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Ramsey was great, Weddle was good.
This team has McDuffie and Watson, which I think is a better pair than Ramsey and Williams. They also have Lake and Curl, which could be the best safety duo they’ve had in decades.
i think the secondary as a whole. yes. could be better than any the rams have had under mcvay. and they have kinchens.
and i know you guys are talking just the secondary but donald hasn’t had anyone lined up with him in the front seven like garrett since robert quinn.
man if quinn could have stayed healthy no telling what he could have done.
Cayden Kubler@CaydenKubler
Overall, the best day of practice for the Rams.The defense started out absolutely lock down, then the offense turned it up in the second half and made their mark.
Feels like the Rams are pumped at the position they are in as a team right now.
could be reading into it too much. and i don’t want to get ahead of myself but it really feels like each unit continues to rise to the challenge that the other unit presents. very competitive practices that will force each individual and unit to improve themselves. still too early but can’t wait to see what this season brings.
Shocker: The @RamsNFL may have found a keeper in Miami WR CJ Daniels. The rookie is putting on a show today
— Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) July 28, 2026
I cant remember a great DLineman in his mid thirties coming back from a two year layoff, btw.
there’s some hope. the closest comparison i could find is reggie white.
he retired after his age 37 season and came back one year later in his age 39 season.
1998 age 37 season he had 16 sacks.
2000 age 39 season he had 5.5 sacks.
so he actually retired at an older age with 216 games under his belt at the time. aaron donald retired at his age 32 season with 154 games under his belt. so donald retired at a significantly younger age with significantly less games played and you’d think less wear and tear. if he does come back, he will actually be younger than white was when he retired the first time by two years.
the only question is how much does the extra year off affect his body. does he lose the power and explosion and speed or does his body benefit the extra year of rest compared to white’s one year away from the game? and how long does it take to regain that with conditioning if it is possible?
another example although quite different is michael jordan. he took off nearly two years. and he had to completely change his body and skill set. but he did successfully make a comeback at a much less physically demanding sport. he was also significantly younger than donald retiring the first time at age 29.
sports science is more advanced now than it was back then so there’s that as well.
i would like to see donald come back. it wouldn’t necessarily color my view of what he was back then. maybe we could even see a different version of aaron donald who is equally compelling.
and to see myles garrett and aaron donald playing together… i never saw deacon jones and merlin olsen play together, but they could be this generation’s version of that duo.
i hope this link works.
Myles Garrett on his IG story 👀 pic.twitter.com/i59RpJMNue
— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) July 12, 2026
