Jacksonville Jaguars: Jalen Ramsey not among ‘top 25 under 25’
By Luke Sims
the feeling continues to be that PFF either blatantly snubs Jacksonville Jaguars players or the grades simply aren’t accurate enough. Whether you buy into PFF’s grading system or not, it’s clear that something is a little off here.
Even Monson has indicated how well Ramsey has played in the past:
How hard is CB to play well as a rookie? Only one - @Jaguars Jalen Ramsey - ended the year giving up a passer rating under 80 when targeted
— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) January 3, 2017
Naturally, people who follow the NFL were confused:
No Jalen Ramsey? Seems a pretty obvious miss for this list.
— Stephen Ankerich (@srankerich) January 18, 2017
Another quality response from the article’s comments section:
"How in the blue hell is Jalen Ramsey not on here?"
It’s worth wondering about. There is good play and good grades but the minute an arbitrary grade clearly contrasts with reality it becomes fair to question whether the system is working.
All due respect to PFF and the hard work that goes into crafting (and marketing) a unique grade system, but this was an opportunity to reaffirm how well that system works. Leaving Jalen Ramsey off the list (and others) when the play is within the margin of error (it’s worth wondering what the margin of error is on grades assigned by someone watching a game) of someone else and there are other metrics available to show he belongs instead is a downright shame.
Next: PFF ranks the Jags secondary 13th behind strong play by Ramsey
It may not have been intentional, but Ramsey was snubbed plain and simple. He deserves more recognition in these grades than has been handed out.