That is an insane stat. That's is bonkers. You couldn't even stop him with two blockers you can only slow him down to stop him from breaking the game omg.
Life long Rams fan here. I was blessed to watch him be drafted and watched just about every snap of his career. I’ll be forever grateful for what he’s done for the team I’ve grown up loving. I appreciate you both for truly understanding what a monster of a man he really is.
I'm not even a Rams fan (GIANTS AND 48ERS are my teams. Don't judge me!) and I enjoyed watching him play and watching him (and Odell) win that SB with the Rams. It really was an enjoyable experience to watch him play.
I will miss Aaron Donald. When the Rams came back to LA they were losing in St. Louis, but they had Aaron Donald, Todd Gurley, Johnny Hecker, Greg Zeurlein. They got Jared Goff, and then 2 years later made a Super Bowl and lost. Then with Stafford, they won a Super Bowl. The one mainstay was Aaron Donald. He will be hard to replace.
@@mikecastelluccio7072Reggie retired a long time ago, an entire generation has grown up never seeing him. AD has been the best for the past decade and a half and it’s not close
And it's truly not close. He was essentially the Barry Sanders of DTs with how he moved. As a Rams fan, I am grateful that we got to enjoy him the last 10 years and that he won his ring.
AD just gave an interview saying Kelce and those darn Eagles always had a good game plan against him. GO BIRDS!!!! Wishing both JK and AD a wonderful healthy , amazing Retirement. On to the next chapter Fellas.
Love this respect by someone who literally went head to head with him. Why I love this game, Mutual respect but between snap and whistle...Different story. Luv from little New Zealand.
Tied with the most 1st team all pro selections by any defensive player along with LT, Bruce Smith and Reggie White. For any position, 10 is the record (Jerry Rice and Jim Otto)
Joe Thomas also made the pro bowl every year he was in the NFL (And never missed a snap) until he got injured in his 11th season, which he retired from. He only played 7 games before getting injured which is why he didn't make the 11th straight pro bowl.
Diehard rams fan here!! Real recognize real here with you fellas!! Much love to the both of you. Jason I know you retired, well deserved and I’m sure not an easy decision to walk away the game of football, and Travis you’ve been the GOAT of TEs the last decade and I’m sure that won’t change for a very long time! decades before another one like you. You guys are the GOATs at your positions of this generation
I want Jason Kelce he is a center who could play any position on the line. Depth and he could get a breather if wanted. Wishful thinking. The D is going to be fine. Our coaches got the D backs, they are going to be solid.
Araon Donald was an edited player on madden.. except 2022 when the whole entire Rams team was beat up they were always a pain with 99 being the biggest major pain in the A..
AD already revealed that he has never been above 270, and that was in the beginning of his career. He played the last 5 years between 255 and 265! THAT IS FKN UNREAL AT D TACKLE!
Respect to AD but it makes since why he wasn’t as elite at stopping the run consistently. 260 trying to move 320-600 pounds pushing and leaning on him brings it all together.
@atSlickBoiChris How was he NOT elite at stopping the run tho? How many RB's you ever seen run by him or at him and got by him? The answer is NONE! No RB ever ran at him. They would run to wherever he wasn't. The entire game plan of every team that played the Rams was to run and get as far away from AD as possible! Ask Adrian Peterson if AF was a run stopper...lol
@@vladimirjackson1272 stats don’t lie. AD had his plays against the run that’s a fact but in the grand scheme of AD career he wasn’t HOF level as a run stopper like he is a pass rusher. His elite year against the run was this pass season.
@@joeadler179I'm a Jets fan too... I have been since 2007. I recently became an Eagles/Chiefs fan bc Taylor Swift was born in Reading and Chiefs Kingdom bc of Taylor and Travis
@@BestCarMedia not really, relatively speaking of course. the big majority of NFL DT's are over 6'2 and over 300 pounds. donald was small for his position, but it kinda helped him since he had a natural lower center of gravity and better leverage
Don’t sleep on John Randle. He was a great one and as a bonus, he was possibly the most comical guy ever. He talked the whole game to anybody who would listen. He told a referee mid game that he really liked him and they should go fishing when the season was over.
