Aaron Donald Sacks This Year

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even after he looked up field he still waited several seconds to throw to a wide open Dez

Jesus christ man really? Dude evades a sack from the best player in the NFL and because a receiver(who he found) was open on the opposite side of the field that he didn't see immediately you're gonna criticize him? You're a joke.

 

[JayFord]

we just have to double team him and chip him most of the game..Suh is a former shell of himself, but going against Williams may present problems....we need to have a lot of roll outs and get Dak out of the pocket and on the move.

I’m not sure if doubling him is enough because he’s doubled 75 percent of the time

 

[WeaponX]

I'm kind of tired of hearing about the force of nature that Aaron Donald is and how he will dominate our offensive line. Now, don't get me wrong I do agree that he's a great player but I wanted to look into his per game sack total.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/16716/aaron-donald

49ers (2 games) 5 total sacks
Seattle (2 games) 3 1/2 sacks
Cards (2 games) 3 sacks

Obviously you guys see my point there. The majority of his sacks were against division foes with weak offensive lines. In my opinion ours is better even though we are without Frederick. I think that we can contain Donald from dominating. Your thoughts?

That still leaves 10 sacks for him in the other 12 games he played. There's no way around it or discounting it, he's a force that must be accounted for. I think we're up for the challenge!

 

[Roadtrip635]

even after he looked up field he still waited several seconds to throw to a wide open Dez

He waited because Dez was running from the opposite side of the field, to give Dak a target.

 

[KMY_Amber]

Colombo will have them ready. Having a strong running game, and converting 3rd downs, that will be the key....because he'll get worn out later in the game. He's a great player, but everyone gets tired if they're on the field a lot early in the game.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

Aaron Donald had 106 QB pressures this year. Cox is the only DT even close to him. The 7th best pass rushing DT in the NFL had 53. He literally had the greatest passrushing season for an interior D-lineman ever. His job isn’t to compile sacks, it’s to force the QB into doing something he doesn’t want to do. And he was better at it this year than any DT has even been in the history of the national football league.

He's going to be a problem.

 

[InTheZone]

Jesus christ man really? Dude evades a sack from the best player in the NFL and because a receiver(who he found) was open on the opposite side of the field that he didn't see immediately you're gonna criticize him? You're a joke.

K

 

[Mobinvans]

Aaron Donald is a beast....hes only one man though..we got this

 

[xwalker]

I'm kind of tired of hearing about the force of nature that Aaron Donald is and how he will dominate our offensive line. Now, don't get me wrong I do agree that he's a great player but I wanted to look into his per game sack total.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/16716/aaron-donald

49ers (2 games) 5 total sacks
Seattle (2 games) 3 1/2 sacks
Cards (2 games) 3 sacks

Obviously you guys see my point there. The majority of his sacks were against division foes with weak offensive lines. In my opinion ours is better even though we are without Frederick. I think that we can contain Donald from dominating. Your thoughts?

If you are looking for positives, Connor Williams matches up better against quickness than power.

Aaron Donald wins with quickness off the snap. Connor Williams best asset is quickness. His foot quickness is about as good as you'll see for a Guard.

It's still a rookie vs the best pass rushing DT in the league but it's likely better if Williams is blocking Donald than Suh.

Another positive is that Zack Martin is an All Pro and he has had two weeks to rest his knee.

 

[Cowboy-33]

I know this is a little off the sack topic but: why are the Rams so bad against the run with Donald and Suh on their defensive line? Are they rushing the passer so hard they just forget the running back?

 

[J_Robinson]

I know this is a little off the sack topic but: why are the Rams so bad against the run with Donald and Suh on their defensive line? Are they rushing the passer so hard they just forget the running back?

Precisely. We don’t give a flying flip about stopping the run. We also have smaller, quicker LBs in Barron and Littleton which doesn’t help the cause. Our defense is built to stop the pass, and the last 3 weeks we’ve been a solid defensive unit (yes, we’ve played bad teams). It’s been pretty astounding to see how one corner (Talib) can make a difference when he’s inserted in the lineup.

