Miklasz on Aaron Donald “He’s the best in the NFL.”

[-X-]

View: https://soundcloud.com/101sports/miklasz-on-aaron-donald-hes-the-best-in-the-nfl

 

[mr.stlouis]

Freaking incredible...

I mean how many times do Rams get the splinder of their first roundwr actually living up to the massive amounts of hype in their first season? It almost never happens for us.

 

[RamzFanz]

The shock of him falling to the Rams still hasn't worn off for me. I didn't expect THIS out of him though. Amazing.

 

[Irish]

I love Donald, but is he really better than Gerald McCoy? Or Suh? Or Atkins?

I have a feeling he is as good as Atkins, maybe better, but I have a hard time saying he is better than Suh, and I believe McCoy is the best player in the trenches in the NFL today, and that includes JJ Watt.

 

[Barrison]

I love Donald, but is he really better than Gerald McCoy? Or Suh? Or Atkins?

I have a feeling he is as good as Atkins, maybe better, but I have a hard time saying he is better than Suh, and I believe McCoy is the best player in the trenches in the NFL today, and that includes JJ Watt.

Nobody else in the trenches has his explosion and quickness which, IMO, is what makes him the best DT in the NFL even as a rookie. Just wait till the dude gets to work on his craft in the offseason, master his technique and get stronger and faster. Sky is the ceiling for this kid, for real.

 

[Memento]

I love Donald, but is he really better than Gerald McCoy? Or Suh? Or Atkins?

I have a feeling he is as good as Atkins, maybe better, but I have a hard time saying he is better than Suh, and I believe McCoy is the best player in the trenches in the NFL today, and that includes JJ Watt.

Have to disagree on McCoy being better than Watt. Watt influences entire games as a 3-4 end, which is much harder than influencing games as a three-technique. They've doubled Watt in every game, and he's still producing. I'd go so far as to say that Watt is the best player in the league.

But on Donald, he's not better than McCoy, Suh, and Atkins...yet. But I know that he will be, and right now, I have a hard time placing any other defensive tackle above him, including guys that I really like on the field (Brockers, Poe, Lotulelei, Short, Dareus, etc.)

 

[Blue and Gold]

I love Donald, but is he really better than Gerald McCoy? Or Suh? Or Atkins?

I have a feeling he is as good as Atkins, maybe better, but I have a hard time saying he is better than Suh, and I believe McCoy is the best player in the trenches in the NFL today, and that includes JJ Watt.

The scouting firm the Rams and 10-12 other teams subscribe too like Donald, think he's going to be a "blue" player, but don't have him as the #1 rookie DT as of now. They will have another 1-2 "looks" but they are looking at skill sets and not stats, so there is a difference in evaluation, but they liked Easley better and Jernigan better. Not saying I agree with it, but they have been doing this for 40 years and have some expertise on the matter. So, I enjoy watching Donald and I think he's the DROY but according to these scouts he's still got some learning to do.

 

[StevenG-BR]

This guy should be a freaking sensation by now. Everyone should be raving about him the same way the media is over Beckham Jr. Unfortunately, the National media is clueless, and that'll likely cost Donald the DROY and Pro Bowl he deserves.

How can a guy who's the best at his position get so little exposure?

But oh well. Screw them. The Rams have the best DE in the league and now the best DT as well. This team's D is a freaking beast. It really is the Fearsome Foursome all over again.

 

[SierraRam]

Freaking incredible...

I mean how many times do Rams get the splinder of their first roundwr actually living up to the massive amounts of hype in their first season? It almost never happens for us.

You're right sir! Ram first-round Hall of Famers:

1945 - Elroy Hirsch
1962 - Merilin Olsen
1966 - Tom Mack
1971 - Jack Youngblood
1983 - Eric Dickerson (lived up to massive hype)

We're due!

 

[Robocop]

BOOM

 

[mr.stlouis]

I love Donald, but is he really better than Gerald McCoy? Or Suh? Or Atkins?

I have a feeling he is as good as Atkins, maybe better, but I have a hard time saying he is better than Suh, and I believe McCoy is the best player in the trenches in the NFL today, and that includes JJ Watt.

It was recently reported McCoy has a Donald poster hanging in his bed room. When asked why, McCoy stated "I wanna be the best one day."

 

[Thordaddy]

As long as he's in the conversation ,I'm good ,everyone is going to have an opinion on who the best is ,being mentioned among the top five as a rookie pretty well assures he can become known as the best,especially consid

 

[Amitar]

I am not surprised by Donald's sucess. Why he was not playing game 1 is beyond me.

 

[dbrooks25]

You're right sir! Ram first-round Hall of Famers:

1945 - Elroy Hirsch
1962 - Merilin Olsen
1966 - Tom Mack
1971 - Jack Youngblood
1983 - Eric Dickerson (lived up to massive hype)

We're due!

Add Orlando Pace to the list come next summer.

 

[ZigZagRam]

I love Donald, but is he really better than Gerald McCoy? Or Suh? Or Atkins?

Nobody knows for sure, but the fact that he's on their level as a rookie DT shows you that the sky is the limit for Aaron Donald.

A year or so ago I was talking on another board about how I wished Geno Atkins hadn't signed a long-term deal with Cincinnati because I thought he'd be a terror with the talent on our D-Line. @jrry32 advised me to start watching film on Donald. Who would've thought he'd be this good, this fast.

 

[Blue and Gold]

I am not surprised by Donald's sucess. Why he was not playing game 1 is beyond me.

He did play some in first 4 weeks, averaged around 45% of snaps. Since then, in the 60%-80& range