Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen didn’t fire back at Jalen Ramsey after Ramsey’s harsh comments about him. (AP) Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen wasn’t in an easy spot Wednesday. Early Wednesday, GQ magazine published an interview with Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey in which Ramsey took a few NFL quarterbacks to task. Ramsey saved his harshest comments for Allen, the seventh pick of the draft. He called Allen “trash” and “a stupid draft pick.” [Yahoo Fantasy Football leagues are open: Sign up now for free] When Ramsey critiqued an Allen highlight on Twitter in May by saying Allen was a “pick waiting to happen,” Allen shrugged it off. Ramsey’s comments Wednesday were much more biting and personal (and pretty random considering there’s no known history between Ramsey and Allen). Allen could have shot back and the story would have grown. He refused. What did Josh Allen say about Jalen Ramsey’s comments? According to Matthew Fairburn of the Athletic, Allen took the high road. “I don’t care. It doesn’t bother me one bit,” Allen said. “I care about my teammates and what my teammates think of me.” Allen’s attitude about the scorching comments was that Ramsey isn’t his teammate so it didn’t affect him. “He’s not on my team, he’s not my teammate,” Allen said, according to Sal Capaccio of WGR 550. “It doesn’t bother me.” Allen didn’t want to escalate things with Ramsey Perhaps if Allen was a proven veteran, he’d have felt more comfortable saying more. We’ll see if Ramsey targets Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger, among others, have more to say on the matter. But Allen is a rookie. Ramsey is an All-Pro. Allen also came into the NFL having to apologize to his teammates for some offensive tweets that were unearthed when he was drafted. Getting in a verbal war with one of the NFL’s biggest stars probably wasn’t the best idea, especially before Allen has ever played an NFL game. It couldn’t have been easy to not say anything though — not many guys would react politely to being called “trash” to a national magazine. But Allen didn’t turn it into an even bigger story, and given where he is right now in his career, that’s probably the right play. Story continues – – – – – – – Frank Schwab is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdown.corner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! More from Yahoo Sports: • Jags star goes scorched-earth on rival QBs • Report: Rockets’ Harden linked to Arizona nightclub incident • Benches clear during Giants-Dodgers brawl • Eric Adelson: Football player’s death leaves Maryland stunned<doc-sep>AP Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey offered his candid opinions of a good number of the league’s quarterbacks in an interview with GQ, including Bills first-round pick Josh Allen. Ramsey hasn’t played against Allen, but has watched him on field and assessed the rookie as “trash” and “a stupid draft pick” based on what he did at Wyoming. The two teams will play in the regular season and Ramsey said he’s “excited as hell” to face the rookie, although it remains to be seen if Allen will be in the lineup. What doesn’t remain to be seen is how Allen responds to questions about Ramsey’s comments. Allen was asked about them on Wednesday and said he isn’t paying attention to what anyone outside the organization has to say. “He’s not on my team, he’s not my teammate,” Allen said, via Sal Capaccio of WGR. “It doesn’t bother me. … I don’t care one bit. I care about my teammates, what my teammates think about me.” Allen has plenty of company on Ramsey’s list of subpar quarterbacks, which also includes Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, and he’ll get an opportunity, be it in November or some other point, to prove the cornerback wrong in the future.<doc-sep>Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey is unlikely to win many friends among the league's quarterbacks after delivering a scathing assessment of most of them. In a wide-ranging interview with GQ, the former Florida State student had strong words for some of his colleagues, particularly Buffalo Bills' Josh Allen. "I think Allen is trash," Ramsey told the magazine. "I don't care what nobody say. He's trash. And it's gonna show too. That's a stupid draft pick to me. We play them this year, and I'm excited as hell. I hope he's their starting quarterback." The Bills selected Allen as the number seven overall pick of the 2018 draft but Ramsey was left distinctly unimpressed by what he saw of him in college. "He played at Wyoming," he added. "Every time they played a big school—like, they played Iowa State, which is not a big school in my opinion because I went to Florida State, and he threw five interceptions, and they lost by a couple touchdowns or something like that." Allen threw for more than 5,000 yards and 44 touchdowns in three seasons with Wyoming, even though he only played two games in an injury-curtailed first campaign. However, Ramsey insisted Allen's