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Find this article at:http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ers-rams-aaron-donald-pissed-at-lack-of-sacks

Brockers: Rams' Aaron Donald 'pissed' at lack of sacks
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  • By Kevin Patra
  • Around the NFL writer
  • Published: Sept. 29, 2016 at 10:44 a.m.
  • Updated: Sept. 29, 2016 at 11:03 a.m.
Stats can be misleading in football. They are especially deceptive when it comes to interior defensive linemen.

Disruption is production. A pocket caved in by a defensive tackle can discombobulate even the best quarterback, forcing missed throws and errant decisions. Yet all that disruption doesn't necessarily lead to sacks. Box score scanners might be hard-pressed to see the difference between three quarterback hits by a defensive tackle manhandling double teams from a "sack" in which a defensive end was the closest player when the quarterback ran out of bounds for a two-yard loss.

Aaron Donald epitomizes the stat problem in 2016. The Los Angeles Rams' defensive tackle tramples interior blockers, crumpling pockets. Yet he has zero sacks.





"You know how pissed he is right now!?" Rams defensive tackle Michael Brockers said, laughing, via ESPN.com. "I would be livid right now!"

Through three games, Donald has nine tackles, three stuffs and two passes defensed. Even without a single sack, he grades out as the top interior defender by Pro Football Focus. Donald received a 95.8 pass rush grade from the analytics website, Fletcher Cox (named September defensive Player of the Month) was the No. 2 defensive tackle with an 81.4 grade. PFF counted 17 quarterback pressures from Donald.

You could understand why frustration might mount over the lack of sacks, but Donald still has his sense of humor. At a recent meeting with coaches, the DT cracked: "Why won't these quarterbacks take their sacks like men?"

"He's getting double-teamed and he's getting all those scheme things that you get offensively," Rams coach Jeff Fisher said. "It creates other opportunities for someone else. We have to keep moving him around a little bit and create the one-on-ones. Even though his numbers aren't reflecting it, he's very productive."

Numbers deceive. With or without the sack stats, Donald is one of the most disruptive defensive players on the planet. When it comes to Defensive Player of the Year discussions, anyone leaving out Donald is clearly only checking box scores.

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Aaron will get his sacks when a rejuvenated Mighty One repeatedly chases QB's into Donald's arms.
 

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No sacks! Your a puss Donald and shouldn't even be in the league!

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Aaron will get his sacks when a rejuvenated Mighty One repeatedly chases QB's into Donald's arms.
With the Rams History of Pounding on Arizona QB's this^ should happen this Week-End!!(y):yess::mrburnsevil:

GO RAMS!!
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.. and Quinn will Take care of Business this week!! Not to mention what the rest of the "D" will be doing!!!!:fuelfire::D
 

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For the other Ram DL'ers having AD on the field should make your performance much better.....Looks to me that the other top five Ram DL'ers of Brockers, Sims, Quinn & Hayes may need to step up when AD is getting doubled-teamed should they not?

When you have a DL with players like Eugene Sims, Aaron Donald, M. Brockers, D. Easley, Ethan Westbrooks & Cam Thomas ALL have ZERO sacks after 3 games??? Rams have invested big $$$ & assets in this DL & to say that we would be happy with only 3 sacks is a stretch my several miles. Brockers elbow/arm injury might be playing a big part with AD not having sacks yet too.
 

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For the other Ram DL'ers having AD on the field should make your performance much better.....Looks to me that the other top five Ram DL'ers of Brockers, Sims, Quinn & Hayes may need to step up when AD is getting doubled-teamed should they not?

When you have a DL with players like Eugene Sims, Aaron Donald, M. Brockers, D. Easley, Ethan Westbrooks & Cam Thomas ALL have ZERO sacks after 3 games??? Rams have invested big $$$ & assets in this DL & to say that we would be happy with only 3 sacks is a stretch my several miles. Brockers elbow/arm injury might be playing a big part with AD not having sacks yet too.

Brockers normally occupies multiple blockers himself when healthy. In fact, Brockers has the old Merlin Olsen role of the disruptive stud DT who requires multiple blockers, freeing up his line mates for manageable 1-on-1 contests. We have seen flashes, some significant flashes, of the old Quinn, but I am still waiting for that 3-sack, 4-sack game day explosion. I expect to see Barron and 'Tree get in on the sack party from time to time, along with some of our safeties and CB's.
 

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Well we had zero TD's before last game so maybe this is the week for some serious pressure
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