He had the motivation of his father, who got him off his ass to work out in the home basement gym every day. That wouldn't have changed.
Aaron Donald is the Rams all time leader in sacks
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He is the best interior pass rusher ever. No need to compare him to Deacon, different types and both were the best at what they did.
How cool is it that Deacon also coined the term "sack" too. That's like Gerkhe and the horns just some epic shit in league history. Man have we been blessed on both lines in our history.
How cool is it that Deacon also coined the term "sack" too. That's like Gerkhe and the horns just some epic shit in league history. Man have we been blessed on both lines in our history.
Because the linemen are holding each other's arms creating a closed arm ccontainment area around Donald. Technically they are holding each other and Donald is just in the middle of that.
Another consideration with deacon is that any of his sacks ending with a horse collar would not be counted today.
Because the rules and the game have changed so much and the year round training is far beyond what it was in the 70s, comparisons are difficult.
All I know for sure is they are 2 of the 3 baddest men to ever play the game.
Because the rules and the game have changed so much and the year round training is far beyond what it was in the 70s, comparisons are difficult.
All I know for sure is they are 2 of the 3 baddest men to ever play the game.
Those linemen are definitely not holding each other. One is grabbing the neck of Donald's shoulder pads. The other just has his arm out, not holding anything. His fingers are curled loosely just shy of resting on, but not holding, the other lineman's Jersey.
They are definitely in no way holding each other's arms.
Horse collar is allowed on the QB as long as he hasn't become a runner. Remember last year when the Bills QB was so upset after AD horse collared him. The TV official said it was allowed.
Let’s remember that offenses didn’t drop back to pass 55 times a game in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s.
Johnny Unitas had 436 attempts in 1967 during a 14 game season. 31 per game.
And he threw it a lot compared to other QB’s.
Tom Brady has had over 600 attempts most years since 2011 in a 16 game schedule. Closer to 40 a game.
Fran Tarkenton averaged about 25-27 attempted passes per game over his career.
More chances to sack QB’s in today’s game.
Haven’t seen anyone mention that Deacon, Merlin and Jack had fewer chances.
Still, it is fantastic to have had HISTORIC pass rushers as the greats of the Ram franchise as others have pointed out.
Congrats to AD!! I bet he’ll break the record for defensive tackle sacks as well, and he keeps himself in such good shape that I can imagine three more dominant years.
But first, get this man a Super Bowl and a fourth DPotY award!
But first, get this man a Super Bowl and a fourth DPotY award!
I dunno. Reggie White and Lawrence Taylor sure seemed like the total package. I still like AD slightly better due to him working mostly inside (White didn't move inside until late in his career), but he's already in that rarified air.
I thought that was your real stance on that. My bad. I was thinking you were crazy for a minute there. It does track track with that other guy's opinion (he's a ref for HS or college or something) that it's okay to hold as long as your double teaming a guy, because you've made a choice to take that one guy out and committed extra resources. I don't understand that, but it does seem to be holding up.