One of the questions that the Los Angeles Rams will have to answer this season is how they plan to operate in a post-Aaron Donald world. As it’s been stated numerous times, there’s no replacing Donald. The impact that he brought as a single player can’t be replicated. Donald was one of the most double-teamed players in the NFL at defensive tackle and consistently created opportunities for other players on the defensive line and at edge.
The “Aaron Donald effect” was real. Leonard Floyd went from seven sacks in 2018 and 2019 combined to 10.