Respect guys, what a tribute to a great. It means something when it comes from great players like yourselves. Hall of famers talking about a Hall of famer you guys are class.
When the HOF committee meets, they time how long debate happens per nominee. A normal candidate takes around 5-10 minutes. Ed Reed took under 2 minutes, and Aaron Donald could be even quicker than that.
Greatest DT is a great title with competition like mean joe Greene and Warren sapp. But honestly he might be good enough to get greater defensive player of all time conversation. Likely will get outclassed by LT and other secondaries that you can’t compare but I think he’s that great. Double and tripled team almost every play and still had great disruption/game changing presence with that. Edges can’t get doubled as often and secondaries are their own section of the field
LT maybe, Really think AD's impact from DT is staggeringly good versus his peers, there have been other great pass rushing all around LBS from the outside ( DT comes to mind or Wilbur Marshall) LT is class above but not that much above. AD is a good deal above his generation of DTS for impact/career.
Completely agree with Jason, you can't compare across eras as the game changes too much. I like to talk about the GOTE instead - Greatest Of Their Era.
Kelce just proved a very important point. "He should have had better numbers" he meant he WOULD have had more if he wasnt being double and triple teamed.
Seemed like he always kept that "he's to small" chip on his shoulder. Still can't believe my lions knowing suh was gone took ebron over AD. Of all the shitty picks they made over the years that 1 hurt the most
Donald was great, don’t get me wrong but I’d put Alan Page in the conversation for the GOAT DT. Not only was Page DPOY twice but he was actually the league MVP in 1971. He and LT are the only two defensive players in NFL history to be voted MVP.
Donald is up there with the greatest platters to ever do it. Defensively he’s up there with LT, Ed Reed, Reggie White, etc… He’s got that transcendent talent and drive. He may be the greatest D lineman that has ever done it. In a time when linemen are better than they’ve ever been.
I remember several times i saw him reach across the line on the snap and sack the QB with a tricep pull down as he was getting the ball from the center.
Friend Travis, if you don’t know John Randle, I don’t even know what to say to you. I’m glad you gave Aaron his well deserved props, but Randle was a beast. Do your homework! Love the show! You guys rock.
I'd like to see the sacks the rams had against the eagles with Aaron on the field. His greatest value was forcing teams to commit 2 guys every time. That's so much more valuable than a guy who gets 11 sacks a year. He is a force multiplier as he makes everyone else's job easier.
So fortunate to have seen AD’s most iconic plays of all time (and when it counted the most) in person - bringing Garoppolo down in the NFC championship game and throwing Joe Burrow down the last play of Super Bowl 56. Selfishly hoping for a return - never seeing him reign over a double and triple tag again is beyond depressing!!!
Donald feels so much bigger than he actually is. That photo of him with Trent Brown towering over him from the Super Bowl is so wild. He only comes up to Brown's *shirt collar*. AD beat guys that are a full head taller than him. Consistently! A lot of players can say that they could beat the Bears single-handedly. I genuinely think Aaron Donald might beat a bear single handedly.
Best of all time would really depend on ERA, in terms of modern ERA of pass heavy he is the best..Though I think if we are going with the all around best DT who can stop the run and pass rush, it is hard to think of anyone better than Warren Sapp..I think Donald is the best pass rushing DT, like a strong version of John Randal.
Travis also made pro bowl every year he started in NFL....he only played 13 games his first season and could have made probowl in that year too if he had played 2 games more lol
1:13 "He is the only defensive tackle we have ever gone up against where the entire game plan is situated on not having him ruin the game." Every week, Jason raises the bar, when it comes to giving compliments.
Also in an era where tackling and hitting other players is more penalized. He should be a first ballot HoF. He's also one of the last St. Louis Rams that was on the Rams roster.
AD said he was listed 285 but at times he was playing at 265 his words not mine. Watch his podcast with him and his wife and he said that at time he played at 260.
Worse than the Steelers passing on Dan Marino, or the Packers passing on Barry Sanders? What about all those teams that passed on Tom Brady, multiple times, or the Bears passing on Patrick Mahommes for Mitch Trubisky.
