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Honestly had you wrote that Donald had 81% of his team's sacks I wouldn't have been shocked. Thats definitely how it has seemed.
Donald needs 4.....
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Honestly had you wrote that Donald had 81% of his team's sacks I wouldn't have been shocked. Thats definitely how it has seemed.
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I know Wade likes to run a defense that isn't as reliant on a true space-eating NT, but man Jonathan Hankins seemed like a natural fit in this defense. I'll bet the Rams would have been better off against the run with next to Donald. They might have had even less of a pass rush though.
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Mullens better watch out, Donald may go all spider monkey on his azz.
Donald be like kryptonite!
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C2W62HNNsc
Looks pretty similar to AD's 2nd sack of Rosen yesterday. Of course AD and Rosen aren't pals like Strahan and Favre were.
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You could say Donald is "closing the gap" there Strahan?
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https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/07/...l-cheap-sack-will-cost-favre-and-strahan.html
When Giants defensive end Michael Strahan broke the N.F.L. sack record yesterday, there was not a player who deserved it more. That is what Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre, the man Strahan sacked to bring his total to 22 1/2, said after the Packers' 34-25 victory.
And Favre, a close friend of Strahan's, is right. Strahan is one of the hardest-working, classiest people the sport has seen in some time. But the next time Strahan sees Favre at a golf tournament, or they're having a beer, Strahan should slap his good friend silly.
Yes, Mr. Favre, Strahan deserves the record, but please, handing it to him the way you did, as if you were throwing change into a Salvation Army bucket, is the kind of mistake Favre may never live down.
It is not the Chicago Black Sox, or Nancy-Tonya, but it is u-g-l-y.
What the heck was Favre thinking?
Strahan broke the record set by Mark Gastineau, the former Jet, because of a gift from Favre with less than three minutes remaining in the game. Green Bay Coach Mike Sherman, with his team comfortably ahead, called for a running play to Ahman Green. Favre changed it, without telling his offensive line, to something called a key play, meaning Favre is to fake a handoff to a back and then run the opposite way, in this instance, toward Strahan's left defensive end spot.
Since the linemen thought Favre was handing off, they did not pass protect, and Strahan was free. He steamrolled right into Favre for a 7-yard sack. It went just as Favre had planned it.
Until that point, Strahan had no sacks, three quarterback hurries and two quarterback hits. He was not going to get the record.
There is no question that Favre knew this, so he changed the play so Strahan could get the sack. ''Strahan can get sacks on his own,'' Sherman said, stressing that the original call was for a handoff. ''We don't have to give it to him.''
Sherman was clearly irritated. Favre had committed a basic sin in football: nothing is free. When Lawrence Taylor was in the same position in 1986 -- facing Green Bay, just a sack and a half behind Gastineau -- did the Packers' quarterback then do a little fixer-upper so Taylor could get it? No. Taylor was shut out.
When asked about the sack, Packers center Mike Flanagan, also irritated about Strahan's gift, said: ''That's not something I'm talking about. Go ask Brett.'' Other offensive linemen were equally bothered.
Favre denied he gave his friend the sack, but he could barely do it with a straight face.
''We wanted to win the football game,'' Favre said. ''If a sack happens, great. But when we leave today, we wanted to leave here as a winner.''
Favre is missing the moon-sized point. By tanking it, he hurt his friend Strahan more than he helped him, because now, that is what the talk is about, not what Strahan did. It cheapens the record -- not a lot, but enough.
It would have been better for Strahan not to get the record than to get it the way he did.
Sport is a place for answers. You may not like them, but they are usually concrete. And records are part of that. They are supposed to be blemish free, honest and clear, everything that life is not. We may not know if our plane will land at its destination or if the economy will sour like a rotten apple, but we do know what we see on the field is real.
Strahan is happy to hold the sack record, and that is understandable. It has stood for 17 years, and he has worked extremely hard to get to this point. If he continues on this path, he will sack his way into the Hall of Fame.
And Strahan plays the most brutal position in a brutal game, where players are routinely kicked in the groin, gouged in the face, punched in the stomach, spat on and bitten. Things have been done to Strahan that dogs don't do to each other.
Some will maintain, who cares if Favre gave him the record? Just by virtue of playing nine rough years in the league, for him to get that close, he deserves it anyway.
