you know what i like about the donald top 10 plays of the season.
the play where donald just pushes the arizona guard back into murray (it was #4). he does that in other highlight videos – like in the super bowl against cincy where he just gets underneath the olineman and just shoves him back and that olineman is helpless. but what i like about this particular play is that it looks like he just slaps murray down into the turf with his hand. he doesn’t push him to the ground or throw him. but it’s almost like he slaps murray on the side and he just falls to to the ground. it’s funny.
the other thing i like is that the top 2 plays. he didn’t actually record a tackle or sack or record a turnover himself. it was 2 pressures. granted on 2 of the most important plays of the season. but it highlights (to me at least) that it goes beyond just the numbers for aaron. or at least the numbers that most fans pay attention to.
i remember a pundit (on espn i think it is) saying that one of the main differences with lawrence taylor is how much opposing players feared him. or maybe it was randy white? i can’t remember, and i don’t think i can find the video. but he said something to the effect of opposing players feared that player so much that they refused to go on the field against him. i’m sure that’s hyperbole. but i wonder how much opposing players “fear” aaron donald. what guard would want to go on the field and be treated like that? donald will just get underneath them and just mow them down with regularity. it looks pretty embarassing. i saw the guy rag doll olinemen and then put his mitt on not just any player but guys like adrian peterson, cam newton… guys who are athletic freaks themselves and just stone them where they stand. if you play in the nfl you’re tough. no question. but it’s gotta be a little worrying when you line up and see aaron donald lined up across from you.
it reminds me of watching reggie white in his prime. he’d take his right arm and literally shot put a 300 plus pound man across the field. like throw him off his freaking feet to get to the ball carrier. i remember just watching him in awe. and now i get to watch donald do donald things on my favorite team. my only team. the freaking rams!
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