The Green Bay Packers need cornerback help in the worst way.
Even before Jaire Alexander hurt his leg on the last defensive snap of Green Bay's Week 8 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, things weren't looking great at corner. Both Keisean Nixon and Eric Stokes have been largely underwhelming this season – and that's putting it kindly.
If it weren't for the stellar play of safeties Xavier McKinney and Evan Williams, things would look a lot worse than they already do.
It's why the Packers have shown up so often in Trade Deadline content recently. The path to an NFC North title is going to be brutal this year, and even at 6-2, the Packers don't look like a real contender quite yet.
But that's what fun, big-name trades are for! Will they work? Who knows! But the internet will approve of them, and that's what matters most. And I'm happy to report that this week we may have our best yet, courtesy Pack-A-Day Podcast host Andy Herman.
Jalen Ramsey to the Packers isn't as far-fetched as it sounds
In a video for Bleacher Report, Herman explained why a trade for Ramsey isn't as far-fetched as it may initially sound.
"I will say, Jalen Ramsey in Miami would be a very interesting player," he said. "The contract's probably not good enough for Green Bay to go after a player like that, but he's doing pretty well. Jalen Ramsey would be an interesting one. The beauty of Ramsey would be that you could put him outside if you wanted, opposite of Jaire ... or you could put Ramsey in the slot with Nixon and Jaire outside. You could mix and match Ramsey and Nixon a bit. That'd be a fun one. And Miami's not going anywhere this year, right? I doubt that would happen, that's a dream scenario."
It's an especially interesting idea considering that Ramsey actually looks ... pretty good this year? He's certainly playing better than he did in his first year with the Dolphins, where he put up career-worst stats basically across the board.
According to Pro Football Focus, all of his grades (overall, run defense, pass rush, coverage, tackling) are all above where they were last year, except for pass rush. And the Packers don't need him to pass rush all that much, so who cares?
This is, admittedly, a bit of a Madden trade. But sometimes teams that are serious about Super Bowl runs have to be serious about Madden trades; look at the Chiefs' recent trade for DeAndre Hopkins. It may be a dream scenario right now, but that doesn't mean it has to stay that way.