Crazy stat. AD’s rush win % vs double teams was higher than the average rush win % of NFL rushers vs single blockers. That’s a wild stat. GOAT DT.
That is an insane stat. That's is bonkers. You couldn't even stop him with two blockers you can only slow him down to stop him from breaking the game omg.
Not even a debate, they weren't double & triple teaming nobody back in the days like they did #99
That is crazy but I am also going to assume that was a IDL only stat
crazier part is that it's not
@@rjharrold2907
@RozBoy4 Reggie White got doubled a lot, too & he still finished his career with 198 sacks
Geno Smith screaming “OMG!” Is the epitome of Aaron Donald.
If I was staring down AD coming at me with a full head of steam I would probably do the same.
OH LAWD HE COMIN
@@brandonoflight8274🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Life long Rams fan here. I was blessed to watch him be drafted and watched just about every snap of his career. I’ll be forever grateful for what he’s done for the team I’ve grown up loving. I appreciate you both for truly understanding what a monster of a man he really is.
I'm in STL been a Rams fan since 99 SB I was in elementary
I'm not even a Rams fan (GIANTS AND 48ERS are my teams. Don't judge me!) and I enjoyed watching him play and watching him (and Odell) win that SB with the Rams. It really was an enjoyable experience to watch him play.
@@el.aye.bee.4477 respect
I definitely missed some snaps but die hard rams fan and thankful to watch him. 🐐 not even close
As a Seahawks fan, I’m forever grateful he has retired. 😂
If you're a true sports fan. Being able to watch your favorite plyers converse about their game, is so dope.
I will miss Aaron Donald. When the Rams came back to LA they were losing in St. Louis, but they had Aaron Donald, Todd Gurley, Johnny Hecker, Greg Zeurlein. They got Jared Goff, and then 2 years later made a Super Bowl and lost. Then with Stafford, they won a Super Bowl. The one mainstay was Aaron Donald. He will be hard to replace.
Don’t forget Big Rob! Last remaining St Louis Ram 😢
Almost impossible to replace AD
@@Djlawson1000rams legend Robert Quinn
I always love how you guys give colleagues props!!
Agreed. It's my favorite part of the show. Such class
Hands down the greatest DT I’ve ever witnessed.
Derrick Thomas? Career ended early due to car accident, but he was a killer DT.
Reggie White?
@@mikecastelluccio7072Reggie retired a long time ago, an entire generation has grown up never seeing him. AD has been the best for the past decade and a half and it’s not close
And it's truly not close. He was essentially the Barry Sanders of DTs with how he moved. As a Rams fan, I am grateful that we got to enjoy him the last 10 years and that he won his ring.
@@RekttalofBladestf you mean decade AND A HALF? 10=/=15
Donald and JJ Watt are the 2 best D-linemen of the past decade.
Ad's longevity was insane, but JJ's peak may have been the greatest player ever.
Thats probably accurate. Chris Jones would be #3.
@@ckmoore101 Garrett and TJ are coming hot.
Aaron Donald is a pretty big step ahead of JJ Watt.
Definitely
AD just gave an interview saying Kelce and those darn Eagles always had a good game plan against him. GO BIRDS!!!! Wishing both JK and AD a wonderful healthy , amazing Retirement. On to the next chapter Fellas.
Brad Holmes, Lions GM, scouted AD at Pitt for the Rams. Y'all should search out what he thought the first time he scouted Donald. Legendary
Love from teammates is always great, but respect from your opponent speaks volumes
Love this respect by someone who literally went head to head with him. Why I love this game, Mutual respect but between snap and whistle...Different story.
Luv from little New Zealand.
I like the positivity of this channel.
Eight time All Pro puts him in very elite company and could probably break the record if he stayed a few more years.
Tied with the most 1st team all pro selections by any defensive player along with LT, Bruce Smith and Reggie White. For any position, 10 is the record (Jerry Rice and Jim Otto)
Joe Thomas also made the pro bowl every year he was in the NFL (And never missed a snap) until he got injured in his 11th season, which he retired from. He only played 7 games before getting injured which is why he didn't make the 11th straight pro bowl.
