If there’s something that might be thought-about a historic second in a preseason sport, Bucs’ outdoors linebacker Jose Ramirez recording three sacks on Saturday evening in opposition to the Jaguars comes near it. Ramirez, Tampa Bay’s sixth-round choose from a 12 months in the past, had his breakout efficiency with a hat trick of sacks, paving the best way for a night that noticed the Bucs report 5 on the opponent.
Following his standout sport, Jose Ramirez shared his ideas on his greatest outing as a Buccaneer.
Jos Ramirez Displays On Saturday Evening’s Hat Trick
“Shoot, to begin with, I’m grateful God gave me the day to get on that subject and play the game I prefer to play,” Jose Ramirez mentioned. “I felt good. The DBs had been doing their job. All people was doing their job compressing the pocket, and I simply ended up with the sack. All people was getting there, so I used to be simply the one which received there. It’s only a race to the quarterback.”
Bucs OLB Jose Ramirez – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR
On an evening the place the Bucs struggled in go protection permitting conversions on third-and-17 and third-and-15, attending to the quarterback was a lone brilliant spot by the protection.
“That’s the one factor that confirmed up on protection,” head coach Todd Bowles mentioned. “Clearly, there have been plenty of missed tackles within the run sport. Not happy with that. Not happy with third down, however we received 5 sacks. Doesn’t depend within the loss, however the younger guys made some progress.”
Every sack that Jose Ramirez recorded instructed its personal story. On his first one, he shot out of the gate and was within the backfield instantaneously. On his second sack his rush compelled Jaguars quarterback Mac Jones to begin scrambling to the surface, however Jones slipped and fell, making the Ramirez the beneficiary of simply having to the touch him on the bottom.
Ramirez’s third sack was only a good, quaint, hard-nosed go rush the place he pushed the sort out again, was in a position to spin out after which chase down C.J. Beathard for the trifecta.
His sport plan was distinct. Maintain it easy and simply assault. It’s protected to say that Ramirez completed what he got down to do.
“I’m not going to mislead you,” Ramirez mentioned. “Ever since I had a few rushes in observe the place I used to be making an attempt to do an excessive amount of, I talked to Yaya [OLB Yaya Diaby], I talked different guys. They had been like, ‘Man, simply get off the ball.’ My very first thing is at all times simply get off the ball. Regardless of the sort out provides me, that’s what I’m going to take. So, he give me inside – no matter it’s – typically I am going to the sideline, and I don’t even keep in mind what I did. It’s simply the sport inside the sport. Simply go on the market and play.”
Jose Ramirez Making The Most Of His Alternatives
Jose Ramirez won’t be the largest outdoors linebacker at 6-foot-2, 252 kilos, however he is without doubt one of the quickest that the Bucs have, particularly among the many group combating to get a roster spot. When requested about what he had been engaged on this coaching camp, Ramirez identified that his work for this season started final 12 months as quickly as Tampa Bay’s season was over.
Bucs OLB Jose Ramirez – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR
Ramirez received in significantly better form within the offseason and he credited Tampa Bay’s coaching workers for serving to him slim down and get even faster.
“Because the finish of the season and into final 12 months simply working with Tristan [Wirfs], Luke [Goedeke]. Simply them giving me tips on stuff that I can use,” Ramirez mentioned. “They see it from the opposite aspect. I see it from my aspect. So, them telling me methods to beat folks, this and that, and dealing with AP [Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Anthony Piroli], Dre [Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Deandre Ward Sr.], Coach Wade [Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Chad Wade], and all of them within the weight room. Simply getting my physique the place I must be and dealing with G [Outside Linebackers Coach George Edwards] and them.
“Simply the entire Tampa Bay simply placing one hundred pc of what I received to do as a result of I really feel like that’s the place confidence comes from is simply working the entire offseason. With regards to sport time, there’s no nerves or butterflies. You in all probability get them emotions earlier than the sport like I’m about to go play soccer, but it surely’s not that I can’t execute my job as a result of we put the work in already. So I’m grateful for everyone. AP, each time we get within the weight room, we put in some work. We’re about to get some work in tomorrow. I do know he’s going to get me proper.”
The Bucs have a few accidents within the outdoors linebacker room for the time being. Yaya Diaby received’t be prepared till the beginning of the common season attributable to an ankle sprain and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka nonetheless isn’t observe in a bodily capability attributable to a neck harm. Plus, Randy Gregory is formally off of Tampa Bay’s roster. This has created extra reps and alternatives for Ramirez, who’s capitalizing from the chance.
“Yeah, I benefit from it,” Ramirez mentioned. “Them boys good. They’re wholesome. Each of them are manufactured from machines, so we don’t have to fret about their accidents. They’re going to be good earlier than the season begins. Such as you mentioned, making the most of the alternatives. There’s two guys which might be starters that play lots that’s not enjoying proper now, so all people else received to step up. I take it as a chance that God blessed me with to go on the market and play some extra. Simply taking it as, ‘Dang, I received to get extra reps or do that.’ Simply have a look at it because it’s extra alternatives to make performs.”
