Aaron Donald doesn’t feel like he’s the best going on time

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Aaron Donald holds the title of being the best defender in the league today, winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2020 as well as 2017 and 2018, for that matter. He has a dominant pass rusher who set a single -season heel record for a defensive tackle in 2018 with 20.5, while also disrupting things in the running of the game.

It’s hard to imagine him getting better, but Donald still sees room for improvement. With the help of defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, Donald wants to better understand offensive tendencies so he can be better on Sunday.

That comes from studying the film and understanding what you see from an offensive perspective to play fast or work a certain technique on the look you get, he said Thursday. So, you can be braver in your space or move on to a pass rush or whatever the case is. You have to understand the knowledge. Someone asked, What else can I bring? I feel like I’m not what I can do yet. There is always room for improvement and continue to work on my craft, but at the same time, continue to understand the game, gain the knowledge and different things given to me by Coach Henny (Eric Henderson) and the others’ t other coaches to help me continue to heal.

Donald had 13.5 sacks and 28 QB hits last season to keep up with 45 sacks. He struggled with torn rib cartilage in the postseason game against the Packers, which only showed how different the Rams defense looks when he’s A) not on the field or B) not 100% healthy.

He feels good going this season even though he has had a lot of pain and soreness from being 30 and the Rams want their chances of re -finishing at the top of the league defensively.

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