When Jaire Alexander Trash Talked A Prime Justin Jefferson

do you know who was the highest paid cornerback heading into 2022 not Jalen Ramsey not JC Jackson not even Xavian Howard it was jair Alexander he dominated in 2020 ranking as the best cornerback in the league but unfortunately in 2021 he got hit with injuries still in the off-season the Packers showed their faith in him signing him to a massive deal however he got off to a really rough start for the 2022 NFL season in week one against the Minnesota Vikings although not for the reasons you might think see Viking star wide receiver Justin Jefferson brought his toaster to the game put the Packers secondary in it and then oh no he burned them he put up a light nine catches for 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns he won the game for the Vikings the final score 20 23-7 however one thing stands out from this game jair Alexander was rarely assigned to cover Justin Jefferson now you might be wondering why would one of the best cornerbacks in the league not cover one of the best wide receivers in the league while you are not alone in that thought jair Alexander is also wondering that wow I wasn't on him that's not my call you know you know anybody watch me play you know then that's what I want jair Alexander has some valid points he had a very good game personally allowing only a 68.7 pass rating he is making it very clear he isn't docking Justin Jefferson he just was not assigned that role as the season went on jair Alexander showed exactly why he was paid all of that money he is consistently an elite cornerback weekend and week out allowing just a 63.4 pass rating when targeted meanwhile Justin Jefferson has entered into a different Stratosphere after week 16 he is number one in receiving yards and playing like he could be in the running for MVP now heading into week 17 the 12-3 Vikings have traveled to Green Bay to face the seven in eight Packers it has been nearly four months since their first matchup that being said jair Alexander Ander has in fact not moved on when asked about Justin Jefferson he said he don't jump in no super suit and get dressed and jump outside you know I mean I don't either sometimes but you know like he human is what I'm saying so like it ain't you know we ain't putting too much on this on nobody's really good receiver by the end of the day I'm a really good Corner we got really good Corners we got really good you know linebackers so hey d-line you know whatever it is but you know you don't put too much focus on that one person because like first game that was a flute Justin Jefferson replied with a simple uh so I'm definitely expecting them to play a little differently uh I definitely remember jair saying he was wishing to play me man-to-man more uh and be on me more so uh I mean I'm pretty sure they're going to have a different plan than what we had the first game of the season so jumping into the game how will jair Alexander and the Packers do against Justin Jefferson long time [Music] Justin Jefferson had one catch on the day for 15 yards the Packers won 41-17 adding to that jaier Alexander covered Justin Jefferson on 20 of his 31 routes with that added pressure he ended the game as one of the highest rated Defenders on the field and to show how impressive this was this is a list of Justin Jefferson's least amount of receiving yards in a single game this game fouls in right here his second worst tally in his career so far plus this is the only game in Justin Jefferson's career where he only recorded one catch jair Alexander called out the best wide receiver in football shot him down and they did his own celebration right in front of him alright fair enough that was not the only great matchup of the season in fact Jalen Ramsey was tested heavily against one of the best wide receivers in the League Jalen Ramsey has arguably been the best cornerback in the league from 2017 to 2021 although his command on the position might have slipped in 2022 this is a graph of Jalen Ramsey's touchdowns Allowed by year he has never allowed more than three touchdowns in a single season however if we look at how many he has given up in 13 weeks of the 2022 NFL season a career high of five now he's still an elite cornerback but this is shocking especially because of who he is up against in week 14 when the ramps are set to face off against the Raiders Devonte Adams is playing at an elite level in fact this is the top 10 players in receiving touchdowns to this point in the season Devante Adams ranks here no player is better at catching touchdowns than him it also does not help that the Rams offense is suffering right now Matthew Stafford and Cooper cup are on the injured reserves so you know this would be a great game for Jalen Ramsey to get back to his old ways so it is time to see a slipping Jalen Ramsey face off against Devante Adams and on Third and five going deep down deep that pocket under pressure car under pressure softball is picked off car in the pocket and on the left sideline this was a battle for the ages both players came out and had themselves a game Devonte Adams had three catches for 71 yards including this catch which just look at this in real time I don't know how anyone is supposed to defend against this although arguably more important Jalen Ramsey kept Devonte Adams out of the end zone this proved to be crucial as the Rams won 17-16 Jalen Ramsey proved himself again but AJ Brown was put to the test against the best the Eagles are on fire in 2022 they are 6-0 with the third ranked offense heading into their bye week in week 7. a key reason to why they have been so successful is AJ Brown currently rewriting his reputation AJ Braun was the wide receiver one on a run dominant team with the Titans in his first three years but now with the Eagles in his fourth season he is racking up 503 receiving yards and two touchdowns so far this season he has really shown that he can possibly compete with the best which will be put to the test heading into week eight he is up against an elite secondary led by the best safety in the league when the Steelers travel to Philadelphia to face the Eagles if you are to label Minka Fitzpatrick as one of the best safeties in the league that would be an understatement as a two-time member of the All-Pro team his level of play has not dipped heading into this year in week one he earned defensive player of the week he is on fire and is the key to stopping AJ Brown this is going to be a showdown between a receiver that is on fire and a great safety wanting to stop all of the momentum 24 years [Music] [Music] [Music] AJ Brown absolutely took over the game he had three touchdowns and 156 receiving yards two of which he scored on Minka Fitzpatrick and the third happened right in front of him then to add even more to that in open field AJ Brown sent him the wrong way AJ Brown proves he can beat the best and what sauce Gardener did is just as impressive sauce Gardner's rookie campaign that we just saw in 2022 is one of the best in NFL history as a standout corner at Cincinnati Scouts raved about his athleticism and Technical abilities which got himself selected fourth overall by the New York Jets in the draft jumping into the season he played like a vet he led the league in pass his defendant plus he only gave up 54 yards in man coverage All Season that is literally just about 3 yards again as a rookie the league noticed his great skill and he got selected to the Pro Bowl and made first team All-Pro the very first rookie corner to make first team All-Pro in over 40 years the last player to do this Hall of Famer Ronnie lot he had truly a remarkable season but to truly put this into perspective this is every receiver that he faced during this campaign sauce Gardner was the best against some of the very best he is going to be an amazing player to watch throughout his career that being said those were some of the very best wide receiver burst cornerback moments from the season let me know if I missed any other key ones I hope you guys enjoyed the video alright I'll see you guys next time [Music] foreign

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Published: Wed Feb 01 2023