Soooo then he didn't make it every yr.. why bring that up
AD to me is the most dominant player I’ve ever seen, his strength was God given.
Diehard rams fan here!! Real recognize real here with you fellas!! Much love to the both of you. Jason I know you retired, well deserved and I’m sure not an easy decision to walk away the game of football, and Travis you’ve been the GOAT of TEs the last decade and I’m sure that won’t change for a very long time! decades before another one like you. You guys are the GOATs at your positions of this generation
I want Jason Kelce he is a center who could play any position on the line. Depth and he could get a breather if wanted. Wishful thinking. The D is going to be fine. Our coaches got the D backs, they are going to be solid.
Araon Donald was an edited player on madden.. except 2022 when the whole entire Rams team was beat up they were always a pain with 99 being the biggest major pain in the A..
Congratulations, and enjoy your retirement, Aaron!
AD already revealed that he has never been above 270, and that was in the beginning of his career. He played the last 5 years between 255 and 265! THAT IS FKN UNREAL AT D TACKLE!
He definitely played at 270+ after that
@@tchoopee5143 So you telling HIM what he played at?😂😂😂😂😂 OK goofy dude
Respect to AD but it makes since why he wasn’t as elite at stopping the run consistently. 260 trying to move 320-600 pounds pushing and leaning on him brings it all together.
@atSlickBoiChris How was he NOT elite at stopping the run tho? How many RB's you ever seen run by him or at him and got by him? The answer is NONE! No RB ever ran at him. They would run to wherever he wasn't. The entire game plan of every team that played the Rams was to run and get as far away from AD as possible! Ask Adrian Peterson if AF was a run stopper...lol
@@vladimirjackson1272 stats don’t lie. AD had his plays against the run that’s a fact but in the grand scheme of AD career he wasn’t HOF level as a run stopper like he is a pass rusher.
His elite year against the run was this pass season.
U guys are the best 🎉🎉🎉love u guys down to earth and the best podcast of all die hard EAGLES FAN
Jet fan here... never miss an episode!
@@joeadler179I'm a Jets fan too... I have been since 2007. I recently became an Eagles/Chiefs fan bc Taylor Swift was born in Reading and Chiefs Kingdom bc of Taylor and Travis
So wild Jason said that stat about Barry and Aaron because he was the first player that popped in my mind when Aaron announced his retirement.
Aaron Donald listed at 6'1", 280lbs, for the record.
Woahhhh 280 at 6’1 😅 that’s a big mf right there 💪😤😤
@@BestCarMedia not really, relatively speaking of course. the big majority of NFL DT's are over 6'2 and over 300 pounds. donald was small for his position, but it kinda helped him since he had a natural lower center of gravity and better leverage
He also considered the size his strength, where as everyone questioned his size entering the NFL.
He was 6’1 265 majority of his career
@@KaziTheFalco there is no way in any world AD was 265
That retirement class is gonna be AWESOME.
Can you imagine them getting inducted together and sharing the stories about competing later oh lord how I wish to see that
Aaron Donald 6'1" 285lbs. Would NOT want to get clocked by that guy!
Probably closer to 265
He more realistically 5’11 cause u know how they be letting players measure with cleats on and always add round up even if it’s 6 foot and a third
Love your podcast, two bros and great insight
Don’t sleep on John Randle. He was a great one and as a bonus, he was possibly the most comical guy ever. He talked the whole game to anybody who would listen. He told a referee mid game that he really liked him and they should go fishing when the season was over.
Respect guys, what a tribute to a great. It means something when it comes from great players like yourselves. Hall of famers talking about a Hall of famer you guys are class.
These guys are to freaking good
Dude drank that Allegheny Steel water 😂😂
Pittsburgh legend
Here after watching AD’s hilarious rant about J. Kelce and the Eagles giving him a hard time on the field.
Salute 🫡🫡 2 Aaron Donald thanks 4 the memories👍👍👍
AD played at 260 6’1, dude still was a must 4 hands at all times
Im glad jason said that
He's the best in this era
JJ watt stays healthy and he’s in the conversation. TJ is damn good also
Now I want to see that Donald / Travis clip! 😂
Can anyone point me to it?
