Aaron Donald is signed, 6-years, $135 million, including $87 million guaranteed

[Loyal]

Donald is down to 280 pounds. He said that about a week ago. When did he say he's 270 pounds?

He always said 270, as far as I know.

 

[Loyal]

Just insane.

At the 1:43 mark, he defeats a double team on a power move and sacks the QB before an unblocked Barwin can sprint to the QB on an inside stunt.

I mean... I can't imagine the helpless feelings opposing OCs must have trying to scheme around him...

Imagine now with Suh and Donald and Brockers? It makes me giddy thinking about the least physically talented players on any offensive line, trying to stop them

 

[A.J. Hicks]

Donald is down to 280 pounds. He said that about a week ago. When did he say he's 270 pounds?

With the Easley news about his weight I am incredibly curious if we'll see Aaron lined up in a rush line backer spot.

donald, westbrooks, suh, brocers, ebukam,

yikes

 

[Mackeyser]

Imagine now with Suh and Donald and Brockers? It makes me giddy thinking about the least physically talented players on any offensive line, trying to stop them

Yeah, giddy describes it. I dunno if I've ever been more excited at the beginning at the start of a Rams' season.

What bolsters this even more than, say, 2000, was that I know more and have used years of pattern recognition and systems analysis to gauge the likelihood of our success.

I nearly got run off the board for how I rightly predicted 2016 would turn out and I also said we'd be going to the playoffs likely in 2017.

Well, this year? Short of the obvious, that being injury, I honestly don't see how any team beats this team.

Moreover, if this defense gels with the superlative talent it has, it has the potential to be better than the 2015 Denver D.

With our offense, if we have that level of D, this will be a special year.

 

[Mackeyser]

With the Easley news about his weight I am incredibly curious if we'll see Aaron lined up in a rush line backer spot.

donald, westbrooks, suh, brocers, ebukam,

yikes

I can imagine a team calling a TO if Donald came out and stood up at the Wide 9 with Westbrooks, Suh and Brockers on the line and Easley at the other OLB.

Can you imagine what Donald would do if they schemed him to only have a TE between him and the QB?

One shudders at the possibilities...

 

[XXXIVwin]

He always said 270, as far as I know.

No, I recall that (as jrry said)a couple weeks ago, AD sent out something on social media (Twitter-insta-snapchat-hashtag-whatever) claiming he was at 280. Then just a couple days ago he said 270.

Regardless, I trust AD and the Rams will figure out the ideal weight soon enough.

BTW— I just checked AD’s twitter feed for the first time, and it’s mostly just videos of AD crushing it at workouts. Dude’s a monster. A dedicated monster.

 

[Loyal]

No, I recall that (as jrry said)a couple weeks ago, AD sent out something on social media (Twitter-insta-snapchat-hashtag-whatever) claiming he was at 280. Then just a couple days ago he said 270.

Regardless, I trust AD and the Rams will figure out the ideal weight soon enough.

BTW— I just checked AD’s twitter feed for the first time, and it’s mostly just videos of AD crushing it at workouts. Dude’s a monster. A dedicated monster.

I've watched them too. Maybe he misspoke about the 270? I hope the Rams remained centered on one game at a time, unlike bragging fans like me!:yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess::yess:

 

[jrry32]

He always said 270, as far as I know.

https://www.12up.com/posts/6152492-video-aaron-donald-shows-off-crazy-abs-for-a-280-pounder

No, I recall that (as jrry said)a couple weeks ago, AD sent out something on social media (Twitter-insta-snapchat-hashtag-whatever) claiming he was at 280. Then just a couple days ago he said 270.

Regardless, I trust AD and the Rams will figure out the ideal weight soon enough.

BTW— I just checked AD’s twitter feed for the first time, and it’s mostly just videos of AD crushing it at workouts. Dude’s a monster. A dedicated monster.

Yeah, that's why I thought it was weird that he'd be down to 270 pounds after barely a week. Eh, who knows. I'm not going to sweat it. AD knows what he's doing.

 

[jap]

Well, I stand corrected and am quite surprised. Hard to believe he lost 10 pounds in a week.

I guess The Kracken's release will be all that much quicker this season.

 

[1maGoh]

Just insane.

At the 1:43 mark, he defeats a double team on a power move and sacks the QB before an unblocked Barwin can sprint to the QB on an inside stunt.

I mean... I can't imagine the helpless feelings opposing OCs must have trying to scheme around him...

I was going to point that out too. His talent is completely insane. At this point I'm not sure the same laws of physics apply to him as to everyone else.

 

[1maGoh]

Maybe he's taking his game up the next level and spreading misinformation in an attempt to get OCs to plan more poorly for him. They might attempt something different if he weighs 270 as opposed to 290.

Get in their heads, Aaron. In your next interview, tell them you noticed you've been slower this year than last... Let's see what they do.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

"Hear me and rejoice. You have had the privilege of being saved by the great Ram. You may think this is suffering. No. It is salvation. NFL scales tip toward balance because of your sacrifice. Smile. For even in death, you have become children of Aaron Donald.

Nailed it. I knew I was a bit off with the phrasing.

 

[So Ram]

We are talking past each other. Yes, Donald is freak with leverage and conditioning. But a player needs mass as well, otherwise long distance runners would be kicking @ss in the NFL.

I don’t think we are talking past each other.

Aaron Donald has such strength as well.He is no long distant runner. He works on speed & burst. He is ExPLosive !!!
He is also very smart. The Rams defense will dictate the Plays. Wade is aggressive.

 

[jrry32]

We are talking past each other. Yes, Donald is freak with leverage and conditioning. But a player needs mass as well, otherwise long distance runners would be kicking @ss in the NFL.

With all due respect my friend, I must disagree. What a player needs is strength. There is often a correlation between mass and strength. However, there are rare players who do not need to carry the same weight to have the sort of power needed of them.

 

[Steve808]

Aaron Donald is Superman and that's why the Rams "paid that man his money". He is truly a difference maker and will be the cornerstone of the Rams defense as long as he's with the Rams.

 

[12intheBox]

 

[Karate61]

Can't ever recall discussing a man's size this much! Didn't know it mattered so much.

 

[Akrasian]

Can't ever recall discussing a man's size this much! Didn't no it mattered so much.

Despite what your girlfriend or wife tells you . . .

 

[yrba1]

Super Bowl of course

 

[1maGoh]

Can't ever recall discussing a man's size this much! Didn't know it mattered so much.

Never read any of the Champ threads?