How Davante Adams can split the Jalen Ramsey curse

Variations make fights, right? That’s been said about boxing for many years, and it is a lot more correct than at any time in an NFL that is now a matchup league higher than all else. Sure, scheme plays a big element in what groups do on offense and protection, but when the playoffs occur all around, there’s ample tape on every single team and each and every participant to go all around. You are much less possible to be amazed schematically at this issue, which brings it down to just one factor — just one excellent participant towards yet another.

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There are some tempting performs. The Eco-friendly Bay Packers are likely to devour the Detroit Lions. Aaron Rodgers about Matthew Stafford appears to be way too straightforward. The Lions experienced 1 dreadful quarter and there could be a hangover. Can the Bucs go -2, in particular versus a Panthers team that allowed 34 points to Raiders? Have to feel Tom Brady will bounce back again despite all the chatter right after the year-opening flop in New Orleans. This appears like the sweet location.

When the Packers and Rams match up on Saturday afternoon in the divisional round, the obvious matchup to look at will be Inexperienced Bay receiver Davante Adams in opposition to Los Angeles cornerback Jalen Ramsey.

Adams has been issues for every single cornerback he’s confronted this period with his velocity, being familiar with of defenses, and future-stage route-managing. This season, he’s caught 115 passes on 149 targets for 1,374 yards, 11.9 yards for every catch, and a league-substantial 18 touchdowns.

Ramsey has been nightmare gasoline for most each individual receiver he’s confronted this period, and listed here are his figures:

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“I feel it alterations the math in how you can strategy masking their eligible receivers,” Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley reported this 7 days pertaining to the worth of possessing a legitimate shutdown cornerback. “Traditionally, if you want to aid a cornerback on a quality wideout, there are likely to be person matchups somewhere else that affect the other players on your protection. When you have a corner like Jalen, it impacts the math. You know when you have a player who is as versatile as Jalen, where you can place him numerous various spots within just a formation, it boosts his value and the benefit he results in for his teammates.”

So, yeah. Game on. How it turns out will go a very long way to selecting who advances to the NFC Championship… and primarily based on Ramsey’s and Adams’ ability sets, Staley’s comments about Ramsey’s flexibility could be extremely telling.

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