AD: NFC Defensive Player of the Month (December)

  • To unlock all of features of Rams On Demand please take a brief moment to register. Registering is not only quick and easy, it also allows you access to additional features such as live chat, private messaging, and a host of other apps exclusive to Rams On Demand.

Memento

Your (Somewhat) Friendly Neighborhood Authoress.
Joined
Jul 30, 2010
Messages
18,374
Name
Jemma
AD is a fucking machine. Let's all just appreciate his greatness because that's what we're witnessing: greatness.
 

rdlkgliders

"AKA" Hugo Bezdek
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jul 1, 2013
Messages
8,244
Name
Don
Lion Yawn GIF by Planckendael
 

Ramlock

Here we f’n go, baby!
Joined
Sep 7, 2014
Messages
5,055
Name
Ramlock
It feels that way this year. The league is really pushing Watt and Parsons from Dallas.

Hate that bullshit…Steelers ain’t making the playoffs…Parsons is a rookie, plays a shitty schedule and division and doesn’t face double and triple-team blocking.

Hate that bullshit
 

kurtfaulk

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Sep 7, 2011
Messages
16,608
Imagine if the Rams had taken Mack at 2 and then drafted AD!

would fisher still be the coach?

whatever happened in the past, while hard to endure at the time, was perfect because it led to mcvay becoming the rams hc.

.
 

ProGen

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Aug 25, 2014
Messages
1,623
Has been, and still is, a pleasure to watch this man play.
 

jrry32

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jan 14, 2013
Messages
29,941
What are the Chances/Odds AD will win his 4th DPOY this season? I know there is a lot of competition (TJ Watt, etc) but nobody can convince me that there is a better Defensive Player in the NFL than Aaron Donald!!!
To win DPOY, I think he'd need to pick up another four or five sacks over the final two games and hope that Watt and Parsons don't have a monster performance. What's crazy and unexpected to me is I just saw that Robert Quinn is second in the NFL with 17 sacks right now. Didn't realize he was having such a great year. He's 0.5 sacks away from 100 sacks for his career. Happy for him!
 

Loyal

Rams On Demand Sponsor
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jul 27, 2010
Messages
30,559
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #50
To win DPOY, I think he'd need to pick up another four or five sacks over the final two games and hope that Watt and Parsons don't have a monster performance. What's crazy and unexpected to me is I just saw that Robert Quinn is second in the NFL with 17 sacks right now. Didn't realize he was having such a great year. He's 0.5 sacks away from 100 sacks for his career. Happy for him!
I'm happy for Rob too, but it emphasizes how great AD is...... In three less years as primarily an interior Dline position, Donald only has two less sacks than Quinn!
 

Ballhawk

Please don't confuse my experience for pessimism!
Rams On Demand Sponsor
Joined
Jun 25, 2014
Messages
2,284
Name
NPW
would fisher still be the coach?

whatever happened in the past, while hard to endure at the time, was perfect because it led to mcvay becoming the rams hc.

.
Who cares? As long as we were winning with our monster defense!
 

Faceplant

Still celebrating Superbowl LVI
Rams On Demand Sponsor
2023 ROD Pick'em Champion
Joined
Aug 11, 2010
Messages
9,998
Yeah, Quinn is killing it this year. Didn't see that coming. Good for him.

AD is just a bust waiting to happen.....





















In Canton that is. :)
 

majrleaged

Hall of Fame
Joined
Sep 10, 2016
Messages
4,239
I have a theory on this… (because I think Donald has had “slow starts“ before)…

As the season goes on, most guys start to wear down… But Donald, the freak trainer he is… he is now significantly better/stronger than the guy lining up across from him. He has trained harder.

Makes sense to me!
It makes sense to me as well. He does have a history of getting better as the seasons progress. Never thought of it till now though.
 

JonRam99

Hall of Fame
Joined
Aug 4, 2014
Messages
2,339
Name
Jonathan
In that 2014 draft can you imagine if they had just taken Donald there at 2 overall and then went BPA from there? That draft had a lot of Pro Bowl type players (†) there in that range where we had taken Donald...

View attachment 50759

ouch, Zack Martin.... woulda done wonders & we'd prolly still have him too
 

JonRam99

Hall of Fame
Joined
Aug 4, 2014
Messages
2,339
Name
Jonathan
would fisher still be the coach?

whatever happened in the past, while hard to endure at the time, was perfect because it led to mcvay becoming the rams hc.

.

Nope. He was just the placeholder, no matter whether the team achieved or not.
I'm still thankful for Fisher though. At least made the Rams average. After YEARS of basement dwelling. Plus, he drafted a few great players we still have today (Hekker, AD)
 

Kupped

Legend
Joined
Aug 5, 2021
Messages
8,695
Name
Kupped
Nope. He was just the placeholder, no matter whether the team achieved or not.
I'm still thankful for Fisher though. At least made the Rams average. After YEARS of basement dwelling. Plus, he drafted a few great players we still have today (Hekker, AD)

Yeah, if they had started to win, I'm sure they would've fired him anyway.