Aaron Donald the best defense player EVER?

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  • WireWire
    SBR Wise Guy
    • 02-02-21
    • 942

    #1
    Aaron Donald the best defense player EVER?
    No, lol he hasn't even been better than TJ Watt the last 2 year's, this guy didn't even show up on the stat sheet in the first half of the Super Bowl, is he a great player of course but ALL TIME best? Stop it.
  • clockwise1965
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 10-01-13
    • 6753

    #2
    I know right.. Best player ever? Just stop!
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    • jjgold
      SBR Aristocracy
      • 07-20-05
      • 388179

      #3
      Maybe top 10
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      • WireWire
        SBR Wise Guy
        • 02-02-21
        • 942

        #4
        I would agree he is somewhere in the top 15 but certainly not #1. People must quickly forget some of the players that came before him.
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        • seaborneq
          SBR Posting Legend
          • 09-08-06
          • 22556

          #5
          Aaron Donald is a great defensive player. I’d take him over TJ Watt everyday and twice on Sunday. No comparison.
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          • WireWire
            SBR Wise Guy
            • 02-02-21
            • 942

            #6
            Then you haven't watched any Steelers games then cause Watt causes WAY more problems then Donald does.
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            • The Kraken
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              • 12-25-11
              • 28918

              #7
              Deion Sanders the goat
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              • MinnesotaFats
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                • 12-18-10
                • 14758

                #8
                LOL

                Ends & lbs don't even have to run stop these days.

                Think of the days when Chris Doleman was getting 15 sacks per year vs teams running 65% of the time, or John Randle, as a TACKLE, getting 10 sacks per yr vs a double team, or Derrick Thomas & LT playing outdoors vs the off set formation (Gibbs creation) and still terrorizing QBs

                Darnold is a wonderful player but I'm not ready to put him in top 15 yet when there's so many men who have better stats in a much tougher era
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                • gauchojake
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                  • 09-17-10
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                  #9
                  A generational talent.
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                  • johnnyvegas13
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                    • 05-21-15
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by gauchojake
                    A generational talent.
                    Physical talent ya

                    u not gonna find another d tackle that moves like him
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                    • stevenash
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                      • 01-17-11
                      • 65644

                      #11
                      I grew up watching that LT fella.
                      Maybe you guys have heard of him, NFL.com top five greatest players of all time.

                      Reggie White was probably the greatest pass rusher not named Lawrence Taylor.
                      Bruce Smith too.

                      Then you get to your Arnold's and Strahan's and whoever to finish out the top ten.

                      I'm too young to have seen Deacon Jones, old timers say he was a beast.
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                      • Eddy Munny
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                        • 08-13-13
                        • 15768

                        #12
                        It's easier to pad stats from a LB or DE position... To make a living in the middle of the trenches and wreck a game is whole different animal.
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                        • stake1
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                          • 12-19-18
                          • 18116

                          #13
                          Overall? no way. so many better than him: LT, Reggie White, Ronnie Lott. just to name a few
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                          • JIBBBY
                            SBR Aristocracy
                            • 12-10-09
                            • 83686

                            #14
                            He did nothing in the first half. Donald still struggles stopping the run.

                            Michael Strahan, Reggie White and LT still better just for that position on the field.
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                            • dustyy
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                              • 12-08-17
                              • 2459

                              #15
                              Can't leave Sistrunk and Gastineau off the list
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                              • dark star
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                                • 01-04-09
                                • 3900

                                #16
                                Theres no doubt that Donald is wayyy up there.
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                                • MinnesotaFats
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                                  • 12-18-10
                                  • 14758

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by stevenash
                                  I grew up watching that LT fella.
                                  Maybe you guys have heard of him, NFL.com top five greatest players of all time.

                                  Reggie White was probably the greatest pass rusher not named Lawrence Taylor.
                                  Bruce Smith too.

                                  Then you get to your Arnold's and Strahan's and whoever to finish out the top ten.

                                  I'm too young to have seen Deacon Jones, old timers say he was a beast.
                                  I'm taking Doleman over Smith. Just watch film of Doleman, flawless technique
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                                  • TommieGunshot
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                                    • 03-27-12
                                    • 1607

                                    #18
                                    Best interior lineman ever? Can anyone think of someone who might be better?
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                                    • gauchojake
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                                      • 09-17-10
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                                      #19
                                      Many of today's current players say that Donald is the best player in the NFL. That should tell you something. Best ever? Probably not but we can argue when his career is over.
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                                      • DrunkHorseplayer
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                                        • 05-15-10
                                        • 7719

                                        #20
                                        No single defender ever dominated like Lawrence Taylor.
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                                        • stevenash
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                                          • 01-17-11
                                          • 65644

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by DrunkHorseplayer
                                          No single defender ever dominated like Lawrence Taylor.
                                          Single handedly rearranged and changed the way defense is played.
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                                          • jackpot269
                                            SBR Posting Legend
                                            • 09-24-07
                                            • 12842

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by MinnesotaFats
                                            LOL

                                            Ends & lbs don't even have to run stop these days.