And this is not to blame Strahan. He simply took advantage of what Favre did. Strahan said that if Favre did throw him the high, slow curveball: ''I was not in the huddle calling the plays. I can just react to what happened.''
Favre hugged Strahan after the sack, and even some Packers players -- not on offense, mind you -- applauded Strahan. There isn't a player in football who dislikes the defensive star. He's that good a guy.
But Favre, in the end, didn't do Strahan, or himself, any favors.
When Giants defensive end Michael Strahan broke the N.F.L. sack record yesterday, there was not a player who deserved it more. That is what Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre, the man Strahan sacked to bring his total to 22 1/2, said after the Packers' 34-25 victory.
And Favre, a close friend of Strahan's, is right. Strahan is one of the hardest-working, classiest people the sport has seen in some time. But the next time Strahan sees Favre at a golf tournament, or they're having a beer, Strahan should slap his good friend silly.
Yes, Mr. Favre, Strahan deserves the record, but please, handing it to him the way you did, as if you were throwing change into a Salvation Army bucket, is the kind of mistake Favre may never live down.
It is not the Chicago Black Sox, or Nancy-Tonya, but it is u-g-l-y.
What the heck was Favre thinking?
Strahan broke the record set by Mark Gastineau, the former Jet, because of a gift from Favre with less than three minutes remaining in the game. Green Bay Coach Mike Sherman, with his team comfortably ahead, called for a running play to Ahman Green. Favre changed it, without telling his offensive line, to something called a key play, meaning Favre is to fake a handoff to a back and then run the opposite way, in this instance, toward Strahan's left defensive end spot.
Since the linemen thought Favre was handing off, they did not pass protect, and Strahan was free. He steamrolled right into Favre for a 7-yard sack. It went just as Favre had planned it.
Until that point, Strahan had no sacks, three quarterback hurries and two quarterback hits. He was not going to get the record.
There is no question that Favre knew this, so he changed the play so Strahan could get the sack. ''Strahan can get sacks on his own,'' Sherman said, stressing that the original call was for a handoff. ''We don't have to give it to him.''
Sherman was clearly irritated. Favre had committed a basic sin in football: nothing is free. When Lawrence Taylor was in the same position in 1986 -- facing Green Bay, just a sack and a half behind Gastineau -- did the Packers' quarterback then do a little fixer-upper so Taylor could get it? No. Taylor was shut out.
When asked about the sack, Packers center Mike Flanagan, also irritated about Strahan's gift, said: ''That's not something I'm talking about. Go ask Brett.'' Other offensive linemen were equally bothered.
Favre denied he gave his friend the sack, but he could barely do it with a straight face.
''We wanted to win the football game,'' Favre said. ''If a sack happens, great. But when we leave today, we wanted to leave here as a winner.''
Favre is missing the moon-sized point. By tanking it, he hurt his friend Strahan more than he helped him, because now, that is what the talk is about, not what Strahan did. It cheapens the record -- not a lot, but enough.
It would have been better for Strahan not to get the record than to get it the way he did.
Sport is a place for answers. You may not like them, but they are usually concrete. And records are part of that. They are supposed to be blemish free, honest and clear, everything that life is not. We may not know if our plane will land at its destination or if the economy will sour like a rotten apple, but we do know what we see on the field is real.
Strahan is happy to hold the sack record, and that is understandable. It has stood for 17 years, and he has worked extremely hard to get to this point. If he continues on this path, he will sack his way into the Hall of Fame.
And Strahan plays the most brutal position in a brutal game, where players are routinely kicked in the groin, gouged in the face, punched in the stomach, spat on and bitten. Things have been done to Strahan that dogs don't do to each other.
Some will maintain, who cares if Favre gave him the record? Just by virtue of playing nine rough years in the league, for him to get that close, he deserves it anyway.
And this is not to blame Strahan. He simply took advantage of what Favre did. Strahan said that if Favre did throw him the high, slow curveball: ''I was not in the huddle calling the plays. I can just react to what happened.''
Favre hugged Strahan after the sack, and even some Packers players -- not on offense, mind you -- applauded Strahan. There isn't a player in football who dislikes the defensive star. He's that good a guy.
But Favre, in the end, didn't do Strahan, or himself, any favors.
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This ^ x1000
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It would be so cool to see Donald claim that record.
