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Jacksonville Jaguars star Jalen Ramsey, who was recently suspended by the team for calling out a local news reporter, sat down with GQ for an incredible interview that quickly turned into a roast session. The defensive back was asked about his opinions on some of the top quarterbacks in the league, and he held no punches as he trashed nearly every signal-caller the league has to offer.
Among the quarterbacks Ramsey dissed were Josh Allen, Joe Flacco, Jimmy Garroppolo, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan, and even Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles.
The way Ramsey addressed Matt Ryan shows his disdain for quarterbacks across the league. Ramsey said:
I think Matt Ryan’s overrated. You can’t tell me you win MVP two years ago, and then last year, you a complete bust, and you still got Julio Jones? There’s no way that should ever happen. I don’t care. You know what that tells me? That tells me [Offensive Coordinator Kyle] Shanahan left, went to San Francisco, got Garoppolo, made Garoppolo this big thing. And now Garoppolo is a big name—and now [Matt Ryan] has this bad year? Alright, well, was it really you, or was it your coach? He was doing what was asked of him and it was making him look really, really good.
As for his thoughts on the other quarterbacks in the league, Will Brinson of CBS Sports summed things up:
Allen – “Trash”
Flacco – “He sucks”
Tyrod/Mariota: Underrated!
Matt Ryan: “Who?”
Jimmy G: “All schemes”
Watson/Wentz: MVPs soon
Goff: “Average to above average”
Cousins: “A winner”
Big Ben: “Decent at best”
Bortles: “Playoff Blake is good.”
Tell us how you really feel, Jalen.
Ramsey even went on to comment on the league’s new national anthem policy, saying: “I think it’s gonna be a fair share of people not going out. I think there’s going to be a fair share of people going out. I’ll probably not go out. I’ll probably just stay in and get ready for the game. That’s what I’ve always done, my whole life. I only went out there when I been in the NFL. If I don’t have to be out there, I’ll probably just mind my own business. I think the NFL’s just missing it right now.
“They’re making it about what it’s not really about. It’s not about: we don’t love America; it’s not about not respecting the flag. That’s not what it’s about at all.”
For Ramsey’s expanded thoughts on the league’s top signal-callers, be sure to check out the GQ article.
