Aaron Donald should be the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year 

-2017: "Best season so far" -2018: "best season so far" Dude every season gets better and better

This video aged really well.

It's simple: I see a Brett Kollmann video, I click like

And we got Eric Ebron......

This is high quality content.

I'm about to watch this video, but even if this was a case against Donald as the DPOY, I would still give it to him without a doubt. He basically disrupts every single snap and while you see him expose some of the best offensive linemen in the league as well, it's those games in which the opposition doesn't have great guard play, that number 99 just completely takes over. I don't think anybody in league can match his combination of quickness and power inside.

You thought 2017 was an amazing year for him LOL.

Aaron Donald is really underrated. Him, Khalil Mack, and Bobby Wagner are the best defenders in the NFL.

Keep in mind, this video was made before his incredible 2018 season.

Dude gets tripled team and still managed to get through them and sack the qb

He has the most explosive speed that I have ever seen in watching football for 50 years.

Probably the BEST breakdown I've been able to find on any player just Subbed. IMPRESSIVE!

Yet another great video man! I discovered your channel this morning and now im just binge watching these!

Great content Brett! Just my third season watching football and I'm starting to get more familiar with defenses now so this is gold for me :)

Bro I love you, I’ve been waiting for this for so freaking long. Aaron Donald is a beast.

Your technique breakdown is excellent. It's like watching the video through a different lens after the explanations.

Dude... Your videos f**king rock. The most insightful football videos on YT by far. #respect

Love your content my friend, I subbed. Keep it up! Huge Rams fan here...

Great video ‼️ one of your best‼️

Absolutely love when you break down defensive line or pass rush players. I'm a highschool athlete, and I learn something new every time you break them down! Keep up the good work

His ability to be flexible turning his shoulders limits the amount of target space for the offensive linemen to lock on to. All while keeping his hips square to the position of the quarterback's location. That is not an easy thing to do for any defensive tackle. But for him it is like second nature. His height "disadvantage" is what helps him do this because of his low center of gravity and leverage. I love this breakdown of his technique!!! This was the style of play that I used up until I blew my knee out my freshman year against UCLA. I was a shorter defensive tackle/nose guard at 6 foot even and we ran a 3 man front so I was always having to plug the A gaps and shut down the run. Thanks for sharing!!! Great video!!

Great video. Excellent analysis.

Man, love your vids!

Now put Suh on the line with him, and Peters and Talib locking down the corners! Rams to the Super Bowl!

love ur D-line analysis please do more!

Thank you for the video! Hopefully it pleases the football gods!Go rams!

I saw Aaron Donald play firsthand in both High School and then later at Pitt. The man was an ANIMAL. I distinctly remember watching a Pitt vs. WVU game where they TRIPLE teamed this man and he still got to the quarterback. Everyone that saw him KNEW he was beyond special.... and to think... he grew up right down the road from us here in Pittsburgh

i love your videos ! keep it up bro !

As a very under-sized D-lineman (a 5'5 205 pound senior) I was watching this and I found that many of the things that Donald does to negate his lack of NFL size are very similar to things that I do. Especially power rushing with my hands on the shoulder to get the O-lineman turned then finishing with a quick rip and squareing my hips back. Im looking forward to my senior year and my first year getting significant time as a starter (I was starting last year, but blew my knee out 2 games into the season with 12 tackles and 2 sacks). And Im definetly going to have to try that hand swipe combo

Great video man !

GREAT content!

I could literally watch this all day long... Loved it...

I have to say it again... GREAT BREAKDOWN, outstanding work!

Do a video of a possible Jags vs Vikings matchup, I'm intrigued to see how a game like that would pan out

Donald vs Mack. A discussion actually worth talking about

This video has aged extraordinarily well. I think the 2021 season cemented him as a surefire HOFer, even if he retires after the SB

Always great content Brett! I've always wanted to know what makes Aaron Donald so good.

well, good prediction

As usual, excellent detailed analysis mixed with a little too much hyperbole. Overall, great stuff!

I'll come back to this video 15 years later

another great video

6:03 The O-lineman on the ground looks so defeated he put his head down like damn this dude is unstoppable.

man you really nailed the 2014 draft. You should go back and do a recap, it would be very educational to know how you were able to make these calls and why you might have got some wrong.

Your analysis is spot on. AD reminds me of Merlin Olsen, but much more explosive on the initial start. MO used finesse to untangle the arms and hands of the offensive lineman. AD uses his upper arms to ward off the hands and arms of the OL. Even when he is double teamed, AD quickness disables the OL team as to where they could plant their feet to stabilize the stance. AD has that rare agility to upset the mind of the OL. He is one of a kind. He should get the money he deserves (70mil+)

This guy helps me so much in developing as a D-Line player I transit his theories and expertise in my own game and my mind and it helps me alot

Glad to here he's killin it this year. I wish I'd been watching him more, one of my favorite players.

great video. Holy shit I don't want the bolts to play the rams even more than I did before.

This video aged very very well!