 

[Whyjerry]

I'm kind of tired of hearing about the force of nature that Aaron Donald is and how he will dominate our offensive line. Now, don't get me wrong I do agree that he's a great player but I wanted to look into his per game sack total.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/16716/aaron-donald

49ers (2 games) 5 total sacks
Seattle (2 games) 3 1/2 sacks
Cards (2 games) 3 sacks

Obviously you guys see my point there. The majority of his sacks were against division foes with weak offensive lines. In my opinion ours is better even though we are without Frederick. I think that we can contain Donald from dominating. Your thoughts?

I will say this. The Dallas interior OL is solid. The tackles have been a hot mess although Ty Smith is looking better. Donald is powerful for sure but he wins mostly on speed and leverage (He is not a tall guy). This is Connor W's moment because he is a great athlete who can match with quickness. It has been the big guys that give Connor trouble. Personally, I am glad he looks to be getting the start because I think his athletic ability gives him a chance to have a good day vs. Donald.

 

[BaybeeJay]

I'm kind of tired of hearing about the force of nature that Aaron Donald is and how he will dominate our offensive line. Now, don't get me wrong I do agree that he's a great player but I wanted to look into his per game sack total.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/16716/aaron-donald

49ers (2 games) 5 total sacks
Seattle (2 games) 3 1/2 sacks
Cards (2 games) 3 sacks

Obviously you guys see my point there. The majority of his sacks were against division foes with weak offensive lines. In my opinion ours is better even though we are without Frederick. I think that we can contain Donald from dominating. Your thoughts?

So he had 9.5 sacks in the other 10 games? And you don't think that also signals dominance?

 

[dcowboysfan76]

He put up better numbers against teams with bad lines than he did against teams with good lines. I'm supposed to be surprised by that?

So what you're saying is, if we take out a bunch of Donald's best games, he still was on a nearly league-leading sack pace (9 in 10 games): what a force of nature! Oh wait, that wasn't what you concluded.

And Dak got sacked more than any of those other QBs.

I think we can agree that the majority of Dak's sacks were on Dak. Furthermore I'm not taking anything away from Donald, I'm only saying that the majority of his sacks came from weaker Olines.

 

[dcowboysfan76]

Donald IS that good. He gave Dallas fits last time they played and Fred-Martin were both healthy.

The last time we played them he had 2 tackles (1 for loss) and 2 QB Hits.

 

[dcowboysfan76]

So he had 9.5 sacks in the other 10 games? And you don't think that also signals dominance?

Did you read my 2nd sentence? I'm not taking anything away from him... I just think that sometimes we put too much emphasis on one player's ability to dominate an entire game like we can't scheme against him.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

The last time we played them he had 2 tackles (1 for loss) and 2 QB Hits.

And was in the backfield often

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

The last time we played them he had 2 tackles (1 for loss) and 2 QB Hits.

Best post in this thread.

Donald is absolutely a beast, no doubt about it. But even the best players can be beat. For example, if he repeated that box score above, I think everyone here would do back flips.

Thing to remember is that this year is the outlier so far in his career....he has doubled his sack numbers from his previous best. Of course, his average years up to this point would put him in the Hall of Fame as one of the best DT's ever. He does have contemporaries right now....Fletcher Cox for one and Akiem Hicks the past three years has put up numbers along the lines of Donald's years outside of this one. There is no doubt that Donald is the best of the bunch.

One other thing to consider in all this. Dallas got to practice against Phillips 3-4 for years in practice....at least from a coaching standpoint since there are really no players from his tenure that are still here. Garrett should know what the weaknesses in the defense are and how to attack them.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

I'm kind of tired of hearing about the force of nature that Aaron Donald is and how he will dominate our offensive line. Now, don't get me wrong I do agree that he's a great player but I wanted to look into his per game sack total.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/16716/aaron-donald

49ers (2 games) 5 total sacks
Seattle (2 games) 3 1/2 sacks
Cards (2 games) 3 sacks

Obviously you guys see my point there. The majority of his sacks were against division foes with weak offensive lines. In my opinion ours is better even though we are without Frederick. I think that we can contain Donald from dominating. Your thoughts?

I agree, take away his 3 best games and he has only 9...as a DT...wait, where was this going?