Aaron Donald retires

[TheMarathonContinues]

Aaron Donald had multiple sacks against every NFC team, except for 1:

0 sacks vs Philadelphia, where Jason Kelce started every game of Aaron’s career

Why would you post this on a Cowboys forum….

 

[Risen Star]

Since the possibility of T.J. Bass or Brock Hoffman starting on our OL materialized, two of the top DTs in the NFC have decided to retire.

 

[Coogiguy03]

I won’t be shocked if Philly or SF talk him off the couch. Either before game 1, or just before the playoffs. Their FOs are savvy.

looooool wish we had half the savvy as they do

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

And he'll still put up better numbers than our DT's.....combined.

LOL

 

[Motorola]

Understood. Just hate to see guys go is all.

I feel your sentiment.

Now a days, many NFL fans are so fixated on their favorite team that they don't care to watch and admire outstanding players throughout the league - and if they do take the time - it's mostly focused on offensive players (QB, WR, RB) putting up big numbers - and breaking records along the way.

Back in the previous century (yes, I was around watching 1960s-1970s NFL & AFL, great and outstanding players on defense were recognized as stars equal to the guys on offense.

Donald won the league DPOY three times; only J. J. Watt and Lawrence Taylor achieved that honor.
Kudos to Aaron Donald for his great career - I hope he is recognized and feted this offseason - and beyond.

 

[Reid1boys]

I feel your sentiment.

Now a days, many NFL fans are so fixated on their favorite team that they don't care to watch and admire outstanding players throughout the league - and if they do take the time - it's mostly focused on offensive players (QB, WR, RB) putting up big numbers - and breaking records along the way.

Back in the previous century (yes, I was around watching 1960s-1970s NFL & AFL, great and outstanding players on defense were recognized as stars equal to the guys on offense.

Donald won the league DPOY three times; only J. J. Watt and Lawrence Taylor achieved that honor.
Kudos to Aaron Donald for his great career - I hope he is recognized and feted this offseason - and beyond.

well you werent watching many of them. You got the game they played that week... so what was that? 3, maybe 4 games a week MAX?

 

[Outlaw Heroes]

Why would you post this on a Cowboys forum….

It’s an interesting bit of trivia. Why can’t we leave it at that?

OH NOES! He’s giving the Eagles shine!

 

[Runwildboys]

Keep this handy for the upcoming draft.

 

[Runwildboys]

Now we know what Jerry's been working on!

 

[Runwildboys]

Aaron Donald had multiple sacks against every NFC team, except for 1:

0 sacks vs Philadelphia, where Jason Kelce started every game of Aaron’s career

He had pity on Philly.

 

[ghst187]

Since the possibility of T.J. Bass or Brock Hoffman starting on our OL materialized, two of the top DTs in the NFC have decided to retire.

Correlation definitely equals causation lol!

 

[GORICO]

incredulous

 

[GORICO]

End of an era. One of the best I ever saw play his position. Sad to see a talent like that go.

seemed like he had a lot left in tank?

 

[GORICO]

Huge news!

Stash---best in the business at his position for a number of years......i thought he still had a lot left in tank?

 

[DFWJC]

Huge loss for the Rams
Lucky for them they also had an all-rookie DT last year
They need a pass-rushing DE though..and help in their secondary

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

seemed like he had a lot left in tank?

I think so.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

It’s an interesting bit of trivia. Why can’t we leave it at that?

OH NOES! He’s giving the Eagles shine!

It’s literally been said for years…..it’s not new intimation. Go to an Eagles site if you want some Eagles trivia.

 

[Stash]

Stash---best in the business at his position for a number of years......i thought he still had a lot left in tank?

I guess he just felt it was time and chose to go out on top.

He mentioned being able to stay with one team and winning a Super Bowl.

He’s accomplished pretty much everything he could.

One thing that we can’t buy on this Earth is time.

 

[McKDaddy]

Don’t know how anyone could watch him play in college and believe that. He was an animal.

Somewhere else there was another draft profile written by an older, wiser scout. It said "Football player". Had doodles in all the metric fields.

 

[Motorola]

Don’t know how anyone could watch him play in college and believe that. He was an animal.

Don’t know how anyone could watch him play in college and believe that. He was an animal.

There are a ton of NFL fans that don't care to watch college football at all.
They don't even tune in to watch games with the longstanding top traditional programs, upstarts in Division 1, or pay attention to the FCS powerhouse teams.
Really is weird, since 99% of the NFL future players comes from American collegiate football.