                                            Think of the days when Chris Doleman was getting 15 sacks per year vs teams running 65% of the time, or John Randle, as a TACKLE, getting 10 sacks per yr vs a double team, or Derrick Thomas & LT playing outdoors vs the off set formation (Gibbs creation) and still terrorizing QBs

                                            Darnold is a wonderful player but I'm not ready to put him in top 15 yet when there's so many men who have better stats in a much tougher era
                                            agreed and could add a few more to that list
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                                            • Doublethink
                                              SBR Sharp
                                              • 05-21-21
                                              • 415

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by stevenash
                                              Single handedly rearranged and changed the way defense is played.
                                              LT didn't even know what the play called meant or what he was supposed to do but rip somebody's head off.
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                                              • clockwise1965
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                                                • 10-01-13
                                                • 6753

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by MinnesotaFats
                                                LOL

                                                Ends & lbs don't even have to run stop these days.

                                                Think of the days when Chris Doleman was getting 15 sacks per year vs teams running 65% of the time, or John Randle, as a TACKLE, getting 10 sacks per yr vs a double team, or Derrick Thomas & LT playing outdoors vs the off set formation (Gibbs creation) and still terrorizing QBs

                                                Darnold is a wonderful player but I'm not ready to put him in top 15 yet when there's so many men who have better stats in a much tougher era
                                                Don't forget about Keith Millard fats. Vikings DE back in the day.
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                                                • shadymcgrady
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                                                  • 02-27-12
                                                  • 10036

                                                  #25
                                                  He's already in the Ronnie Lott stratosphere
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                                                  • Enkhbat
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                                                    • 04-18-11
                                                    • 3145

                                                    #26
                                                    He is comparable to the likes of Strahan and Tuck, not even close to LT, Reggie White etc.
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                                                    • 209 Life
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                                                      • 09-15-18
                                                      • 3146

                                                      #27
                                                      Donald is top notch. that 4th quarter was something else. Pushing O-Lineman around like they a damn feather.
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                                                      • lakerboy
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                                                        • 04-02-09
                                                        • 94379

                                                        #28
                                                        Average. Richard Dent was better
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                                                        • Mike Huntertz
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                                                          • 08-19-09
                                                          • 11207

                                                          #29
                                                          Lots of greats to pick, but in the sort of modern era I got LT and now Donald.
                                                          Donald is 60 minutes strong...... it is very usual not to tire out.
                                                          It is debatable for sure but Donald is in my top 2.
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                                                          • WireWire
                                                            SBR Wise Guy
                                                            • 02-02-21
                                                            • 942

                                                            #30
                                                            If were talking defense player is there anyone better than Deion Sanders in his prime?? He single handily took away HALF of the football field every week.
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                                                            • gauchojake
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                                                              • 09-17-10
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                                                              #31
                                                              Deion was awesome but always banged up. His toes are still jacked.
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                                                              • GunShard
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                                                                • 03-05-10
                                                                • 10031

                                                                #32
                                                                Ray Lewis
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                                                                • 19th Hole
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                                                                  • 03-22-09
                                                                  • 18954

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by GunShard
                                                                  ~~


                                                                  Yep - The only player who you could compare Ray "The Killer" Lewis with was the offensive
                                                                  Aaron Hernandez.





                                                                  Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, left, and his attorney Max Richardson Jr., listen to the proceedings in Atlanta Municipal Court during Lewis' preliminary hearing in Atlanta. Lewis, a Pro Bowl linebacker, was charged in the stabbing deaths of two people shortly after the Super Bowl ended. (AP Photo by Erik S. Lesser)
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                                                                  • OldBill
                                                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                    • 11-02-21
                                                                    • 6416

                                                                    #34
                                                                    BEST current D player top 5 but thier are others that will out perform him te greats from years past NOT even close Reggie White LT

                                                                    The Bills defender etc...

                                                                    BUT they played when you can hammer the QB today you gotta like hug them gently and kiss them on the cheek when sacking them

                                                                    LIKE screw it just smoke the players they can get hit hard
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                                                                    • jackpot269
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                                                                      • 09-24-07
                                                                      • 12842

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by WireWire
                                                                      If were talking defense player is there anyone better than Deion Sanders in his prime?? He single handily took away HALF of the football field every week.
                                                                      Maybe best cover guy but did nothing in run support!!

                                                                      Cant believe no one has said Dick Butkus yet !!
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