The respect Aaron and Jason have for each other is real
AD said in his retirement interview since 2018 he played between 258 and 262lbs, that's insane!
If you look at his shirtless pic from the parade, the dude was made of concrete.
*_"John Randall????"_*
😂😂😂 AD kinda reminds of Randall with his explosiveness
First love the kelce brothers ❤️
this man is a certified goat, what a career and honor to watch him play all these years 🤲🏾
There’s no way Trav doesn’t know John Randle
Or Warren sapp or Reggie white
There’s a lot of things ole Trav doesn’t know. Like seriously a lot.
He’s a young guy, give him a break.
He’s probably joking, 😂
@@llP_Tc white was a DE. sapp was good, not AD good tho
Hi I love whiching the podcast
Joe Thomas has 10 straight Pro bowls but missed his last season because of injury he deserves to be on that list
Michael Conrin, this clip of my fave Podcast is classic.
AD99 is on my Madden15 as a
Rook.
TKelce is a middling mid 70's
KC Chefs TE
When the HOF committee meets, they time how long debate happens per nominee. A normal candidate takes around 5-10 minutes. Ed Reed took under 2 minutes, and Aaron Donald could be even quicker than that.
Legend is someone at the committee meeting stood up...said "Jerry Rice"...and sat back down. And that was the entire discussion
Donald would take probably under a minute, and Tom Brady should have been the only active player to be inducted into the HOF 😂
So was JJ watt a DT or a DE? He was a 3 time DPY too.
a DE in his prime years, then moved to a tweener role after he lost some mobility to injuries
Aaron Donald and JJ Watt on the same defensive line would've been magical to watch.
Greatest DT is a great title with competition like mean joe Greene and Warren sapp. But honestly he might be good enough to get greater defensive player of all time conversation. Likely will get outclassed by LT and other secondaries that you can’t compare but I think he’s that great. Double and tripled team almost every play and still had great disruption/game changing presence with that. Edges can’t get doubled as often and secondaries are their own section of the field
LT maybe, Really think AD's impact from DT is staggeringly good versus his peers, there have been other great pass rushing all around LBS from the outside ( DT comes to mind or Wilbur Marshall) LT is class above but not that much above. AD is a good deal above his generation of DTS for impact/career.
Completely agree with Jason, you can't compare across eras as the game changes too much. I like to talk about the GOTE instead - Greatest Of Their Era.
The amount of handicap matches that this man has seen is pretty sick for real
That's for that inside Eagles insight on AD...
Kelce just proved a very important point. "He should have had better numbers" he meant he WOULD have had more if he wasnt being double and triple teamed.
Those physical attributes with that killer mindset is a once in a generation combo.
Seemed like he always kept that "he's to small" chip on his shoulder. Still can't believe my lions knowing suh was gone took ebron over AD. Of all the shitty picks they made over the years that 1 hurt the most
@@joshlewis575he definitely used that as fuel, i'd bet anything on that. and that is a hard pick to live with.
He's a freak of nature because he literally is kind of on the small side for a DT, but he was always messing people up that were bigger than him.
Jason & Aaron going into the HOF together in 2029
He played a lot of his career between 265-275. He was just the perfect package.
Kelces be yourself! Speak your mind! Do your thing! Use big people words if you want!
AD is a football fans wet dream to watch he was a phenomenal player
i agree i don’t like comparing players across generations but AD could’ve played dominant in any and every generation he was that good
Donald was great, don’t get me wrong but I’d put Alan Page in the conversation for the GOAT DT. Not only was Page DPOY twice but he was actually the league MVP in 1971. He and LT are the only two defensive players in NFL history to be voted MVP.
Donald is up there with the greatest platters to ever do it. Defensively he’s up there with LT, Ed Reed, Reggie White, etc… He’s got that transcendent talent and drive. He may be the greatest D lineman that has ever done it. In a time when linemen are better than they’ve ever been.
Travis Kelce not recognizing John Randle is CRIMINAL
I remember several times i saw him reach across the line on the snap and sack the QB with a tricep pull down as he was getting the ball from the center.
