Jalen Ramsey rips Rams offense after loss to Bucs, Sean McVay responds

Jalen Ramsey sounded off on the LA Rams offense after the embarrassing loss vs. the Buccaneers in Week 9, and Sean McVay responded.

Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey didn't hold back when addressing the team's loss to the Buccaneers in Week 9. After the Buccaneers scored a game-winning touchdown in the waning moments of the fourth quarter, Ramsey ripped into the Rams' offense for their inability to get anything going and making things more difficult on the defense.

Via NFL.com:

“The defense should not have had to go back on the field. Simple,” Ramsey said bluntly. “Gotta have some dogs who are gonna go get it. We shouldn't come to the sideline after a big stop like that and our coaches or the other side or whoever telling us, ‘We gonna need y'all one more time. We gonna need y'all one more time.' Like what the f—? We just made a big stop, turnover on downs, with a minute and some change left and no timeouts for nobody.

“Gotta have some dogs who are like, man, f— all that, we are going to end this game right now. Good stop. We are going to end the game for y'all. We gotta play off each other in that sense. You know what I mean? That's what I mean by we should not have had to go out there. It is what it is. It ain't the first time that this has happened. This has happened multiple times this year, really. S—.”

Clearly, Ramsey wasn't happy with the Rams' offense. And he has every right to have been fuming. The Rams' defense made a critical stop in the end zone to force a turnover on downs, setting the Rams up with the football and leaving the Buccaneers without any timeouts late in the game. Effectively, a first down would seal the win for the Rams, but they went three-and-out, forcing Ramsey and Co. to come back out for another high-pressure stop. This time, Brady found tight end Cade Otton for the winning score.

Rams head coach Sean McVay responded to Ramsey's outburst while speaking to reporters in a Monday press conference.

“I talked to Jalen and I am aware of those things. I talked with him this morning. Jalen’s a great competitor. He would say the same thing on the defensive side of the ball if the roles were reversed. So he’s always going to be honest. He wants to win. He’s passionate about this. He is supportive of his teammates, but he wants them to want to do well and wants them to expect to do well and have that confidence that’s exuded. That’s no different than when you hear him talk to his fellow teammates on the defensive side of the ball, if there’s got to be an opportunity to be able to rise up and make a play, or if there hasn’t been that delivered in certain instances over the last few years. So Jalen is consistent. That’s consistent with his demeanor and I know where he is coming from in terms of wanting to win, wanting to compete, and wanting his teammates to expect to do well and have the confidence to close out those games. So I think his teammates know that, his coaches know that. I know where he’s coming from and it’s all with the right intentions.”

McVay seemed to have no issues with Ramsey calling out his teammates, describing his comments as being “passionate.” Perhaps the harsh reality check from Jalen Ramsey will serve as a wakeup call to Matthew Stafford and Co. who have scored more than 20 points in a single game just twice this year. If there's one thing that's clear, however, it's that Sean McVay needs to figure out how to get more out of his team given the lofty expectations they entered the season with.