Coming back to this it is hard to believe but he is actually improving somehow

Damn, Brett...it seems like you don’t miss ANYTHING. I’ve never seen anyone so attentive and aware of every little thing in football. “Biomechanics” and shit, lol.

This dude is real life All-Madden difficulty

Well said

My guy 💡

I love this video

Marshon Lattimore v Julio Jones??? You said you’d do it earlier. Or is Lattimore injured? Also, do Darius Slay

I feel like you should do a review video of all your past predictions. Some might be pretty funny.

Yes, awesome vid

That draft was one of the few times I knew 100% a guy was going to be a HOF type player. As a Bears fan I knew he was perfect for the 3 technique position, a position they desperately needed, and would instantly make that defense relevant. Him going a single pick before the Bears were on the board hurt. Hurts even more knowing just how right I was. Not to mention how bad that defense ended up without a decent pass rush. We had garbage at DT that year.

Calais Campbell, nuff said

You should do a Ndamukong Suh or Vince Wilfork technique video too!

I watched a 10min ad for you

I like how he beat the guard before the end even hits the tackle

Lot of his sacks were against 1 on 1 blocking. Crazy that he's not doubled on every play

Damn u was right

FINALLY , Thank you!!!

Could you do a Film Room about Oline ? Not neccessarily the best Olinemen in the game but the best overall oline in the NFL and how do they operate and the chemistry behind it ? It's a very interesting subject ever since you talk about Jordan Howard last year. This is coming from a Raiders fan trying cheer ourselves up after a huge dissapointing season..

This Aged beautifully

Can we eventually get a segment titled "Film Room Throwbacks" featuring older HOF players and what made them great from a breakdown and technique point of view?

Do more game plans!!! Like Zimmer v McVay!

Did Brett play ball as an O lineman? Love his insight!

PFF has a 99.7 rating on him this year just absolutely ridiculous......nobody plays his position better than Aaron Donald. He plays DT better than Brady and Rodgers play QB

Um you should do Cameron Jordan of the saints 🤦🏽‍♂️ now that man is underrated ! Geat video none the less

I hope we see one about the prevent defense soon

Last week I chuckled on Sheldon Young comment about the "film room curse", then AB injured. Now I swear if something happens to the Rams or Aaron Donald, don't jinx it Brett! 😅

To think that the Lions would have had Aaron Donald, Ziggy Ansah and Darius Slay

Make a video on thee underrated Mike Daniels!

As a 49er fan I can assure you this guy should be DPOY. If you watch him on tape he's either getting a sack or forcing the QB out of the pocket. Brett can you do a video on Jimmy G? There's something special brewing out in San Fran.

Hard to say if he is actually better than John randle. One thing is for sure Donald isn't even close to the entertainer that John randle was. He was borderline psycho

I would love to see you go over Cameron Jordan

Lit.

As a Texans fan, I was making the case that had Wade Phillips stayed on as defensive coordinator when Bill O'Brien got hired, you could have made a case to draft Aaron Donald over Clowney & Mack. Could you imagine having to deal with Watt & Donald as an interior pass rush duo? This season is also validating my thoughts as we see what happens if Wade Phillips got a hold of Donald.

Can you do one on Snacks Harrison? Got snubbed from the pro bowl after a dismal season by the rest of the team.

Aaron Donald is a monster, he needs to be given more recognition.

Would appreciate a follow up on the Deforest Buckner vid showing how he's increased his pressure numbers so much

Can you do something about the eagles d line? Or Fletcher cox/ Brandon graham specifically

Can you make a video of Damon Harrison from the Giants

A video dedicated to the importance of Linval Jospeh in the Vikings defense would be interesting

Unstoppable

Explosive speed, shoulder and arm strength with finesse makes AD the best defensive lineman in the NFL. Pay him what he is worth !!

Can you do a Demarcus Lawrence video?

Rhodes vs Jones breakdown? Or is that one cancelled?

So the raiders could have picked Aaron Donald and Khalil mack with back to back picks. And the best players on the board a couple years ago were gronk earl kam dez and demariyus yet we didn't pick any of them. Kill me now

Could you do film on old nfl players?

I think Jordan still has a shot, not only has he punished QBs with hurries and sacks, the same amount as Donald, but he's terrific in the run game with more tackles than Donald, and has AMAZING PBU skills. He has more pass defended than most cornerbacks this year!

MY MANN

How do you see his role with the new personnel? Where will he line up? What about Brockers and Suh? Does their new back end and poor middle linebackers potentially change anyone’s assignments up front?

Do a Tyreek Hill video, he didn’t get a pro bowl nod as wide receiver but has over 1000 yards and more 50+ yard touchdowns than anybody.

Really good content. However ass a pass rusher you do not want lateral separation from the offensive lineman. Ideally you want to be right on their hip after your hand move and bend the circle.

Please do Zeke next :D

donald is an avid student of the game as well. he is constantly breaking down film and making notes on every lineman he will likely face that week. if there is a weakness in a blocker you can be assured donald knows about it.