That was a lot of fun for the Jacksonville Jaguars when the young Atlanta Falcons Womens T-Shirt , brash cornerback was bullying opposing receivers and leading a secondary that was the centerpiece of a championship-level team. But now the Jaguars have lost five straight and Ramsey’s attitude has been turned around on the team itself.A day after the Jaguars blew multiple coverages to give up 29 points to the Colts before halftime, Ramsey vented on Twitter:It was enough to get a lengthy response from Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone during his Monday press conference:The TL;DR version of Marrone’s answer is essentially: “buckle up and deal with the criticism because we’re all stuck with this 3-6 record.”Why is Ramsey mad?The Jaguars are losing. That’s definitely the most significant reason for his frustration.A couple years ago — when the Jaguars were one of the worst teams in the NFL — all the losing brought Ramsey to tears at one point. He was shown on the sideline looking upset and telling someone “I’m tired of losing.”That drive to win helped the Jaguars turn things around and find a culture of winning in 2017, but Ramsey’s back in a frustrated place now that Jacksonville is in last place again.On top of that, the Jaguars’ pass defense looked like a mess Sunday. Andrew Luck tore it apart with 21 completions on 29 attempts for 285 yards and three touchdowns. Receivers were running wide open and one analyst, former Jaguars offensive tackle Tony Boselli, claimed Ramsey decided to do his own thing:That’s quite the accusation, but not exactly new. Ramsey is an aggressive cornerback who loves to use his rare combination of size and strength to shut down receivers at the line of scrimmage. The Jaguars’ affinity for zone defense in 2018 has been confusing, and Ramsey’s freestyling may have started before Week 10.If that’s the case, it’s a big problem for the Jaguars. There’s also the possibility that Ramsey gets asked to play press man Atlanta Falcons Hats , allowing the rest of the secondary to shade their zone defense away from his side. Either way, the Jacksonville defense appeared out of sorts against the Colts.The Jaguars are still one of the best in the league against the pass, but with the 2018 season circling the drain, that doesn’t matter much. The bigger concern is Ramsey’s future with the franchise.Is Ramsey on his way out?The short answer: no.Ramsey’s rookie contract runs through the 2019 season and the Jaguars can pick up a fifth-year option in 2020. Even if Ramsey wants out of Jacksonville, the Jaguars could use the franchise tag and keep him for at least another three seasons without letting him reach free agency.And even if it seems like this is a disastrous season for the Jaguars, the reality is Ramsey’s still playing well. Quarterbacks have a 73.4 passer rating when throwing his direction — that’s top 20 among starting cornerbacks in a year where the average quarterback has a 94.6 rating.He also allows a reception once every 13.2 times he’s in coverage — that’s also top 20 this season.Ramsey is one of the best young cornerbacks in the NFL and the Jaguars have seen what kind of difference he can make. There are clearly things to smooth over, but don’t expect him to be traded, cut, or allowed to walk any time soon. The football world groaned when the Browns shipped Josh Gordon to the New England Patriots for a fifth-round pick. It felt like another case of the football rich getting richer by adding a talented Atlanta Falcons Womens Hoodie , yet troubled receiver.When Gordon arrived, there was a bit of a question as to how he would fit into the Patriots’ complex passing game and gel with already established players like Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman. The Patriots used a simple, but shockingly rare concept to help Gordon immediately become a weapon for them: they asked him to do what he does best. New England did just that in their 31-17 win over the Green Bay Packers as Gordon reached 130 yards and a touchdown, his second 100-yard game in three weeks.Gordon isn’t a technical route running savant like Antonio Brown, but he is big, fast, and a terror with the ball in his hands. Here are a few plays that show what Gordon does well and how the Patriots find success with him in their game plan.Throw the ball up to Gordon, and let him go get it.There aren’t many cornerbacks who can cover Gordon in one-on-one situations. His explosion off the line is rare for a receiver of his size. Once he gets past the corner covering him, he just needs a chance at the ball in the air to create a big play. Even with the all the games Gordon has missed through his career Womens Customized Atlanta Falcons Jerseys , he’s still an explosive presence on the field. That shows up on shorter slant routes as well as the longer routes down the field.Get the ball into Gordon’s hands and get out of the wayAgain, Gordon is great at getting off of the line of scrimmage. On this slant route, the Packers cornerback has no chance to catch up Gordon once he releases inside. Gordon breaks inside, accelerates away from the corner, and the ball is delivered inside perfectly for him to pick up yards after the catch.Once Gordon got the ball into his hands, he was able to pick up an extra six yards with the cornerback trailing him, and he even spun his way forward to maximize the amount of yards he was gaining. New England has also allowed Gordon to get yards after the catch on shorter routes where he immediately has room to work. Gordon finds running lanes like a running backOn this play, Gordon is just running a little hitch route. With the way that the Packers coverage unveiled itself, Gordon immediately had about five yards of room to work with and found a nice lane to split the two defenders coming towards him.Gordon accelerated up the field for a first down and almost made a Packers defender miss with a spin move once he got going. There are only a handful of receivers at Gordon’s size who have the vision and the ball-carrying abilities that he has — these are the areas where he wins.Gordon’s spatial awareness also helps him when the ball is in the air and potentially in danger of being intercepted.Gordon creates big plays before catching the ballLike the other plays www.falconscheapshops.com , Gordon isn’t running a flashy route. The Patriots have him posted as an outside receiver and just run him up the sideline. The Packers have a safety that’s rotating over the top and in position to make a play on the ball. As the ball arrives, so does the safety, but Gordon undercuts the safety before the pass can be intercepted and exploded for the game-sealing 51-yard touchdown. He showed off fantastic awareness to know where he was on the field in relation to where the ball was arriving and where the safety was traveling from.These are the plays that make Gordon a great receiver, and he doesn’t even need to run a complete route tree to be an impact player. The game plan for Gordon is easy: run slants, deep routes, and plays that get him in space immediately — then get the hell out of the way. As usual, the Patriots just know how to put their players in position to succeed and that’s showing with the recent success that Josh Gordon is having.
