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1. I didn't see this coming...
2. ...because I didn't want to see it coming.
3. I'm happy for Aaron Donald. He gets to ride off into the sunset having accomplished everything a player could wish to accomplish, and now can look forward to a retirement of family, good health, and countless accolades.
4. I'm happy for us for having had the chance to witness one of the great careers of all time.
5. I was fortunate enough to have seen AD play several times. The last time was in 2018 at Detroit. He had 2 sacks, including a key strip sack, of future Ram Matthew Stafford in a 30-16 win.
6. I'll be telling my grandchildren about that one.
7. Not going to lie, though... as a fan, I'm greedy. I wanted another year or two of Donald creating havoc for other teams. I particularly wanted it at this point in history, as I believe the Rams are poised to contend in the next couple of years.
8. Poor Kobie Turner... those are some massive shoes you'll be trying to fill.
9. Lucky Kobie Turner... you learned from the best, and seem to have the drive to emulate what you saw.
10. The Rams apparently knew this was coming, and still declined to pursue any of the DL on the FA market. Looking at the players who moved, I can't say I'm shocked.
11. There is no replacing Donald, but there must be a plan. I can only guess... so I will!
12. Looking at the two moves the Rams have already made on the defense - signing Darious Williams and Kamren Curl- I wonder if the Rams are hoping that a vastly improved DB will mitigate against the loss of their top pass rusher. Looking at this year's draft prospects, I believe the Rams will have the opportunity to add a top CB to the group, and I won't be surprised if this is the plan.
13. There are some intriguing DTs in the draft. Byron Murphy of Texas is a guy who could be in play at pick #19. There are also some who could be there on Day 2 that I like, including Kris Jenkins (Michigan) and Branden Fiske (FSU).
14. If Chris Shula wants to go for an entirely different type of player on the inside, we could also consider T'Vondre Sweat, the massive (6'4, 366) NT from Texas. At least he'd demand some of the double-teams Donald drew.
15. Not seeing any DT in the FA market who I'm dying to get, but perhaps a trade?
16. On the "Mount Rushmore" of "pure" Rams (players who only played for the Rams), Tom Mack must now step aside. Its Merlin Olsen, Jack Youngblood, Jackie Slater... and Aaron Donald.
17. Building the OL so that we can pound the ball and keep the defense off the field now goes from excellent strategy to pure genius.
18. This one will sting for a while, but I'm still excited about this upcoming season.
19. Man, I'm going to miss Donald.
20. Of course, there's always that Eric Weddle scenario...
2. ...because I didn't want to see it coming.
3. I'm happy for Aaron Donald. He gets to ride off into the sunset having accomplished everything a player could wish to accomplish, and now can look forward to a retirement of family, good health, and countless accolades.
4. I'm happy for us for having had the chance to witness one of the great careers of all time.
5. I was fortunate enough to have seen AD play several times. The last time was in 2018 at Detroit. He had 2 sacks, including a key strip sack, of future Ram Matthew Stafford in a 30-16 win.
6. I'll be telling my grandchildren about that one.
7. Not going to lie, though... as a fan, I'm greedy. I wanted another year or two of Donald creating havoc for other teams. I particularly wanted it at this point in history, as I believe the Rams are poised to contend in the next couple of years.
8. Poor Kobie Turner... those are some massive shoes you'll be trying to fill.
9. Lucky Kobie Turner... you learned from the best, and seem to have the drive to emulate what you saw.
10. The Rams apparently knew this was coming, and still declined to pursue any of the DL on the FA market. Looking at the players who moved, I can't say I'm shocked.
11. There is no replacing Donald, but there must be a plan. I can only guess... so I will!
12. Looking at the two moves the Rams have already made on the defense - signing Darious Williams and Kamren Curl- I wonder if the Rams are hoping that a vastly improved DB will mitigate against the loss of their top pass rusher. Looking at this year's draft prospects, I believe the Rams will have the opportunity to add a top CB to the group, and I won't be surprised if this is the plan.
13. There are some intriguing DTs in the draft. Byron Murphy of Texas is a guy who could be in play at pick #19. There are also some who could be there on Day 2 that I like, including Kris Jenkins (Michigan) and Branden Fiske (FSU).
14. If Chris Shula wants to go for an entirely different type of player on the inside, we could also consider T'Vondre Sweat, the massive (6'4, 366) NT from Texas. At least he'd demand some of the double-teams Donald drew.
15. Not seeing any DT in the FA market who I'm dying to get, but perhaps a trade?
16. On the "Mount Rushmore" of "pure" Rams (players who only played for the Rams), Tom Mack must now step aside. Its Merlin Olsen, Jack Youngblood, Jackie Slater... and Aaron Donald.
17. Building the OL so that we can pound the ball and keep the defense off the field now goes from excellent strategy to pure genius.
18. This one will sting for a while, but I'm still excited about this upcoming season.
19. Man, I'm going to miss Donald.
20. Of course, there's always that Eric Weddle scenario...
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