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Jaguars' Ramsey roasts NFL QBs: Josh Allen is 'trash,' Flacco 'sucks'

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Jalen Ramsey has something to say about every quarterback in the NFL.

In an interview with GQ's Clay Skipper, the All-Pro Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback - one of the league's biggest trash-talkers - took stock of some of the most notable passers with brutal honesty.

Here's the rundown:

Bills' Josh Allen

"I think Allen is trash. I don't care what nobody says. He's trash. And it's gonna show, too. That's a stupid draft pick to me," Ramsey said. "We play them this year, and I'm excited as hell. I hope he's their starting quarterback."

Ravens' Joe Flacco

"And just being honest about it, Flacco sucks. I played him two years in a row. He sucks."

Falcons' Matt Ryan

"What's the Atlanta quarterback's name? 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."

Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger

"I think he's decent at best. ... It's not Big Ben, it's (Antonio Brown). ... He has a strong arm, but he ain't all that. I played him twice last year, and he really disappointed me. He'll be in the Hall of Fame and all that."

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He doesn't hate every quarterback, however. Ramsey commended Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Marcus Mariota, Tyrod Taylor, and Kirk Cousins, and said Deshaun Watson and Carson Wentz will battle it out for league MVP for the next 5-10 years.

Finally, he offered an honest assessment of his own quarterback, Blake Bortles.

Bortles helped guide the Jaguars to a lead over the New England Patriots in the AFC title game, but the former top draft pick still has his detractors. According to Ramsey, "Playoff Blake is good."

"Blake do what he gotta do," he told GQ. "I think in crunch-time moments, like last year's playoff game - not as a team, because we would have trusted him - but I think as an organization, we should have trusted him more to keep throwing it. We kinda got complacent and conservative. And I think that's why we lost."

Ramsey closed by admitting he rarely faces Bortles in practice.

"We never go against him unless it's training camp. We never go against them in practice, during the season. ... We don't wanna hurt his confidence. That'll probably hurt his confidence."

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