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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Idk, man. I think Aaron Donald might be maxed out. It's hard to imagine a DT being any better than he is and has been for like 4-5 years now.
Pat's close or around the same level, IMO, but it seems he has yet to hit his ceiling.
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But there's a lack of internal logic here, IMO.
If your question is strictly "Is Donald as good at playing DT as Mahomes is at QB" then there's a key omission.
Was ANYONE as good at their job last year as Josh Lambo was at his? Dude was nails. 97% hit rate, 4 out of 4 over 50 yards. Guy was as good a kicker as Donald was a DT last season. If you're awarding points for reputation and longevity, then Justin Tucker is probably the best kicker of all time and was still incredible last season.
And of course neither were in the top 100, because impact on the game matters. it isn't just about how well you do your job, it's how well you do your job and how important that job is.
There is NO reasonable argument to make that Donald has the impact on the game that Mahomes does. Just none at all. And even if you're of the belief that Donald is as good at DT as Mahomes is at QB (arguable, but I'll listen), the impact that QB has on the game dwarfs DT.
Ultimately it's a bunch of defensive players trying to boost their own station by putting a defensive guy at 1.1 in the hopes that someone will believe that defenders are still as critical as offensive difference makers. They ain't.