on Sunday.History is not on
Jacksonville’s side, but this is a new era. I know it’s early in the week, but
how do you see this one shaking out in 2018?