AD was NOWHERE NEAR 300. That’s what make his Power more crazy
The strength of someone who weighed 350, the speed of someone who weighs 225. AD was unreal.
AD is the man!
One of the best legendary
John Randle is the original Aaron Donald.
Loved watching John Randle and Henry Thomas together but Donald is on a different level to all interior defensive linemen in NFL history.
Randy White is. Randy White is not given recognition because he is actually white?
Friend Travis, if you don’t know John Randle, I don’t even know what to say to you. I’m glad you gave Aaron his well deserved props, but Randle was a beast. Do your homework! Love the show! You guys rock.
All time best defensive player of nfl history
I'd like to see the sacks the rams had against the eagles with Aaron on the field. His greatest value was forcing teams to commit 2 guys every time. That's so much more valuable than a guy who gets 11 sacks a year. He is a force multiplier as he makes everyone else's job easier.
What is in the water in Cleveland heights.. huge Ohio high school basketball fan and watched Cleveland heights area DOMINATE the state tournament
So fortunate to have seen AD’s most iconic plays of all time (and when it counted the most) in person - bringing Garoppolo down in the NFC championship game and throwing Joe Burrow down the last play of Super Bowl 56. Selfishly hoping for a return - never seeing him reign over a double and triple tag again is beyond depressing!!!
Awsome 😂❤😂
Donald feels so much bigger than he actually is. That photo of him with Trent Brown towering over him from the Super Bowl is so wild. He only comes up to Brown's *shirt collar*.
AD beat guys that are a full head taller than him. Consistently!
A lot of players can say that they could beat the Bears single-handedly. I genuinely think Aaron Donald might beat a bear single handedly.
Donald and Jason Kelce making their acceptance speeches to Canton on the same day.
Best of all time would really depend on ERA, in terms of modern ERA of pass heavy he is the best..Though I think if we are going with the all around best DT who can stop the run and pass rush, it is hard to think of anyone better than Warren Sapp..I think Donald is the best pass rushing DT, like a strong version of John Randal.
Sorry he's way better than he was
John randle straight out of Texas A&M Kingsville baby!
Oh shit “ so where not going to 99 anymore ??? One play!! Lmaoooo
Either Aaron Donald or Alan Paige are the GOAT defensive tackles with special considerations to Bob Lily and Mean Joe Green.
Travis also made pro bowl every year he started in NFL....he only played 13 games his first season and could have made probowl in that year too if he had played 2 games more lol
Since LT.... Aaron Donald is the man.
Started reppimg my 30 pound starters for sets a 20 to start her out from being fully disabled LFG THANKS AGAIN YALL. BEST A LUCK
1:13 "He is the only defensive tackle we have ever gone up against where the entire game plan is situated on not having him ruin the game."
Every week, Jason raises the bar, when it comes to giving compliments.
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I love you guys so much!!!
Crazy he made it at that position being so short for the position
Also in an era where tackling and hitting other players is more penalized. He should be a first ballot HoF. He's also one of the last St. Louis Rams that was on the Rams roster.
AD said he was listed 285 but at times he was playing at 265 his words not mine. Watch his podcast with him and his wife and he said that at time he played at 260.
Congratulations to Aaron Donald on an amazing football career 💙💛 Hail to Pitt! 🏈
Wow thats funny. Aaron donald the absolute legend
already 10 years? damn I've been sleeping
I’m tired of 🐐conversations. Let’s just celebrate people w/o trying to decide if they’re the best ever. He’s one f the greats.
lol Aaron Donald said the same thing hate playing vs Philly
Can you guys please talk about how sneed is on titans
The Lions selected Eric Ebron instead of taking Donald and pairing him with Suh in his prime. Worst pick in franchise history imo. #onepride
Worse than the Steelers passing on Dan Marino, or the Packers passing on Barry Sanders? What about all those teams that passed on Tom Brady, multiple times, or the Bears passing on Patrick Mahommes for Mitch Trubisky.
Franchise history, not nfl history
Please get AD on here
I would be nice to Aron on the show and flex too..