poor record against established opponents will count against him in the NFL. "He never beat a big school," Ramsey quipped. "If you look at his games against big schools, it was always hella interceptions, hella turnovers." However, it was not just the rookie to be targeted by Ramsey, who blasted some of the league's most established quarterbacks. "I think Matt Ryan's overrated," Ramsey said. "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. I don't care." Pittsburgh Steelers' veteran Ben Roethlisberger wasn't spared either. "Big Ben, I think he's decent at best," Ramsey said. "Big Ben slings the ball a lot of the time. He just slings it, and his receivers go get it. He has a strong arm, but he ain't all that. I played him twice last year, and he really disappointed me." Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco was also on the receiving end of some criticism. The 33-year-old, is one of the few quarterbacks Ramsey has faced in both of his years in the league and it's fair to say he did not leave a positive impression on the Jaguars cornerback. "Flacco sucks. I played him two years in a row," Ramsey said. "He sucks." In the eyes of Ramsey, meanwhile, Eli Manning, simply got to be one of the most consistent quarterbacks in the league thanks to receivers of the caliber of Odell Beckham Jr. "Eli […] It's not really Eli," Ramsey said. "I think it's Odell. I won't say Eli's good, I'll say Odell's good. And their connection is good." Eventually, Ramsey mentioned three quarterbacks he rates – Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Tyrod Taylor – and even went as far as suggesting Texans' quarterback Deshaun Watson will be named MVP in a couple of years with Philadelphia's Carson Wentz a close challenger. Ramsey will come across some of these quarterbacks this season and his comments might have just added another layer of intrigue to the season.<doc-sep>
We already knew Jacksonville Jaguars All-Pro defensive back Jalen Ramsey didn’t think very highly of Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Josh Allen. During spring practices, Ramsey wasn’t impressed with the 7-second clip the Bills shared on Twitter, and tweeted that Allen’s pass was a “pick waiting to happen.” Ramsey later deleted the tweet and backtracked: “imma chill.” On Wednesday in an interview with GQ, Ramsey, going through half of the NFL’s quarterbacks, elaborated on his feelings toward Allen. Not only did Ramsey call Allen “trash,” but he took a dig at Buffalo’s front office for even drafting him, calling Allen a “stupid pick” at No. 7 overall. Here’s Ramsey’s full response: “I think [Buffalo Bills draft pick Josh] Allen is trash. I don’t care what nobody say. He’s trash. And it’s gonna show too. That’s a stupid draft pick to me. We play them this year, and I’m excited as hell. I hope he’s their starting quarterback. He played at Wyoming. Every time they played a big school—like, they played Iowa State, which is not a big school in my opinion because I went to Florida State, and he threw five interceptions, and they lost by a couple touchdowns or something like that. “He never beat a big school. If you look at his games against big schools, it was always hella interceptions, hella turnovers. It’s like: Yo, if you’re this good, why couldn’t you do better? He fits that mold, he’s a big, tall quarterback. Big arm, supposedly. I don’t see it, personally,” Ramsey said. Following the first slight against him by Ramsey, Allen deflected things. TMZ Sports caught Allen off guard at an airport and asked Allen about it. Allen responded by saying Ramsey is one of the “best corners in the league” and added the criticism didn’t bother him. “No, not at all,” Allen said. In another fun twist, right after calling Allen bad at football, he called the player who Allen is replacing and facing on Friday when Buffalo plays the Cleveland Browns, good. That, of course, is Tyrod Taylor. After ripping apart Allen and other quarterbacks in the NFL, Ramsey was asked who he thought, well, wasn’t bad. In a response that included Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, Ramsey tosses in Taylor. “Aaron Rodgers does not. Tom Brady doesn’t. I gotta think now, about all the teams… I think Marcus Mariota is a great quarterback for their team. I think Tyrod Taylor is actually a better quarterback than he gets credit for, because he does not make mistakes. He’s honestly a Marcus Mariota type player, where he manages a game really well, always has them at least in position to be in the game late in the game. He just doesn’t have turnovers that often. That’s really all you need, especially if you get a good defense,” Ramsey said. That’s certainly an interesting group to put Taylor in – especially after Taylor only mustered together three points leading Buffalo’s against Ramsey’s Jags during the wild-card round of the postseason in 2017. Taylor also attempted 37 passes and only had 134 passing yards. And while on stats, Allen didn’t throw five interceptions against Iowa in college, Jalen. Only two.