son2019 free agency2019 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub ✕2019 NFL DraftOrlando Pace to announce Los Angeles Rams’ second-round picks in 2019 NFL Draft; Jackie Slater to announce third-roundersNew Womens David Long Jersey ,13commentsWell this is awkward.CDTShareTweetShareShareOrlando Pace to announce Los Angeles Rams’ second-round picks in 2019 NFL Draft; Jackie Slater to announce third-roundersLos Angeles Rams Hall of Fame members Jack Youngblood, Eric Dickerson, Orlando Pace, Marshall Faulk, Jackie Slater and Tom Mack during halftime of the Rams Week 2 game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sep. 18, 2016.Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsThe NFL announced yesterday that former team legends would announce each team’s picks on Day 2 of the 2019 NFL Draft with one legend assigned to each round.For the Los Angeles Rams, it will be two offensive line greats as Orlando Pace will announce the picks from the second round while Jackie Slater covers Round 3. Of course, the announcement is a bit unusual for the Rams as they currently don’t have a second-round pick in their arsenal:2019 NFL Draft LA Rams OrderRd#Rd#PickPlayerPOSSchoolRd#Rd#PickPlayerPOSSchoolSome took the news as a potential sign that the Rams were trading back from the 31st overall pick into the second round necessitating Pace’s involvement.At a minimum David Long Los Angeles Rams Jerseys , the league is just covering their bases to have a legend for each round per their statement:We’ll have to see if Pace gets the chance to take the podium on April 26.Pace was drafted first overall by the then-St. Louis Rams in 1997 before anchoring the offensive line for the Greatest Show on Turf. He played 12 seasons for the Rams before one final year with the Chicago Bears. Pace’s induction into the Hall of Fame in 2016 caused a bit of controversy when he thanked fans in St. Louis and the NFL cut that section of his remarks out in the video they uploaded just seven months after the franchise had relocated back to LA.Slater was a rock for the Rams playing 20 seasons — 19 in LA and the Rams’ first in St. Louis in 1995. A third-round pick from the 1976 NFL Draft, Slater joined the HOF in 2001. Why the Professor thinks AD is the best football player he’s ever seen." 2019 Los Angeles Rams OffseasonAn ode to Los Angeles Rams DL Aaron DonaldNew,15commentsWhy the Professor thinks AD is the best football player he’s ever seen.CDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:An ode to Los Angeles Rams DL Aaron DonaldTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Josh Lefkowitz/Getty ImagesLast evening, Los Angeles Rams, DT Aaron Donald was ranked the #1 player in the entire NFL per the votes of his peers on the 2019 NFL Top 100.This is the 100th anniversary of the NFL, and for 60 of those years I’ve been watching the game grow and evolve. Today, NFL football exceeds all other major sporting events in popularity. Through the years, I’ve been lucky to see the greats, the near-greats and the busts.Coming to TST three years ago Los Angeles Rams Jerseys Stitched , I brought a different perspective earning the moniker “The Professor.” With the experience I have, I evaluate performance based on a long resume of history. Few players make my list of the greatest of all time. There are so many different eras. Today’s reliance on the forward pass compared to the days of “two yards and pound of dust” are persistent reminders that I’m an old. A younger generation of fans and pseudo experts on television and print have no clue in many instances what they’re talking about when they throw out the word “great.”My eyes don’t lie to me. I see what I see and reflect upon what I saw. I believed that the greatest player of all time was RB Jim Brown, a monster of a player who dominated the game when running the football was key to victory.Today, the running back position is not as important as it once was. Today, everyone focuses on the quarterback and the passing offense. Missing are the good old days reflective of the dominant defenses culminating in the 1985 Chicago Bears. It’s been a downhill slide every since.I mention this because of what I am about to say comes from the heart, not just my head.There is no argumentThere is no debate that best defensive tackle in the game is Aaron Donald.In my opinion, he’s not only the best defensive tackle—he’s the best defensive player in the game today and will invariably go down as maybe the greatest defensive player ever to play the game.I believe this because playing defensive tackle is not a position which garners the headlines or the attention in the fantasy football world. Its a tough position to play among the mush of bodies battling each other as the line of scrimmage. If a player at this position can regularly during the course of a game make two key plays, the words “one of the best” is immediately attached to him.That’s not the case with Aaron Donald. He’s an absolute beast, dominating the line scrimmage on each snap of the ball.Let me give you an example.As a diehard Ram fan and season ticket holder David Long T-Shirts Jersey , I attended the best game of 2019 at the Coliseum: the Monday Night ESPY-winning classic against Kansas City Chiefs. It’s hard to concentrate or focus in games like that, because every 35 seconds another play is underway causing the heart and mind to refocus on the next play. The replays on the jumbotron don’t have enough time to process what just happened between plays because we’re too busy jumping for joy for the great play being replayed on the screen.I’m not a big fan of re-watching games, because I already know the outcome. I was there or saw it when it originally aired. But I took the time the other night to re-watch the Kansas City game, thinking, “What the heck. There’s nothing else on TV.”What kept me transfixed was Aaron Donald. He had one of those games which I have rarely ever seen. The things I missed at the game where eye-opening to me. His tenacity, quickness, strength were all on display. Even if he wasn’t making the strip sack causing a fumble leading to a touchdown, his presence led to the other defensive players making big plays.I was stunned marveling at the entire offensive line of the Chiefs moving on the snap to cover him—double- and triple-teamed. He’s in the backfield tackling the runner for a loss or putting pressure up the middle. Off the block, he dives back into the hole holding the Chiefs to a short gain on the run. This leads to a predictable passing situation Infant David Long Jersey , and when QB Patrick Mahomes goes back to pass, Donald goes through the double team.This isn’t just another game where a player has a great game. It’s what he does week in and week out. There is simply no one like him, and in another 100 years they will still be trying to compare the then current defensive tackles to him.He’s just that good. Anyone whose ever played that position knows what I’m talking about.How Rams fans should feel about having the best player in the NFL locked upTo say Rams fans are lucky to have Donald is a given.I say we should be grateful. Grateful to be able to watch a player who from the moment he made that 4th down stop coming out of nowhere against the Seattle Seahawks in 2015 sealing the victory, we knew he was going to be special.As a more then just a causal fan of the Rams, I’ve seen plenty of great players come and go from our squad. I hold RB Eric Dickerson and QB Kurt Warner as favorites with a bevy of also rans who I have adored watching over the years.But the one player I can hold up as someone who is not merely a great Ram player but probably the greatest player I’ve ever seen, especially at the position he plays, is Aaron Donald.Its easy to see why he was voted the best player in the game today. In my opinion, he should have received a 100 rating in Madden 20 rather then the 99 he received. He’s not going to make the splashy headlines as the quarterbacks, receivers and running backs do in this league David Long Jersey nfl draft , but he is my opinion the most valuable player in the NFL.I recently purchased a huge painting of Aaron Donald. I mounted it right across from my desk. When I look at it, I am immediately inspired. If I’m having a crummy day, I know I have to lift myself up and get back into the game. After a 60 years of watching football, I can finally say move over Jim Brown.Aaron Donald is not just the best at his position.He’s the greatest football player I’ve ever seen.