I'd the game dictates that I hope he gets every opportunity to wreck the QB.
But 4 sacks is a tall order.
Go get em AD
I'd the game dictates that I hope he gets every opportunity to wreck the QB.
But 4 sacks is a tall order.
Go get em AD
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Sadly, that would be a personal foul, ejection suspension, blah blah blah type of call in today’s game. I only half mean that, but damn the NFL has gotten soft!Mullens better watch out, Donald may go all spider monkey on his azz.
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At least for the helmet to helmet. But, ya know, if he did it again I'd just have one more beauty in my spank bank, flag or not.
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https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2018/12/26/nfl-rams-aaron-donald-player-week-cardinals/
Aaron Donald named NFC Defensive Player of the Week once again
By: Cameron DaSilva
If you’re thinking about betting on anyone besides Aaron Donald to win NFC Defensive Player of the Year honors, save your money and put it toward a better cause – one that isn’t guaranteed to lose you cash. He’s the runaway favorite and after adding yet another weekly award in Week 16, no one is going to catch him.
Donald was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Cardinals, helping the Rams to a 31-9 win.
He recorded seven tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss and four quarterback hits. He also generated 10 pressures, which is the most he’s had in a game this season. It’s the seventh time he’s had multiple sacks in a game, which is the second-most all time.
Donald now has 19.5 sacks on the year, breaking the NFL record for a defensive tackle and the Rams’ franchise record on Sunday. He’s proved to be unstoppable with just one offensive lineman, and even when double teamed, he finds a way to generate pressure and get sacks.
This is Donald’s second time winning Defensive Player of the Week, also taking home the honor in Week 7 when he had four sacks, six tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
In 2018 alone, the Rams have won eight Player of the Week awards. Todd Gurley and Donald are the only ones to win it multiple times for L.A.
Aaron Donald named NFC Defensive Player of the Week once again
By: Cameron DaSilva
If you’re thinking about betting on anyone besides Aaron Donald to win NFC Defensive Player of the Year honors, save your money and put it toward a better cause – one that isn’t guaranteed to lose you cash. He’s the runaway favorite and after adding yet another weekly award in Week 16, no one is going to catch him.
Donald was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Cardinals, helping the Rams to a 31-9 win.
He recorded seven tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss and four quarterback hits. He also generated 10 pressures, which is the most he’s had in a game this season. It’s the seventh time he’s had multiple sacks in a game, which is the second-most all time.
Donald now has 19.5 sacks on the year, breaking the NFL record for a defensive tackle and the Rams’ franchise record on Sunday. He’s proved to be unstoppable with just one offensive lineman, and even when double teamed, he finds a way to generate pressure and get sacks.
This is Donald’s second time winning Defensive Player of the Week, also taking home the honor in Week 7 when he had four sacks, six tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
In 2018 alone, the Rams have won eight Player of the Week awards. Todd Gurley and Donald are the only ones to win it multiple times for L.A.
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I'm pretty sure I want speed to be as excited by this as I was. Where do I buy one and how much does it cost?
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I remember when Strahan was chasing the all time sack record for one season, taking it eventually from Mark Gastineau with a questionable sack of Brett Favre.
There seemed to be one helluva lot more drama about that, than Aaron's quest for the record this year. Is it because Strahan was a NY Giant? Considering that he is a DT, how great would it be to nab the title from the pass rushing class of the NFL, Defensive Ends?
The Best Sack Artist in a season from the 3-Tech DT position...DAMN!
There seemed to be one helluva lot more drama about that, than Aaron's quest for the record this year. Is it because Strahan was a NY Giant? Considering that he is a DT, how great would it be to nab the title from the pass rushing class of the NFL, Defensive Ends?
The Best Sack Artist in a season from the 3-Tech DT position...DAMN!
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Strahan only needed 1 sack in his final game after a 3.5 sack game in his game 15. I think that is when the hype wagon really kicked in.
Unfortunately for Donald, getting blanked in those losses to Chicago and Philly poured a bucket of cold water on it.
He gets a couple sacks in the 1st half and you can bet that it will be the headline running on all games. *Breaking News* would be hot and heavy. JMO of course...
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I always tell people that the only way to win a Zombie apocalypse is to build a giant machine like the one above over a huge pit and draw the zombies there with speakers blaring noise that attracts zombies.